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Russo-Ukraine War - 04 December 2024 - Day 1015

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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 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that so far, there have been 156 combat clashes. The hottest today remained the situation on the Pokrovsk and Kurakhivsk directions.

For the current 24 hours, Russia has made 25 aviation strikes on the territory of Ukraine, dropping 29 KAB, used 654 kamikaze drones to impress. Made almost 4000 shelling of the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attacked five times near vovchansky and glbokoye. One confrontation is still going on. The aviation strike was hit by the Veterinarian.
In the kupâns юkomu direction the Russian aggressor during the day 15 times tried to advance to Ukrainian positions near kučervka, synkívka, petropavlívka, peršotravnevogo, green grove and lozovoí̈. All Russian attacks were repelled by the Defense Forces. Also the Russian aviation struck kabama on dvoríčnaí, and lozovu and petropavlívku attacked narami.
In the Lymans райkomu direction, Russian forces attacked 13 times in the areas of grekívka, druželûbívka, makííívka, terniv and zarichny. Ukrainian warriors stopped 11 attempts of the enemy to advance. Two clashes are still ongoing.
In the Toretsky direction, Russian forces carried out offensive actions four times at the position of Ukrainian troops in the Toretsk area. Two attacks have already been repelled by Ukrainian soldiers, the others are ongoing. KABAMA airstrikes suffered Konstantinivka.
Since the beginning of the day, the Russian enemy has tried 39 times to infiltrate Ukrainian defense in the Pokrovsky direction in the areas of Mirolyubivka, Promenya, Lisivka, Dachensky, Yellow, Shevchenko, Pushkinoy and Novopustinki. Ukrainian units have repelled thirty-six attacks, other battles continue.
According to the information available at this time, the Russian casualties to date are more than 300 people killed and wounded, and two armored vehicles, four vehicles were destroyed, also three cannons, one armored vehicle and one unit of vehicles were damaged.
In the kurakhívs Наkomu direction, Russian forces 38 times attacked Ukrainian positions. The greatest activity was shown in the area of Sontsivka, Berestkiv, Zory, Novodmitrivka, Kurakhovoy, Dalnogo, Dachnyo, Romanivka, Elizabeth and Uspenivka, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 31 attacks, seven fighting are still ongoing. Kabama's airstrike was hit by the settlement of Ulakly.
In the Vremívs ,komu direction, Ukrainian troops repelled ten attacks of the Russian enemy near the Green Field, Novodarivka, Konstantinopolsky and Sukih Yalyv, two more clashes are ongoing so far.
In the directions of Gulyaipil and Orikhiv, Russian forces launched aerial strikes in the areas of the settlements of Gulyaypole and Novoandriivka.
In the pridniprovsk direction, the Russian opponent does not leave trying to knock out Ukrainian units from occupied positions - within a day he was carried out two unsuccessful assaults.
In Kur лиiní Ukrainian defenders repelled 16 Russian attacks, in six more locations fighting continue.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of the 5th Border Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Alisovka (Kharkov region).

Russian units repelled two counter-attacks of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops, a motor vehicle, a 152-mm D-20 gun, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 63rd, 67th mechanised brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and 3rd border service detachment near Petropavlovka, Glushkovka, Novoosinovo (Kharkov region), Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Novolyubovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

Ten counter-attacks of the 3rd, 14th, 30th, 116th mechanised brigades of the AFU, 1st National Guard Brigade, and 117th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 500 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and a UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer. A Zakhist-AF electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and hit the 23rd, 28th, 33rd, 37th, 54th, and 157th mechanised brigades, 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, 81st Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Ulakly, Dachnoye, Zvanovka, Pereyezdnoye, Seversk, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The losses of the enemy amounted to up to 350 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, a pickup truck, and two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 117th Heavy Mechanised Brigade, 152nd Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 38th Marine Brigade, 109th, 241st territorial defence brigades, 12th Special Operations Brigade, 14th and 15th National Guard brigades close to Shevchenko, Dzerzhinsk, Kalinovo, Shcherbinovka, Mirolyubovka, Pravdovka, Novotroitskoye and Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People's Republic).

Nine counter-attacks of the 100th, 151st mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 49th, 425th separate assault battalions of the AFU, 35th Marine Brigade, and the Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 530 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, four Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, a 152-mm D-20 gun, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The Vostok Group of Forces advanced further into the depth of the enemy's defences and hit formations of the 32nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 113th, 120th, and 125th territorial defence brigades close to Konstantinopol, Novoselka, Volnoye Pole, and Dneproenergiya (Donetsk People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks of the 23rd and 151st mechanised brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops, a tank, an armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, a 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer. Two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged personnel and hardware of the 141st Infantry Brigade, 110th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, and 124th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Novoandreyevka, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Sadovoye, and Priozernoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, 12 motor vehicles, and an electronic warfare station. Two ammunition and one materiel depots were eliminated.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition depots, as well as engaged clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 133 areas.

Air defence units shot down 61 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,183 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,611 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,497 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,960 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,981 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.

The Sever Group of Forces engaged formations of four mechanised brigades, a heavy mechanised brigade, a tank brigade, three air assault brigades as well as two territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Viktorovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Plyokhovo, Pravda, and Sverdlikovo.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Kurilovka, Nizhny Klin, Novaya Sorochina, Sudzha, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Miropolye in Sumy region.

Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 280 troops, Russian units destroyed a tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, an electronic warfare station, and two mortars.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 37,935 troops, 229 tanks, 165 infantry fighting vehicles, 123 armoured personnel carriers, 1,225 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,082 motor vehicles, 308 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, 71 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.