Russian troops liberated two communities in the Donbass region and the Kharkov area in the past day – Russian Politics and Diplomacy

MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated two communities in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Kharkiv region last day during a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

“Units of the Battlegroup Center liberated the settlement of Kurakhovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic during offensive operations… Units of Battlegroup West liberated the settlement of Pershotravnevoye in the Kharkiv region as a result of successful offensive operations,” the ministry said in a statement.

The Russian Battle Group North inflicts sixty casualties on the Ukrainian army in the Kharkiv region

Russia’s Battle Group North inflicted around 60 casualties among Ukrainian forces and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in its area of ​​responsibility in the Kharkiv region over the past day, the ministry said.

Units of Battle Group North inflicted casualties in the direction of Kharkov on formations of the 42nd Mechanized, 71st Jaeger, 107th, 116th and 129th Territorial Defense Brigades of the Ukrainian Army near the settlements of Glubokoye, Volchansk, Stroyevka and Perovskoye in the Kharkov region. They repulsed a counterattack. by an assault group of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Army,” the ministry said.

The losses of the Ukrainian army in that frontline area in the last 24 hours amounted to sixty men and two motor vehicles.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army in the past 24 hours, the report said.

The Russian Battlegroup West has caused 470 casualties among the Ukrainian army in the past day

Russia’s Combat Group West inflicted about 470 casualties among Ukrainian forces and destroyed two enemy ammunition depots in its area of ​​responsibility in the past day, the ministry said.

Battle Group West units “inflicted casualties on formations of the 14th, 44th and 116th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Army, the 3rd Assault Brigade and the 1st National Guard in areas near the settlements of Petropavlovka and Golubovka in the Kharkov region, Stelmakhovka and Nadiya in the Lugansk People’s Republic and in the forestry area of Serebryanka, they repulsed a counterattack by an assault group of the 14th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army,” the ministry said.

The losses of the Ukrainian army in that frontline area in the last 24 hours amounted to 470 personnel, one tank, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, four motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a US-made 155 mm M198 howitzer, one 152 mm D-20 howitzer, three 122 mm D-30 howitzers, a British-made 105mm L119 artillery gun and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed two Ukrainian army ammunition depots in the past 24 hours, the report said.

The Russian Battle Group South has improved its tactical position in the past day

Russia’s Battle Group South has improved its tactical position and inflicted about 800 casualties among Ukrainian forces in its area of ​​responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

“Battle Group South units improved their tactical position and inflicted casualties on formations of the 24th, 72nd and 33rd mechanized and 79th air assault brigades of the Ukrainian Army in areas near the settlements of Khasov Yar, Yelizavetovka, Kurakhovo and Dalneye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. a counterattack by a strike group of the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Army,” the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area in the past 24 hours amounted to 800 men, ten motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm D-20 howitzer and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, the report said . .

The Russian Battlegroup Center has inflicted 535 casualties on the Ukrainian army in the past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 535 casualties on Ukrainian forces and destroyed four enemy armored vehicles in its area of ​​responsibility in the past day, the ministry said.

Battlegroup Center units “inflicted damage on the manpower and equipment of the 23rd Mechanized, 59th Motorized Infantry, 95th Air Assault, 35th Marine Infantry, 101st and 109th Territorial Defense Brigades of the Ukrainian Army in areas near the settlements of Dzerzhinsk, Kalinovo, Voznesenka, Sukhaya Balka and Druzhba in the Donetsk People’s Republic, they repulsed five counterattacks by Ukrainian army units,” the ministry said.

The losses of the Ukrainian army in that frontline area in the last 24 hours amounted to 535 men, an armored personnel carrier, three armored fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, a Grad multiple rocket launcher, a 152 mm Dana self-propelled artillery system, a 152 mm Msta-B howitzer, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.

The Russian Battlegroup East has caused 115 casualties among the Ukrainian army in the past day

Russia’s Battle Group East inflicted about 115 casualties among Ukrainian forces and destroyed two foreign-made artillery systems in its area of ​​responsibility in the past day, the ministry said.

“Battle Group East units continued to advance deep into the enemy’s defenses, inflicting losses on formations of the Ukrainian Army’s 58th Motorized Infantry and 152nd Jaeger Brigades, the 48th Assault Battalion, the 37th Marine Infantry and the 21st National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Razdolnoye, Velikaya Novosyolka, Uspenovka, Makarovka and Oktyabr in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the ministry said.

Ukrainian Army losses in that frontline area in the past 24 hours amounted to 115 men, one infantry fighting vehicle, three armored fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system and a French-made 155mm Caesar artillery system. howitzer, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed three field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, the report said.

The Russian battle group Dnepr has caused 65 casualties among the Ukrainian army in the past day

Russia’s Dnepr battle group inflicted about 65 casualties among Ukrainian forces and destroyed an enemy multiple rocket launcher in its area of ​​responsibility in the past day, the ministry said.

“Battle group Dnepr units damaged manpower and equipment of the 110th and 117th Mechanized, 141st Infantry, 128th Mountain Assault, 121st, 124th and 126th Territorial Defense Brigades of the Ukrainian Army in areas near the settlements of Novodanilovka, Stepnoye and Kamenskoye in the Zaporozhye region, Veletenskoye, Sadovoye, Krupitsa and Nikolskoye in Kherson region,” the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area in the past 24 hours amounted to 65 personnel, three motor vehicles, a Grad multiple rocket launcher, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station, the army specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian army ammunition depot, the report said.

Russian troops attack the command center of the Ukrainian nationalist Kraken formation

Russian forces attacked a command center of the Ukrainian nationalist Kraken formation last day, damaging enemy manpower and military equipment in 149 areas, the ministry said.

“Operational/tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicle attacks, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces hit an energy infrastructure site of the Ukrainian Army, a command center of the Kraken nationalist formation, a military airfield and a fuel depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Armed Forces, a production workshop of unmanned attack aircraft and the collection of enemy manpower and military equipment at 149 locations,” the ministry said.

Russian air defenses destroyed 50 Ukrainian UAVs and four ATACMS missiles in the past day

Russian air defense forces shot down 50 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and four US-made ATACMS missiles in the past day, the ministry said.

“Air defense capabilities shot down four U.S.-made ATACMS operational/tactical missiles, three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs and 50 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles,” the ministry said.

In total, Russian forces destroyed 647 Ukrainian fighter aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,169 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 surface-to-air missile systems, 19,023 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,484 multiple rocket launchers, 17,176 field artillery guns and mortars and 27,930. special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.