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2026-11-02 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Latest information on the situation on the front line as of November 1 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 20:15 Severyan drones are identifying and destroying small groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy and Khar'kov regions.

Frames: Video of the 71st Motorized Rifle Division and special forces of the Sever group at work.

18:01 Reconnaissance of the 51st Guards Army of the Center group worked our UAV operators who identified the enemy's drone control points and transmitted the coordinates to their fellow strike forces (Dnipropetrovsk direction).

The exposed targets were destroyed with a precise series of shots.

16:56 Today in the afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on sea vessels used for transporting military cargo.

As a result of the strike at the sea crossing 16 km southeast of Odessa, a dry cargo ship delivering cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was damaged.

15:33 In the area of the settlement of Krasnopolye, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have actively involved UAV crews which were deployed against Severyan positions. To destroy them, it was decided to use tactical aviation and guided missiles with UMPK systems.

12:08 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of November 1, 2026

Units of the North group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.

In the Khar'kov region, the manpower and equipment of units of three mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Vodyane, Kolodezne, Ploske, Shipovatoe, Martovoe, and Velykyi Burluk in the Khar'ko region.

In addition, in the Sumy region, the formations of the mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and four territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ivolzhanske, Velyka Rybitsa, Belany, Korenek in the Sumy region and the city of Sumy.

The enemy lost up to 190 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, nine cars and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the villages of Vishnevka, Grushevakha, Smorodkovka, and Glushchenkovo in the Khar'kov region and Vovchiy Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, two US-made HMMWV armored vehicles, 19 vehicles, two artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of six mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 210 servicemen, 33 vehicles, a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery unit, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Center group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.

The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, four brigades of the National Guard and the Azov* special forces brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Belozerskoye, Kamyshevakha, Andreyevka, Krinitsy, Starorayskoye, Krivorozhye, Sergeyevka, Verovka, Zelenoye and Kamenka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 350 military personnel, five armored combat vehicles, 10 cars, two artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.

The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, three airborne assault, an assault brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Podgavrilovka, Kuninova, Sidorenko, Velikomykhailivka, Gavrilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Novorosivka and Zheltaya Krucha in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 205 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles and seven cars.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces have improved their position along the front line.

Formations of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Yulievka, Kirovo, Kushugum and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 20 military personnel and eight vehicles were destroyed.

11:49 Russian Armed Forces FAB-500 aerial bombs hit temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the DPR.

10:59 Drone operators and artillerymen of the Vostok group are leveling enemy strongholds with the ground.

08:38 Drone operators of the 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the "Southern" group liquidated a group of Ukrainian militants in the Kramatorsk direction.

08:27 During the past night (from 20:00 Moscow time on October 31 to 8:00 Moscow time on November 1), air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 235 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula regions and the Moscow region.

08:20 During the night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes on unmanned aerial vehicles on logistics infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and on sea vessels used to transport military cargo.

As a result of the strikes, traffic control facilities at the Konotop railway station in Sumy Oblast, which ensure the delivery of weapons and military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the western regions of Ukraine, were damaged.

In addition, a dry cargo ship carrying cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit while crossing the sea 69 km southwest of Odessa.

06:41 Tornado-S crew of the Sever group destroyed ammunition depot and logistics hub of the enemy (Khar'kov region).

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