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Russo-Ukraine War - 01 December 2024 - Day 1012

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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 on in Donetsk oblast, Russian forces have made rapid advances towards the eastern flank of Velyka Novosilka. The town has been situated on the front line since 2022 and has acted as a lynchpin of Ukraine's defensive line. Ukraine regained some territory south of the town as part of its 2023 counter offensive.

Velyka Novosilka is now vulnerable to Russian attacks due to the loss of Vuhledar, 30km to the east, in early October 2024. This enabled increased Russian advances into less well-defended areas in western Donetsk oblast. Russian forces are attacking behind established Ukrainian defences and threatening the primary logistics routes to the town.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Defense Forces are directing efforts to disrupt the execution of Russian invaders' offensive plans and exhaust their combat potential.

Since the beginning of the day, there have been 158 combat clashes, Russian forces launched 18 air strikes, dropping 28 KABs, 698 kamikaze drone strikes, over 3000 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops.

In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian troops repelled ten Russian attacks near Starica, Pacific, Vovchansky and in the direction of Cossack Lopana.
According to preliminary calculations, for today the Russian enemy has lost about 130 soldiers killed and wounded, also Ukrainian soldiers destroyed two tanks, six armored vehicles, 13 BPLAs, eight car units and a special equipment unit; three tanks and four occupant cars suffered significant damage.
Russian forces carried out nine attacks on Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupians наkomu direction. At this time, four clashes in the areas of Lozova, Kruglyakivka, Glushkivka and Green Grove have ended.
In the Lyman direction a day, Russian troops eight times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Druzhelyubivka, Grekivka, Grigorivka, Terniv and Torsky. All attacks of the opponent are repelled.
In the sívers верkomu direction, Russian forces did not carry out active actions, the aviation of the Russian enemy struck three air bombs across sívers Сіku.
In the Kramators Наkomu direction, the attempt of the zagarbnikív to advance near the time gap ended with a failure.
In the Toretsky direction, Russian forces for today seven times stormed in the areas of Toretsk and in the direction of Scherbinivka. Active enemy bombarduval .na aviation in the areas of konstantinívka and petrivka. The fighting clash continues in one location.
In the Pokrovsky direction throughout the day, Russian forces carried out 33 assault and offensive actions. The largest activity of Russian occupiers is kept in the areas of Mirolûbívka, Beam, Fox, Dachensky, Yellow and Chumakky. The enemy used aviation means of impact on the areas of populated areas of Panteleimonivka, Hrodivka, Dachenske, Novopustinka.
According to preliminary estimates, today Ukrainian soldiers killed 173 and wounded 210 Russian occupiers in this direction; destroyed a tank, three armored vehicles, three mortars and seven vehicles, and also damaged two artillery systems.
Intensely attacks the Russian opponent and in the Kurakhiv direction. At this time of the day there are already 48 fighting. Attacks of the Russian enemy were fought back by Ukrainian soldiers near Berestkiv, Sontsivka, Zory, Novodmitrivka, Kurakhovy, Dalnyi, Elizabethtivka and Hannivka, at the moment the battle is underway. Russian forces dropped KABs in the areas of the settlements of Ulakla and Elizabethtívka.
In the Vremívs єkomu direction, Russian forces 24 times tried to break through near Konstantinopolsky, Trudovoy, Great Novosilka, Novosilki, New Mosquito and Novodarivka, but in the obstacle of this became Ukrainian defenders, one confrontation is still ongoing.
Russian forces carried out four unsuccessful assaults in the Pridniprovsk direction.
In Kur украiní Ukrainian defenders for today repelled 15 attacks of the Russian occupiers, ongoing one battle.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov region, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 92nd Air Assault Brigade near Liptsy (Kharkov region). Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 57th and 58th mechanised brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 53rd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 109th, 241st territorial defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Novomlynsk, Kovsharovka, Dvurechnaya, Zagryzovo, Kupyansk, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Torskoye, and Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic). Eleven counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 14th Mechanised Brigade, 3rd Tank Brigade of the AFU, 113th and 117th territorial defence brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 500 troops, two pickup trucks, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and four ammunition depots.

As a result of active offensive operations, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Ilyinka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Losses were inflicted on formations of the 23rd Mechanised Brigade, 81st Airmobile Brigade, 79th Air Assault Brigade, and 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU near Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, Predtechino, Kurakhovo, and Dyleyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 380 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, and one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer.

As a result of active offensive operations, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Petrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the 95th Mechanised Brigade, 49th Assault Battalion of the AFU, 38th Marine Brigade, and 116th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Pushkino, Novoalekseyevka, and Zarya (Donetsk People's Republic). Eleven counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 28th, 42nd, 100th, 117th, 151st mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 35th Marine Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 470 troops, two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 gun, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of 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 of the AFU and 241st Territorial Defence Brigade near Velikaya Novoselka, Razliv, and Novy Komar (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 100 troops, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one 122-mm D-20 howitzer.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 65th, 110th mechanised brigades of the AFU, 124th and 126th territorial defence brigades near Tokarevka, Antonovka, Belozerka (Kherson region), and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 85 troops, three motor vehicles, one electronic warfare station, and two ammunition depots.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, UAV workshops and depots, as well as engaged manpower and hardware clusters of the enemy in 136 areas.

Air defence systems shot down 55 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,013 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,577 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,497 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,807 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,905 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 21st, 41st, 44th, 47th mechanised brigades, 17th Heavy Mechanised Brigade, 5th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, 112th, 116th, 117th, 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Zazulevka, Lebedevka, Leonidovka, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Plyokhovo, and Sverdlikovo.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Bondarevka, Goncharovka, Zaoleshenka, Kurilovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevka, Novaya Sorochina, Staraya Sorochina as well as Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Miropolye, and Pavlovka in Sumy region.

Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to up to 255 troops. Two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and two mortars were destroyed.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 37,105 troops, 225 tanks, 160 infantry fighting vehicles, 123 armoured personnel carriers, 1,204 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,063 motor vehicles, 305 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 70 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 27 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, six armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.