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[Korrespondent] 19:00 In the morning, the Russian army shelled settlements in the Kherson community with artillery, killing one person, the prosecutor's office reported. In addition, one person was killed near Stanislav - Russian military personnel hit a civilian car with an FPV drone. Another person was killed and one was wounded in Berislav as a result of explosives being dropped from drones.
18:52 Russians shelled the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day: the enemy attacked Nikopol, Marganets, Mirovskaya and Pokrovskaya communities with kamikaze drones, artillery, Grad MLRS, and UAVs. One person was injured, infrastructure, an industrial enterprise, and a social institution were damaged, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
18:44 Russians launched a ballistic attack on critical infrastructure of the Sumy community, OVA reported.
18:15 Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets reported that he held a meeting with the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatyana Moskalkova in Belarus, during which they exchanged lists of prisoners of war visited by both sides. Ukraine and the Russian Federation also exchanged letters, in particular, launched a new format: they handed over letters from Ukrainian relatives to Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia.
17:36 Erdogan said the war in Ukraine could "easily end" if the Trump administration takes up the issue. He added that Turkey plans to continue focusing on finding a peaceful solution: "We are a country that has managed to bring both sides to the table. We have done it many times and we can do it again. This war must end now. We have focused our efforts on achieving peace and we will continue to do so."
16:28 During a drone attack in Kiev on November 7, the apartment building where Estonian Ambassador Anneli Kolk lives was damaged, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said. According to him, the diplomat was not harmed. "No one will be safe in Ukraine until Russia stops its aggression. Ukraine needs more air defense to protect its residents. We must not get used to this," the Estonian Foreign Minister emphasized.
14:47 Ukraine has returned the bodies of 563 dead soldiers, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported. In particular, it was possible to repatriate 320 bodies of those killed in the Donetsk direction and 89 fallen soldiers from the Bakhmut direction. It was also possible to return 154 bodies from morgues in the Russian Federation.
14:33 The European Union has extended the training mission for Ukrainian troops for two years and allocated almost 409 million euros for it, the EU Council reported. The mission, called EUMAM Ukraine, has already trained 63,000 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers and will complete training for another 15,000 in the coming months.
13:52 Soldiers from the DPRK probably entered their first battle in the Kursk region yesterday, Forbes writes. According to the publication, on November 7, Russian marines of the 810th brigade, supported by North Korean reinforcements, attacked the left flank of the Kursk salient, which ended in a "bloodbath for the Russians." At least 14 armored personnel carriers went into the attack, ten were destroyed or damaged and abandoned. Forbes believes that the Russians want to quickly retake the Kursk region before a possible freeze along the front line under Trump, and therefore the assaults will continue.
13:19 The death toll from yesterday's Russian attack on Zaporizhia has risen to ten - another body has been pulled out from under the rubble of a destroyed house. 41 people have been injured, more than 130 houses have been destroyed, said OVA head Ivan Fedorov.
11:24 Ukraine will receive air defense missiles from the Estonian defense company Frankenburg Technologies for testing. The first samples for testing will arrive in the coming months, the Defense Ministry reported. The missiles are designed primarily to counter UAVs and are capable of shooting down targets at an altitude of up to 2 km.
10:58 On Thursday, November 7, Russians attacked the regional oncology dispensary in Zaporizhia. According to the head of the OVA, Ivan Fedorov, 17 patients were evacuated to other hospitals in the city. At least eight hospital medics were injured, two of them are in serious condition. An enemy KAB exploded near one of the medics. As of November 8, 15 victims of the attack remain in medical institutions, including a five-year-old child in critical condition. Today, a Day of Mourning has been declared in Zaporizhia. The death toll has risen to nine, including a one-year-old child.
09:53 In Saratov, after a drone attack, a fire broke out in the area of the local oil refinery, local publics write. Residents of Engels in the Saratov region also report that a siren was turned on in the city. Governor Roman Busargin reported that a drone was destroyed over Saratov at night, and part of the debris fell in the industrial zone of the Zavodskoy district. The Saratov Oil Refinery is also located in this area. The Russian Defense Ministry reported 17 drones shot down or intercepted overnight: six over the Voronezh region, six more over the Saratov region, four over the Belgorod region, and one over the Bryansk region.
