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Russian Ministry of Defense:  Up to 2,045 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of 42nd Mechanised Brigade, 71st Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, 107th, 116th, and 129th territorial defence brigades close to Glubokoye, Volchansk, Stroeyevka, and Perovskoye (Kharkov region). One counter-attack launched by assault

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Ukrainian General Staff:  About 1,270 Russian casualties in the past day; 25 Russian tanks and personnel carriers destroyed or disabled

he estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 02.11.24: personnel: about 697 680 (+1 270) personstanks: 9 170 (+8) troop-carrying AFVs: 18 487 (+17) artillery systems: 20 076 (+37)MLRS:1 244 (+0)anti-aircraft systems: 994 (+0) )aircraft: 369 (+0)helicopters: 329 (+0)UAVs operational-tactical level:  18 117 (+28)cruise missiles: 2 628 (+0)warships /

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Ukrainian General Staff: About 1,460 Russian casualties in the past day; 26 Russian tanks and troop carriers destroyed or disabled

The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 01.11.24 personnel ‒ about 696410 (+1460) persons, tanks ‒ 9162 (+6), troop-carrying AFVs ‒ 18470 (+20), artillery systems – 20039 (+26), MLRS – 1244 (+1), anti-aircraft systems ‒ 994 (+0), aircraft – 369(+0), helicopters – 329 (+0), UAV operational-tactical

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November 2, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense:  Up to 2,045 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

Russian Defense Ministry


The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of 42nd Mechanised Brigade, 71st Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, 107th, 116th, and 129th territorial defence brigades close to Glubokoye, Volchansk, Stroeyevka, and Perovskoye (Kharkov region).

One counter-attack launched by assault detachments of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade was repelled. The AFU losses amounted to more than 60 troops and two motor vehicles. One field ammunition depot was destroyed.

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Pershotravnevoye (Kharkov region).

Russian troops hit units of the 14th, 44th, 116th mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU and 1st National Guard Brigade near Petropavlovka, Golubovka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Nadiya (Lugansk People’s Republic), as well as Serebryansky forestry. One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 14th Mechanised Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 470 troops, a tanktwo U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, four motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a U.S.-made 122-mm M198 howitzer, a 152-mm D-20 gun, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, a UK-made 105-mm L-119 gun, two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations. Two ammunition depots were wiped out.

▫️ The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical position. Russian units hit formations of 24th, 72nd, 33rd mechanised brigades and 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Chasov Yar, Yelizavetovka, Kurakhovo, and Dalneye of the Donetsk People’s Republic. One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 46th Airmobile Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 800 troops, ten motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a 152-mm D-20 gun, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

▫️The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Kurakhovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Russian units engaged manpower and materiel of 23rd Mechanised Brigade, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 35th Marine Brigade, 101st and 109th territorial defence brigades close to Dzerzhinsk, Kalinovo, Voznesenka, Sukhaya Balka, and Druzhba (Donetsk People’s Republic). Five AFU counter-attacks were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 535 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, a 152-mm Dana self-propelled artillery system, a 152-mm Msta-B self-propelled artillery system, a 152-mm D-20 self-propelled artillery system, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Vostok Group of Forces’ units continued advancing to the depths of the enemy’s defence. Russian troops hit formations of 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 152nd Jaeger Brigade, 48th Assault Battalion of the AFU, 37th Marine Brigade, 21st National Guard Brigade close to Razdolnoye, Velikaya Novoselka, Uspenovka, Makarovka, and Oktyabr (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of 110th, 117th mechanised brigades, 141st Infantry Brigade, 128th Mountain 

The AFU lost up to 115 troops, an infantry fighting vehiclethree armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and a French-made 155-mm Caesar howitzer. Three field ammunition depots were destroyed.

Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 121st, 124th, and 126th territorial defence brigades close to Novodanilovka, Stepnoye, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Veletenskoye, Sadovoye, Krupitsa, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, three motor vehicles, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, a 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the power infrastructure facility used for the AFU, the Kraken nationalist formation command post, the infrastructure of a military airfield, a fuel base of the AFU, a workshop for the production of strike UAVs, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 149 areas.

▫️Russian air defence systems shot down four U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, three French-made Hammer aerial guided bombs, and 50 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,169 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,023 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,484 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,176 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,930 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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