Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (from November 2 to November 8, 2024)
From November 2 to November 8, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 38 group strikes with precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, as a result of which enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, energy facilities used to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine, infrastructure of military airfields, production workshops and storage sites of unmanned attack boats and unmanned aerial vehicles, arsenals, warehouses were hit ammunition and fuel. In addition, the points of temporary deployment of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries, as well as armored vehicles at the railway loading station, were hit.
During the week, the units of the North group of forces continued to carry out an operation to destroy the AFU formations in the Kursk region. Air strikes, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery fire defeated the manpower and equipment of a tank, six mechanized, three airborne assault brigades, a special forces brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, four air defense brigades and a National Guard brigade. Units of the mechanized, motorized infantry, and jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three defense brigades and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the Kharkiv direction. During the week in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, enemy losses amounted to over 2020 military personnel, nine tanks, 20 infantry fighting vehicles, including six Bradley infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by the United States, 34 other armored combat vehicles, 66 vehicles and 21 field artillery guns.
The coordinated actions of the units of the Zapad group of troops liberated the village of Pershotravnevoye in the Kharkiv region. The manpower and equipment of the tank, six mechanized, assault, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and four air defense brigades were defeated. 32 counterattacks of the AFU units were reflected. The enemy lost more than 3,160 troops, three tanks, seven M113 armored personnel carriers manufactured by the United States and five other armored combat vehicles, 24 vehicles, 23 field artillery guns, 13 of them produced by NATO countries. Four electronic warfare stations and 19 field ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of the active actions of the units of the "Southern" group of troops, the settlement of Antonovka of the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated. The formations of seven mechanized, motorized infantry, assault, two airmobile, amphibious assault, artillery brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the defense brigade and the National Guard brigade were defeated. 11 counterattacks of the assault units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were reflected. The enemy's losses amounted to over 4,420 military personnel, four armored combat vehicles, 38 vehicles, 21 field artillery guns, 12 of them Western-made, 10 electronic warfare stations and eight field ammunition depots.
Units of the Center group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defense and liberated the settlements of Kurakhovka, Vishnevoye and Kremennaya Balka of the Donetsk People's Republic. The manpower and equipment of six mechanized, motorized infantry, jaeger, airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, five air defense brigades, two National Guard brigades and the assault brigade "Lyut" of the National Police of Ukraine were defeated. We repelled 61 enemy counterattacks. During the week, the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces in this area amounted to over 3,440 servicemen, two tanks, 27 armored combat vehicles, including five M113 armored personnel carriers manufactured by the United States, 31 field artillery guns and 23 vehicles.
As a result of the decisive actions of the units of the Vostok group of forces, the settlement of Maksimovka in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated. The formations of two mechanized, motorized infantry, infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, two air defense brigades and a National Guard brigade were defeated. The enemy lost up to 820 troops, three tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles, 34 vehicles and nine 155-mm self-propelled artillery units manufactured by NATO countries.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, infantry, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and three air defense brigades. The losses of the Armed Forces amounted to up to 470 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, eight field artillery guns, three electronic warfare stations and six field ammunition depots.
By means of air defense, a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian air Force, eight ATACMS tactical missiles and 11 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers manufactured in the United States, 17 guided Hammer bombs manufactured in France and 290 unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were shot down.
During the week, 47 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of contact.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 648 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,409 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,141 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,486 multiple rocket launchers, 17,488 field artillery and mortars, 28,100 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
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