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Russo-Ukraine War - 27 November 2024 - Day 1008

A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While GlobalSecurity.org takes utmost care to accurately report this news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]

The UK Ministry of Defence reported that Russian independent Astra news reported on 14 November 2024 that dozens of injured Russian soldiers rioted in Novosibirsk, south central Russia, due to inadequate medical care. The soldiers, from the 41st Combined Arms Army, Central Military District, reportedly complained of mistreatment by their unit commander and did not want to return to the frontlines without adequate medical treatment. They are said to have smashed windows and damaged the barracks, with 10 fleeing the compound.

Shortages of armoured vehicles and the persistent Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle threat result in significant delays to evacuation of wounded Russian soldiers. This almost certainly increases the likelihood of more serious injuries and higher rates of mortality for those who are eventually evacuated through the medical system.

According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russia has suffered over 700,000 casualties since February 2022, of which approximately 500,000 Russian service personnel were wounded. It is almost certain this scale of casualties continues to strain the Russian Military Medical System at all levels of medical care, causing significant logistic problems and resulting in a shortage of medical personnel. These problems will likely persist for at least the next three months.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that So far, 150 combat clashes have taken place. The hottest today is the situation in Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions, also the Russian enemy is active in Kupiansky and Vremivsky directions.

For today, the Russian opponent has caused 11 aviation strikes on the territory of Ukraine, dropping 22 kab, used to impress 648 kamikadze drones. Made almost 4000 shelling of the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.
In the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attacked five times the vicinity of vovchans Наka and tihogo. One confrontation is still going on. For today, the Russian enemy has lost 77 soldiers killed and wounded in this direction, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed two artillery systems, a car, 13 BPLAs and f Ukrainian special equipment units of the enemy, also damaged a combat armored car, six cars and f Ukrainian special equipment unit.
In the kupâns вогоkomu direction Russian forces during the day 17 times tried to advance to Ukrainian positions near kolisnikivki, zagrizovogo, green grove and kruglyakivki. All attacks of the opponent were repelled by the Defense Forces.
In the limans тириkomu direction, Russian forces attacked f Ukrainian times in the areas of grekívka, novoêgorívki and tors Лиkogo. Ukrainian warriors stopped all efforts of the enemy. Also the aviation of the occupiers struck kabama on Ivanivka and Torsky.
In the kramators Наkomu direction Russian forces was active in the area of the white mountain. Ukrainian units repelled one assault of zagarbnikív. Under the hits of Russian air bombs were vasyukívka, nkyforívka and markove.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russian enemy, supported by aviation, carried out offensive actions six times at the position of Ukrainian troops. All attacks are repelled by Ukrainian soldiers.
Since the beginning of the day, the Russian enemy has tried 35 times to infiltrate Ukrainian defense in the Pokrovsky direction in the areas of the settlements of Mirolyubivka, Rumin, Lisivka, Dachensk, Zhovte and Chumakke. Ukrainian units have repelled twenty-six attacks, the battles are ongoing, the Russian losses are being specified.
In the Kurakhiv direction, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 36 times. The greatest activity was shown in the area of Soncivka, Berestkiv, Kurakhovogo, Dalnogo, Elizavetivka, Antonivka and Hanivka, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 30 attacks, six fighting are still ongoing.
In the Vremívs .komu direction, Ukrainian troops repelled fourteen Russian attacks near Trudovoye, Konstantinopolsky, Rozlivu, Rozdolny, Dry Yaliv and Novodarivka, f Ukrainian more confrontations continue so far. The occupiers actively applied aviation: dropped the CAB on Novosilka, also hit unkekorovani missiles on the Great Novosilka.
In the Pridnipro direction, the Russian enemy does not abandon trying to knock out Ukrainian units from occupied positions, where during a day he carried out six unsuccessful assaults of positions of Ukrainian soldiers.
In Kur продовжуiní Ukrainian defenders repelled 16 Russian attacks, fighting continues.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of the 92nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU and 5th Border Detachment of the Ukrainian border police near Liptsy, Kazachya Lopan, and Slatino (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, four motor vehicles, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 43rd, 53rd, 60th, 63rd, 67th mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 119th Territorial Defence Brigade near Novoosinovo, Bezmyatezhnoye (Kharkov region), Kirovsk, Ivanovka, Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.

Russian units repelled four counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 14th, 116th mechanised brigades, 3rd Tank Brigade of the AFU, and 1st National Guard Brigade.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 450 troops, three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, a Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, a 155-mm M198 howitzer and a 105-mm M119 gun made in the USA. Two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations and four ammunition depots were eliminated.

The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and hit formations of the 28th, 54th mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 37th Marine Brigade near Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Andreyevka, and Slavyansk (Donetsk People's Republic).

Three counter-attacks launched by units of the AFU 24th Mechanised Brigade and 76th Air Assault Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to more than 400 troops, two motor vehicles, and two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns. One missile and artillery depot was destroyed.

As a result of successful actions, the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Novoya Ilinka (Donetsk People's Republic) and defeated manpower and hardware of the 151st Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 38th Marine Brigade, and 132nd Territorial Defence Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Leonidovka, and Dimitrov (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian units repelled ten counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 53rd, 100th, 151st mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade, 49th Assault Battalion of the AFU, 35th Marine Brigade, and Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine.

The enemy lost up to 415 troops, seven motor vehicles, a 152-mm D-20 gun, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on formations of the 32nd Mechanised Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 241st Territorial Defence Brigade near Volnoye Pole, Komar (Donetsk People's Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).

Three counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 23rd Mechanised Brigade and 110th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 troops, two tanks, a U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, and a 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.

The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 110th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and 118th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Novoyakovlevka and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, three motor vehicles, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer. A Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station was eliminated.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at infrastructure of military airfields, as well as engaged clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 144 areas.

Air defence units shot down 54 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,773 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,515 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,492 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,631 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,762 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

Over the past 24 hours, Energodar and surrounding areas of the Zaporozhye NPP were attacked six times by copter-type unmanned aerial vehicles and shelled twice by tube artillery.

All unmanned aerial vehicles were either destroyed by air defence units or suppressed by electronic warfare assets. As a result of the provocation, there are no casualties and damage.

At the moment, the staff of the Zaporozhye NPP continues to work as usual, the radiological level around the NPP's facilities is normal.