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Repulsed enemy assaults, three dead in a village in Donetsk region
2023-11-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] A total of 45 combat clashes, offensive actions of the Defense Forces, losses of occupiers, enemy shelling, consequences of the attack of the Armed Forces on the enemy's command post on the Arabat arrow.

The occupiers attacked a village in Donetsk region, probably with a "Smerch", three people died , the Prosecutor General's Office reports.

According to the investigation, on November 7, 2023 at 7:45 p.m., the Russian army struck the village of Bagatyr, Volnova district, probably from the "Smerch" rocket salvo system. In the epicenter of the hit was a dense residential building, next to which there are no military facilities. As a result of the explosions, more than a dozen private houses were damaged and destroyed.

Under the rubble of one of them, in the brick basement, during the search and rescue operations, the bodies of three dead civilians were discovered - a 58-year-old man, his 60-year-old wife, and their 33-year-old neighbor.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that 45 combat clashes took place last day.

In total, the enemy launched six missile and 50 air strikes, fired 64 salvo rockets at the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.

In the zone of responsibility of the "Tavria" anti-aircraft missile defense system in the Avdiivsk direction, the enemy does not stop trying to surround Avdiivka. Our soldiers firmly hold the defense and inflict significant losses on the enemy. The defense forces repelled 14 enemy attacks near Stepovoy, Avdiivka, Tonenko, and Pervomaisky, Donetsk region. In the Marinka direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful assaults in the Maryinka district of the Donetsk region, where our defenders repelled 17 attacks.

The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying forces, and exhaust the enemy along the entire front line.

In the area of ​​responsibility of the "Odesa" anti-aircraft defense unit in the Kherson direction, Ukrainian soldiers are conducting a counter-battery fight, inflicting fire damage on the enemy's rear.

Last day, the aviation of the Defense Forces made 17 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, and four - on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems. The units of the missile forces hit seven artillery pieces, two control points, a warehouse of fuel and lubricants, an area for the concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, an anti-aircraft defense device, two radar stations and an enemy radio-electronic warfare station.

The General Staff also informs that the total combat losses of the Russian Federation from February 24, 2022 to November 8, 2023 approximately amounted to 307,640 people. During the day, the Defense Forces eliminated another 780 people, 8 tanks, 22 armored vehicles, and 29 artillery systems.

Other enemy losses are in the news.

On November 1, three senior officers of the Dnipro headquarters were killed as a result of an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the enemy's command post on the Arabatskaya arrow. This was reported by Ukrainian journalist Yurii Butusov with reference to recent obituaries of Russians. The same information was confirmed by the occupiers in pro-Russian telegram channels.

"It's just brilliant! On November 1 at 11:00 a.m., the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a missile attack on the control center of the "Dnipro" troop grouping of the Russian Armed Forces, which is responsible for combat operations in the south of Ukraine in the Kherson region. The command post was disguised and located in the "Yuny" and "Blakytne polumya" boarding houses near the village of Strilkove of the Heniche district, on the Arabatskaya strelka," the report says.

It is noted that the "Dnipro" group was formed by the headquarters of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, the group is commanded by the commander of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Teplinsky.

Fresh obituaries from the Russian Federation show that the Armed Forces received reliable and verified intelligence about the location of the Dnipro headquarters and precisely planned the missile strike.

More information - in the news.

Mykhailo Filiponenko, the former head of the "people's militia" of the terrorist "LPR" died in Luhansk as a result of a car bombing .

This was reported by "Meduza" with reference to the local "deputy" Yuriy Yurov, as well as to the son of the deceased. In particular, Filiponenko's son said that his father died due to the detonation of an explosive device in the car.

US State Department spokesman Vedan Patel said he was not aware of any talks with Ukraine regarding negotiations with the Russian Federation outside the framework of the Ukrainian peace formula.

Patel said at the briefing that any negotiations are Ukraine's business. He emphasized that nothing can be discussed about Ukraine without its participation. "We are not aware of any talks with Ukraine about negotiations outside the framework of the peace formula, which, as you have seen, there are a number of engagements going on. But it is still incredibly clear that the Kremlin is not interested in negotiating or ending this war, and we are committed to support our Ukrainian partners," he said.

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