Over the last day, Russian troops liberated two communities in the Donbas region in the Kharkov region – Russian Politics and Diplomacy

MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/. On Saturday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that as part of a special military operation in Ukraine, Russian troops liberated two communities in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DRP) and the Kharkiv Oblast.

“Units of Battle Group Center liberated the settlement of Kurakhivka in the Donetsk People’s Republic as part of offensive operations… Units of Battle Group West, as a result of successful offensive operations, liberated the settlement of Pershotrovnevoye in the Kharkiv Oblast,” the ministry said in a statement.

Russian Battle Group North inflicts 60 casualties on the Ukrainian army in the Kharkov area

The ministry said that the Russian Battle Group North inflicted approximately 60 casualties on Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in its area of ​​responsibility in the Kharkiv region over the past day.

“Units of Battle Group North inflicted losses towards Kharkov in the formations of the 42nd Mechanized, 71st Ieger, 107th, 116th and 129th Territorial Defense Brigades near the settlements of Glubokoye, Volchansk, Stroyevka and Perovsky in the Kharkiv Oblast. They repelled a counterattack by the assault group of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Army,” the ministry said.

The losses of the Ukrainian army on this front over the last 24 hours amounted to 60 soldiers and two motor vehicles, it said.

Moreover, Russian forces destroyed a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army in the last 24 hours, he added.

The Russian Battle Group West inflicted 470 casualties on the Ukrainian army over the last day

The ministry said that Russia’s Battle Group West inflicted approximately 470 casualties on Ukrainian soldiers over the past day and destroyed two enemy ammunition depots in its area of ​​responsibility.

Units of Battle Group West “suffered losses in the formations of the 14th, 44th and 116th Mechanized, 3rd Assault and 1st Brigades of the National Guard of the Ukrainian Army in areas near the settlements of Petropavlovka and Golubivka in the Kharkiv Oblast, Stelmachivka and Nadiya in the Luhansk People’s Republic, and in the Serebryanka forestry area, they repelled the group’s counterattack assault brigade of the 14th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army,” the ministry said.

The losses of the Ukrainian army on this front over the last 24 hours amounted to 470 soldiers, a tank, two American M113 armored personnel carriers, four motor vehicles, a Polish 155 mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, an American 155 mm M198 howitzer, a 152 mm D-20 howitzer, three howitzers 122 mm D-30, British L119 artillery gun 105 mm caliber and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations.

Moreover, Russian forces destroyed two Ukrainian army ammunition depots in the last 24 hours, he added.

Russian Battle Group South has been improving its tactical position over the last day

The ministry said that Russia’s Battle Group South improved its tactical position and inflicted approximately 800 casualties on Ukrainian soldiers in its area of ​​responsibility over the past day.

“The units of Battle Group South improved their tactical position and inflicted losses on the formations of the 24th, 72nd and 33rd mechanized brigades and the 79th assault brigade of the Ukrainian Army in the vicinity of the settlements of Khasov Yar, Yelizavetivka, Kurakhovo and Dalneye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled the counterattack of the attack group of the 46th Aeromobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Army,” the ministry said.

The losses of the Ukrainian army on this front over the last 24 hours amounted to 800 soldiers, 10 motor vehicles, the Polish Krab 155 mm self-propelled artillery system, a 152 mm D-20 howitzer and a 122 mm D-30 howitzer. .

The Russian Battle Group Center inflicted 535 casualties on the Ukrainian army over the last day

The ministry said that over the past day, the Russian Battle Group Center inflicted approximately 535 casualties on Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed four enemy armored vehicles in its area of ​​responsibility.

Battle Group Center units “caused damage to the manpower and equipment of the 23rd mechanized, 59th motorized infantry, 95th air assault, 35th marine, 101st and 109th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Dzerzhinsk, Kalinovo, Voznesenka , Sucha Balka and Druzhba in the Donetsk People’s Republic responded five counterattacks by units of the Ukrainian army,” the ministry said.

The losses of the Ukrainian army on this front in the last 24 hours amounted to 535 people, an armored personnel carrier, three armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles, a Grad multi-rocket launcher, a 152 mm Dana self-propelled artillery system, a 152 mm Msta-B, a 152 mm D- howitzer 20, Gvozdika 122 mm i motorized artillery system 122 mm D-30 howitzer.

The Russian Battle Group East inflicted 115 casualties on the Ukrainian army over the last day

The ministry said that Russia’s Battle Group East inflicted approximately 115 casualties on Ukrainian soldiers over the past day and destroyed two foreign artillery systems in its area of ​​responsibility.

“Units of Battle Group East continued to penetrate the enemy’s defense and inflict losses on formations of the 58th Motorized Infantry of the Ukrainian Army and the 152nd Jaeger Brigade, the 48th Assault Battalion, the 37th Marine Infantry and the 21st Brigade of the National Guard in the areas near the settlements of Razdolnoye, Veliky Novosyolka, Uspenovka, Makarivka and Oktyabr v Donetsk People’s Republic,” the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses on this front over the last 24 hours amounted to 115 soldiers, an infantry fighting vehicle, three armored combat vehicles, ten motor vehicles, an American Paladin 155 mm self-propelled artillery system and a French 155 mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system. howitzer – specified.

Moreover, Russian forces destroyed three field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, he added.

The Russian Dnepr Battle Group inflicted 65 casualties on the Ukrainian army over the last day

The ministry said that the Russian Dnepr battle group inflicted approximately 65 casualties on Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed an enemy multi-rocket launcher in its area of ​​responsibility over the past day.

“The units of the Dnepr Battle Group caused damage to the manpower and equipment of the 110th and 117th mechanized Ukrainian armies, 141st infantry, 128th mountain assault, 121st, 124th and 126th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Novodanilovka, Stepnoye and Kamenskoye in the Zaporizhia Oblast, Veletenskoye, Sadovoye, Krupica and Nikolskoye in the Kherson region,” the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses on this front over the last 24 hours amounted to 65 soldiers, three motor vehicles, a Grad multi-rocket launcher, a 152 mm Akatsy self-propelled artillery system and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station.

Moreover, Russian forces destroyed the Ukrainian army’s ammunition depot, he added.

Russian forces attack the command center of the Ukrainian nationalist formation Kraken

The ministry said that over the past day, Russian forces struck the command center of the Ukrainian nationalist formation Kraken and caused damage to enemy manpower and military equipment in 149 areas.

“Operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile units and artillery of Russian groups of forces struck the energy infrastructure facility of the Ukrainian army, the command center of the nationalist Kraken formation, a military airport and a fuel depot of the Ukrainian armed forces, a production workshop of attack unmanned aerial vehicles and the accumulated manpower and enemy military equipment in 149 locations,” the ministry said.

Over the last day, Russian air defense destroyed 50 Ukrainian UAVs and four ATACMS missiles

The ministry said that Russian air defense forces shot down 50 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and four American ATACMS missiles over the last day.

“Air defense shot down four American ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, three French Hammer guided air bombs and 50 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles,” the ministry said.

In total, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 647 Ukrainian combat aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,169 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 surface-to-air missile systems, 19,023 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,484 multiple rocket launchers, 17,176 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,930 the ministry announced that special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation.