Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of a special military operation (for the period from October 28 to November 3, 2023)
From October 28 to November 3, 2023, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out fifteen group strikes with precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on warehouses of rocket and artillery weapons, places of storage of weapons and military equipment, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian servicemen, nationalists and foreign mercenaries.
As a result of the strikes, hangars for preparing Ukrainian aircraft for departure, production sites for unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats, groups of foreign instructors and mercenaries were destroyed.
In the Kupyansk direction, units of the "Western" grouping of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions with professional actions, and also repelled 24 enemy counterattacks.
Air strikes and artillery fire affected the manpower and equipment of the 25th airborne, 14th and 115th mechanized, as well as the 95th airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Timkovka of the Kharkiv region and Makeyevka of the Luhansk People's Republic.
Enemy losses during the week in this direction amounted to over 755 servicemen, seven tanks, eight armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, 16 field artillery guns, as well as two MLRS combat vehicles.
In addition, two field ammunition depots of the AFU units were destroyed.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, 20 attacks by assault detachments of the 24th, 63rd and 67th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Vodiane, Leninskoye and Yampolovka of the Donetsk People's Republic were repelled by the skillful actions of units of the Center group of troops, air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems.
The enemy's losses during this period amounted to more than 920 servicemen, three tanks, 14 armored combat vehicles, 19 cars and five guns.
In the Donetsk direction, Russian units of the "Southern" grouping of troops repelled six attacks and defeated units of the 28th, 67th and 93rd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Kurdyumovka, Kleshcheyevka and Maryinka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 1,340 servicemen, seven tanks, 22 armored fighting vehicles, 22 vehicles, 19 field artillery guns and four MLRS combat vehicles.
Also, two warehouses with ammunition and military equipment were destroyed.
In the South Donetsk direction, Russian units repelled four attacks by assault detachments of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 118th Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Vodiane and Staromayorskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During this period, the enemy's losses amounted to over 1,110 military personnel, seven tanks, 11 armored combat vehicles, 28 vehicles, nine field artillery guns, as well as a MLRS combat vehicle.
In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian troops conducted an active defense, during which they repelled eight attacks by the 33rd mechanized and 71st Jaeger brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Verbovoye and Workino of the Zaporozhye region.
The enemy's losses in this direction during the week amounted to more than 760 military personnel, four tanks, 26 armored combat vehicles, 27 vehicles, 14 field artillery guns, as well as a MLRS combat vehicle.
In the Kherson direction, as a result of artillery fire raids, preemptive actions of Russian troops, the enemy's attempts to land and gain a foothold on the left bank of the Dnieper were thwarted.
In addition, units of the 35th and 37th brigades of the AFU Marines were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Tyaginka and Ivanovka in the Kherson region.
As a result of the fighting, the enemy's losses amounted to up to 550 servicemen killed and wounded, 11 field artillery guns, 40 cars and 35 different swimming facilities.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces and air defense systems destroyed 10 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force and one helicopter during the week, including: five Mig-29, three Su-27, one Su-25 attack aircraft, one L-39 combat training aircraft, as well as a Mi-8 helicopter.
In addition, four ATACMS tactical missiles, three JDAM guided aerial bombs, three HARM anti-radar missiles, 51 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and 274 unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted.
During the week, 28 Ukrainian servicemen voluntarily surrendered to Russian troops.
Only on November 1 of this year, fifteen Ukrainian servicemen voluntarily surrendered to one of the units of the Vostok group of troops, who refused to follow the orders of their command and die during the next "meat assault".
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 525 aircraft, 254 helicopters, 8586 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 anti-aircraft missile systems, 13135 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1177 multiple rocket launchers, 6967 field artillery and mortars, as well as 14923 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
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