Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (26 October – 1 November 2024) - TEXT ONLY

⚡️Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (26 October – 1 November 2024)

▫️From 26 October to 1 November, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have launched 44 group strikes by high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles. Russian troops have hit Ukrainian power facilities that provided support for military industry enterprises, the infrastructure of military airfields and railway communication routes used by the AFU for the transfer of Western-made weapons and hardware.

In addition, a UAV Command Centre of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a production facility and storage area of attack drones, ammunition depots, POL bases as well as temporary deployment areas of AFU manpower, nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries have been eliminated.

▫️Over the past week, the units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to eliminate AFU formations in Kursk region.

Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery have inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of a tank brigade, six mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, four territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades.

▫️In Kharkov direction, units of a mechanised brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, and three territorial defence brigades of the AFU have been hit.

Over the past week, the enemy losses were over 2,810 troops, three tanks, eight infantry fighting vehicles, including Swedish-made CV-90 vehicle, one U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier, and 59 other armoured fighting vehicles.

In addition, two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS systems launchers, 38 field artillery guns, including five U.S. 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery systems, and 114 motor vehicles have been eliminated.

▫️The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have liberated Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region).

Russian troops have inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades. In addition, 35 counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments have been repelled.

The AFU losses were more than 3,620 troops, six U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 16 other armoured fighting vehicles, 31 motor vehicles, 26 field artillery guns, 14 of them manufactured by NATO countries, 12 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations as well as 16 field ammunition depots.

▫️As a result of active operations by units of the Yug Group of Forces, Aleksandropol and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic) have been liberated.

Russian troops have launched strikes on formations of two tank brigades, six mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one infantry brigade, one assault brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one airmobile brigade, and one air assault brigade, one territorial defence brigade and one national guard brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ten counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments have been repelled.

The enemy losses were more than 5,390 troops, two tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, eight other armoured fighting vehicles, and 51 motor vehicles.

One U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS system launcher, 32 field artillery guns, including 15 Western-made ones, six electronic warfare stations, and 14 field ammunition depots have been neutralised.

▫️The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depths of enemy defences and liberated Selidovo, Gornyak, Tsukurino, Leonidovka, and Izmaylovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Strikes have been delivered at manpower and hardware of seven mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, two infantry brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airborne brigade, one marine brigade, four territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian servicemen have repelled 72 enemy counter-attacks.

Over the past week, the enemy losses were up to 3,840 troops, 20 armoured fighting vehicles, including two Swedish-made Viking armoured personnel carriers, 23 motor vehicles, and 33 field artillery guns.

▫️The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have liberated Dobrovolye, Novoukrainka, Shakhterskoye, and Yasnaya Polyana (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian units have engaged formations of a mechanised brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade.

The AFU losses were up to 840 troops, three tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 50 motor vehicles, 15 field artillery guns, including 10 self-propelled artillery systems and 155-mm howitzers made by NATO countries.

▫️The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of the AFU two mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one marine brigade, and five territorial defence brigades.

The AFU losses were up to 500 troops, 27 motor vehicles, and 11 field artillery guns. In addition, 11 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and six field ammunition depots have been eliminated.

▫️Air defence facilities have shot down seven ATACMS operational missiles and 26 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, nine French-made converted Hammer aerial bombs, one S-200 anti-aircraft guided missile converted to hit ground targets, and 815 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️During the week, 54 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact.

📊 ▫️In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,119 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,012 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,482 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,158 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,898 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.