09:27 Air defense destroyed 62 of 92 Russian UAVs (Shahed and unspecified type) and all four Kh-59/69 guided air missiles at night, the Air Force reported. In addition, the enemy struck with an Iskander-M ballistic missile at night. Air targets were shot down in Odessa, Nikolaev, Kiev, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zhitomir, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Khmelnytsky and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. Another 26 enemy drones were lost, one remains in Ukrainian airspace.
09:02 At night, Russians shelled Kharkiv with KABs. In Saltovsky district, a bomb hit a 12-story residential building, injuring 25 people, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. In Shevchenkivsky district, three administrative buildings, six residential buildings, eight administrative buildings, three shopping pavilions and four metro station exits were damaged. In addition, the day before, one person was injured as a result of shelling from an MLRS in the village of Kazachya Lopan, Kharkiv district.
08:44 At night, Russians launched a massive drone attack on the Odessa region - one person was killed, nine were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Kiper. Private residential buildings and an educational institution were damaged. In Odessa, as a result of falling debris, two gas pipes were depressurized and ignited.
08:27 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and three were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
08:16 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 8:
personnel - about 705,880 (+1,580) people,
tanks - 9233 (+9),
combat armored vehicles - 18,661 (+49),
artillery systems - 20,226 (+32),
MLRS - 1245 (+0),
air defense systems - 996 (+0),
aircraft - 369 (+0),
helicopters - 329 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 18,526 (+118),
cruise missiles - 2631 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 28,495 (+84),
special equipment - 3602 (+6).
07:38 Russia attacked the Kiev region with missiles, four people were injured as a result of falling debris, said the head of the OVA Ruslan Kravchenko.
07:09 In Zaporozhye, the number of people killed as a result of yesterday's Russian attack has risen to eight, 42 people were injured, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
01:24 Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState reports that the Russian army has occupied Novoalekseevka in the Selidovo urban community of the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, and has also advanced near Novodmitrovka, Novoaleksendrivka and Maksimovka.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces Contain Russian Attacks in Eastern and Southern Ukraine.
The most difficult situation is in the Kurakhovsky direction, where 13 armed clashes continue.
Since the beginning of the current day, 125 combat clashes have occurred on the front in nine directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a report as of 16:00 on Monday, November 11.
Thus, in the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance once during the day in the Kondrashovka area. The attack was successfully repelled.
In the Liman direction, seven battles took place near Grekovka, Nevsky, Terny and Serebryanka. At this time, one combat clash is ongoing in this direction.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy carried out one offensive action in the area of the settlement of Vyemka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled one attack by the occupiers in the area of Chasovy Yar.
In the Toretsk direction, the invaders attacked four times in the areas of Toretsk and Shcherbinovka. All attacks were successfully repelled by our defenders.
The enemy remains highly active in the Pokrovsky direction. There have been 14 battles near Mirolyubovka, Promin, Grigoryevka and Lisovka. One clash is currently ongoing.
The most difficult situation is in the Kurakhovo direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled eight assaults near Ilyinka, Novoselidovka, Vozdvizhenka, Voznesenka, Novodmitrovka, Maksimilyanovka, Dalnee, Antonovka, Katerinovka and Kurakhovo. Another 13 clashes are currently ongoing.
In the Vremevsky direction, the aggressors attacked 11 times near Trudovoye, Makarovka, Novodarovka, Rivnepolye and Zelenoye Pole.
One Russian attack was successfully repelled in the Orekhovo direction.
Let us recall that on November 10, 160 armed clashes occurred on the front in 24 hours. More than half of the Russian attacks were in the Pokrovskoye and Kurakhovskoye directions.
At the moment, the enemy is managing to advance in Donbass, but Russian losses are off the charts - almost 1,800 occupiers were killed and wounded over the past 24 hours.
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[Korrespondent] The intentional killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a grave international crime.
The Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the alleged shooting of two Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office on Monday, November 11.
Under the procedural leadership of the Office of the Prosecutor General, a pre-trial investigation has been initiated into the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war, coupled with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Thus, on November 11, while monitoring information on social networks, a publication was discovered with a video recording of the alleged shooting of two unarmed Ukrainian servicemen by representatives of the Russian army in the Kursk direction.
The prosecutor's office recalled that the deliberate killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a grave international crime.
"As part of the criminal proceedings, priority investigative (search) actions are being carried out aimed at establishing the circumstances of the incident and bringing the perpetrators to justice," the statement noted.
Let us recall that law enforcement officers are investigating 49 criminal cases regarding the murder of 124 prisoners of war on the battlefield.
Earlier, in the Kursk region, Ukrainian fighters destroyed an assault group from a Russian brigade involved in the execution of Ukrainian prisoners.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of 105th, 115th, 116th, and 120th Territorial Defence brigades close to Volchansk, Olkhovatka, and Aleksandrovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 95 troops, two motor vehicles, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Kolesnikovka of the Kharkov region. Russian units hit manpower and formations of 14th, 43rd, 60th, 63rd, 92nd Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade, and 77th Airmobile Brigade near Kupyansk, Kucherovka, Zagryzovo, Kopanki, Ostrovskoye (Kharkov region), Yampolovka, and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 530 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, three Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery systems, a UK-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm D-20 gun, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Moreover, a Kvertus EW station and two field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line and inflicted losses on 24th, 28th, 30th Mechanised brigades, 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 35th Naval Infanty Brigade, 124th Territorial Defence Brigade and 1st National Guard Brigade near Seversk, Slavyansk, Zvanovka, Minkovka, Nikolayevka, Chasov Yar, Predtechino, Konstantinovka and Kurakhovovoka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four counterattacks of the AFU 54th Mechanised Brigade, 46th, 81st airmobile brigades, and 119th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 540 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, a U.S.-made 105mm M-119 howitzer, and a UK-made L-119 artillery system.
Four electronic warfare stations, a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-48 counter-battery radar station and two field ammunition depot were eliminated.
The Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depths of the enemy's defence, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 53rd, 132nd, 151st Mechanised brigades, 142nd Infantry Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 38th Naval Infantry Brigade, 12th National Guard Brigade close to Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Dimitrov, Udachnoye, Voznesenka, Novoalekseyevka, Novodmitrovka, and Novoselidovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Eight counterattacks of 93rd, 100th, 117th Mechanised brigades, 152nd Jaeger Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade, 49th Assault Battalion, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, and Lyut Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian National Police were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 505 troops, a tank, two U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicles, two Kazak armoured vehicles, five pickups, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station.
The Vostok Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated formations of 33rd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 37th Naval Infantry Brigade, 117th, 127th, 128th Territorial Defence brigades, 21st and 23rd National Guard brigades close to Sukhiye Yaly, Velikaya Novoselka, Zelenoye Pole, Rovnopol (Donetsk People's Republic), and Temirovka of the Zaporozhye region.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, and three motor vehicles.
The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of 65th, 110th Mechanised brigades, 141st Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 103rd and 126th Territorial Defence brigades close to Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), Olgovka, Lvovo, Nikolskoye and Kamyshany (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops and four motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, a component production workshop, and the place where Sapsan operational-tactical missiles are tested, production facilities, storage and training sites for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, arsenals, fuel depots and logistics centre of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 133 areas.
Russian air defence systems have shot down four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs and 39 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 648 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,551 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,167 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,487 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,673 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,157 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
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 continued offensive actions and inflicted losses on formations of 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 103rd, 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Daryino, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
The Group's units repelled six enemy counterattacks in the direction of Daryino, Nikolayevo-Daryino, and Novoivanovka.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 people killed and wounded, a tank, two armoured personnel carriers, four armoured fighting vehicles, and a motor vehicle were neutralised. Five AFU servicemen surrendered.
Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of 21st, 22nd, 41st 47th, 61st Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, and 95th Airborne Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade as well as 103rd, 112th, 118th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 17th National Guard Brigade of Ukraine near Agronom, Aleksandriya, Bondarevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Kazachya Loknya, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Mirny, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Plyokhovo, Sverdlikovo, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops have attacked concentration areas in the Sumy region and reserves of the 22nd, 41st, 44th, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade as well as 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Basovka, Belovody, Vesyolovka, Zhuravka, and Sumy.
Over 300 troops, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured personnel carriers, eight armoured fighting vehicles, three artillery guns, a mortar, and seven motor vehicles of the AFU have been neutralised during the day. Five AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 31,390 troops, 195 tanks, 127 infantry fighting vehicles, 109 armoured personnel carriers, 1,110 armoured fighting vehicles, 850 motor vehicles, 265 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 11 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 62 EW stations, 12 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 26 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:10 Around 20:00, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Kursk region — Russian Defense Ministry. 19:55 The crew of the T-72B3M tank of the "Center" group of forces fires from an open firing position destroyed a strong point and mortar crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that prevented the advance of assault units in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
18:47 Enemy reports: “in the Kurakhovsky direction, the Russian army is gradually advancing, bypassing the city from the flanks and attacking from the north, south and east, cutting off the main supply roads of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
From the north, the Russian Armed Forces entered Sontsovka, simultaneously attacking Berestki and Starye Terny. From the south, they are about 10 km from the highway, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defensive fortifications there, according to military experts, leave much to be desired.
From the east, the Russian Armed Forces are entering the outskirts of Kurakhovo, trying to gain a foothold and build up forces. Potentially the most dangerous area in the near future is the pocket in the area of ??the settlements of Antonovka, Yekaterinovka and Yelizavetovka."
18:25 Footage of the destruction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ anti-tank missile system –video.
17:47 "Solntsepek" destroyed shelters with Ukrainian militants in the Khar'kov region -video.
17:05 Russian Army soldiers from the 114th Motorized Rifle Brigade released n.p. Novoselidovka. The Russian flag was hoisted over the settlement.
16:40 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 self-propelled artillery unit "Msta-S" of the "Dnepr" group of forces in the Orekhov direction struck a camouflaged mortar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with detonation of ammunition.
16:20 Russian troops entered Supochki south of Chasy Yar. It is more thanfive kilometers to Konstantinovka. The battle for the mine continues.
16:02 Ukrainian resource DeepState reported that the loss of control over Kurakhovo is "a matter of time." The resource noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces command is sending reserves to the Kurakhovo area, but "there are doubts about the adequacy of their deployment."
15:58 FPV drone operator of the Northern Group of Forces destroyed pickup truck of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region, disrupting the rotation of enemy personnel.
15:44 In the Constantinople direction, operators of the 14th Guards Special Forces Brigade burned a self-propelled gun of the Armed Forces of Ukraine –video.
14:57 The Russian Armed Forces continue to advance towards the Oskol River, leveling the front line along it and in the direction of Glushkovka and Borovaya, said the head of the Russian administration of the Khar'kov region, Ganchev.
14:05 Village Darino in Kursk region released from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is evidenced by objective control footage.
13:50 Detection and the destruction of the M113 armored personnel carrier in Dzerzhinsk
Drone operators of the Sparta Battalion of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army in Dzerzhinsk successfully detected and destroyed an M-113 armored personnel carrier used by Ukrainian militants. The precise actions of the operators led to the complete destruction of the enemy equipment, which once again confirms their high professionalism and effectiveness in the fight against the enemy.
13:42 Ukraine has more troops in the Kursk region than in the south of Donbass. This is reported by the Spanish publication El Pais, citing Ukrainian military personnel.
12:57 The Russian army launched a missile strike on targets in Chuguev (Khar'kov region). Explosions are also heard in Sumy region.
11:56 Our forces are advancing towards Kupyansk in two areas, during which six enemy strongholds have been destroyed. According to local residents and intelligence data, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have continued to mine urban developments over the past 2-3 weeks
Overnight, the artillery of the Russian Armed Forces hit three crossings in the Kupyansk direction: two in Kupyansk and one in Petropavlovka.
11:40 The Ternovskaya dam of the Kurakhrovskoye reservoir has been blown up. The Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly blew it up as the Russian army advanced.
11:24 A strike on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities was carried out in Krivoy Rog, Dnipropetrovsk region. Local media reported explosions.
11:05 Russian troops are fighting in the village of Yuryevka near Selidovo.
10:51 Russian attack aircraft have reached the section of the highway leading from Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian name - Pokrovsk), along which supplies were being supplied to the Ukrainian group in the village of Petrovskoye near Selidovo. This was reported by Russian security agencies.
09:54 Ukrainian troops have left a significant number of positions east of Konstantinovka in the DPR, Russian security forces reported.
09:34 Units of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing not only in Kurakhovo, but are also cutting off supply routes for the Ukrainian Armed Forces; the advance of Russian troops is being recorded on all sections of the front in the DPR, said the head of the region, Denis Pushilin.
08:11 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the army corps of the "Southern" group of forces struck a stronghold and enemy manpower in the Chasov-Yarsk direction.
08:09 Inflicting fire damage on enemy manpower using TOS-1 Solntsepek in the Khar'kov direction –video.
08:00 Russian troops raised the tricolor in Makarovka on the Vremevsky direction of the Zaporizhzhya front line, and a mop up operation is currently underway, Vladimir Rogov reported.
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[REGNUM] While political observers and analysts are wondering how the Ukrainian conflict will be affected by Donald Trump's return to the White House, the Russian army continues to advance in the SVO zone. Over the past week, Russian troops have advanced in several directions at once, primarily in Donbass.
After the liberation of the settlements of Selidovo, Gornyak and Tsukurino, which Kyiv planned to turn into a solid fortified area, Russian troops continued to expand the bridgehead southeast of Pokrovsk, the main enemy defense node in the western part of Donbass.
Having advanced west from Selidovo, Russian troops liberated the settlement of Novoalekseevka, pushing the Ukrainian Armed Forces away from the outskirts of the city. The offensive further south allowed the Russian armed forces to drive the enemy out of the settlement of Kremennaya Balka.
North of Selidovo, the Russian army is developing an offensive in the direction of the village of Petrovka. According to reports from the area, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing along the railway line and are consistently pushing the enemy out of the settlement.
The greatest successes were achieved by the Russian army units advancing southwest of Selidovo. Advancing from the Novodmitrovka area, the advanced units reached the settlement of Sontsovka.
Thus, Russian troops found themselves four kilometers from the Kurakhovsky Reservoir. At the same time, the Russian offensive threatens the operational rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Andreyevka and Constantinople.
Building on the success achieved in the Sontsovka area could allow the Russian army to cut off the Zaporizhia highway, which connects one of the defense centers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the village of Kurakhovo, with the Zaporizhia region.
If the enemy fails to at least halt the advance of the Russian army in the near future, the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the Kurakhovo area will be under threat of operational encirclement, Regnum's sources on the ground report. The Russian army has already managed to reach the eastern outskirts of the settlement, but for now the assault on Kurakhovo is being postponed.
"Recently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are less likely to stage a "Stalingrad," they don't cling to every house and street, like before. Not everywhere and not always, but there is a tendency - they retreat more often. Like from Selidovo, for example. Our task, therefore, is to create conditions for them to retreat further. And to destroy them during their retreat. Both in Kurakhovo and further," the agency's interlocutor said.
At the same time, the Russian army continues its offensive south of Kurakhovo, building on the success achieved after the liberation of Ugledar. The advanced units have advanced in the direction of the settlement of Dalneye.
Advancement in this area will allow the road between Kurakhovo and Uspenovka to be cut off. And then the advanced units of the Russian army will be able to meet with troops advancing from the north - from the Selidovo area - and close the encirclement ring around Kurakhovo.
As of November 11, the distance remaining until the closure of the "cauldron" is approximately 15-20 kilometers. In the foreseeable future, the Russian army will have the opportunity to take the supply route of the Ukrainian army to Kurakhovo under fire control.
It is important to note that earlier, Ukrainian military personnel stated in comments to Western media that Kurakhovo could soon be abandoned. And it seems that Kyiv has already resigned itself to the fact that this area will be lost in the near future. But before that, they plan to "squeeze" everything of value out of it.
In particular, it became known that the Ukrainian Armed Forces blew up the Ternovskaya dam of the Kurakhovsky reservoir to hinder the advance of the Russian army. Ukrainian engineers also dismantled the Kurakhovskaya thermal power plant, sources told The Wall Street Journal.
The publication notes that the restoration of the station, located in close proximity to the front line, was recognized by Kiev as "inexpedient." Previously, it supplied the western part of Donbas. As the Ukrainian Armed Forces consistently abandoned almost all settlements in the area, the Ukrainian authorities began to remove valuable equipment.
THE KHARKOV FRONT HAS COME INTO MOTION
Over the past week, the situation has also worsened on another section of the front, where there had been a lull in recent months. Russian troops have launched an offensive on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the junction of the LPR and Kharkiv Oblast.
As a result of the offensive, the forces of the 347th motorized rifle regiment liberated the settlement of Kolesnikovka. In turn, the military-civil administration of the Kharkov region announced the mandatory evacuation of ten settlements of the Borovsk community, including the village of Borovaya.
The offensive launched by the Russian army seriously complicates the situation for Ukrainian troops located on the right bank of the Oskol River. Russian aviation has already destroyed bridges and crossings across the river, an informed source told IA Regnum.
"In recent months, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have greatly weakened the units based in the Kharkiv region: some were sent to the Kursk region, others were sent to patch up holes on the front in Donbass. Now we have the opportunity to push them back, which we are taking advantage of," the source noted.
At the same time, he added that the military actions in the region are still “more of an auxiliary nature.”
PROBLEMS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE
It is noteworthy that the difficult situation at the front was also acknowledged in Kiev for the first time in a long time. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky announced the aggravation of the situation in Donbass during a telephone conversation with the Commander of the US Army in Europe, General Christopher Cavoli.
"I informed my American colleague about the situation on the front line. The situation remains difficult and tends to escalate," Syrsky said.
According to him, Russian troops are increasing pressure in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions.
The Western press also acknowledges the problems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to American observers, in October Russian troops liberated more than 410 square kilometers of Donbas territory and continue to build on their successes. At the same time, Ukrainian troops at the front are increasingly encountering problems that neither Kyiv nor its Western allies are able to solve.
A senior source in the Ukrainian Armed Forces command told The Economist that in some areas of the front, “morale is falling” among Ukrainian troops, and about 20% of the military have abandoned their positions and gone AWOL.
The Ukrainian authorities are trying to make up for combat and non-combat losses by conducting another stage of mobilization. But the draft boards, even those acting extremely harshly, fulfill the plan only by no more than 2/3. At the same time, many of the forcibly mobilized recruits are unfit for combat missions.
In the context of a change in the US administration, which threatens to stop funding the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Kyiv has less and less time to, if not turn the situation in its favor, then at least keep the front from complete collapse.
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[Regnum] On November 11, Rostec State Corporation CEO Sergei Chemezov announced the transfer of a new batch of fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft and 4++ generation Su-35S multirole fighters by the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
"The Su-57, together with the Su-34, Su-35S and other aircraft, are the wings of our victory that the aircraft manufacturing enterprises of Rostec provide to the army on time and with high quality. By the way, the world premiere of the Su-57 in the export version will take place in China in a few days. I am sure that our foreign colleagues will also appreciate the fighter," the UAC press service quoted Chemezov as saying.
He called the Su-57 the only fifth-generation fighter that has proven its breakthrough characteristics in all combat scenarios. As the head of Rostec noted, the Su-57 is a formidable weapon with advanced means of destruction.
The fighter is characterized by high survivability due to its low visibility and modern onboard defense system. It continues to be improved taking into account the experience of use.
Chemezov emphasized that the Su-57 and Su-35S have undergone a full cycle of factory tests and testing in various operating modes by Defense Ministry pilots. By the end of the year, UAC will deliver the next batches of Su-57 and Su-35S.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Chemezov stated on November 7 that the Su-57 had demonstrated its high effectiveness in countering American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems and other Western air defense systems.
This aircraft is capable of using the most modern combat weapons, including the stealth cruise missiles Kh-69. As Chemezov stated, a large chain of Rostec enterprises is involved in the production of the Su-57.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
