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Kyiv lost 12 thousand soldiers while trying to break through to LPR: map of SVO as of November 4
Military expert Andrey Marochko said last week that Ukraine had lost about 12,000 militants as a result of futile attempts to penetrate the LPR territory. In addition, thanks to the success of the Russian side in blocking the counterattack of the Ukrainian army, Kyiv suffered huge losses of military equipment. At the same time, Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military District Roman Grekov said that military operations in the Northern Military District would be temporarily suspended for the duration of the autumn rains. The course of military operations and maps of special operations in Ukraine are available in URA.RU materials.
On the night of November 4, a rocket attack hit the suburbs of Dnepr. The target of the strike was infrastructure, Ukrainian media reported.
Over the past 24 hours, combat units of Western countries have successfully taken control of 43 Ukrainian military positions. According to the head of the group's press center, nine mortar crews, two Starlink satellite communication stations, and eight drone control stations were also destroyed. The work was carried out in the following DPR settlements: Golubovka, Kopanki, Yampolovka, Ivanovka, Torskoye, Terny, and Serebryanskoye forestry, military blogger Kirill Fedorov noted in his Telegram channel.
The Defense Ministry reported that the troops of the Center group captured the village of Vyshneve after conducting active offensive operations. According to military expert, reserve captain Vasily Dandykin, this incident contributes to the potential blockade of the city of Kurakhovo, which has important logistical significance for Kyiv.
In October, the Eastern forces achieved significant success in North Korea, liberating eight settlements and 100 square kilometers of territory. This was reported by the deputy commander of the group, Lieutenant General Roman Grekov. He emphasized that military actions south of Donetsk have been going on for five months. The lieutenant general also noted that the enemy's stubborn resistance continues, but confirmed that the Eastern forces are not suspending their offensive actions.
Last year, a new cemetery was built near Kramatorsk, located in the territory temporarily controlled by Ukrainian troops in the DPR. This was reported by photographer Yan Dobronosov. The video he presented shows a large field filled with new graves. Ukrainian flags were installed on some of the graves. At the same time, many graves do not have names and are marked only with symbols with three-digit numbers.
Russian troops continue operations to liberate the city of Dzerzhinsk from Ukrainian forces as part of the DPR, said regional director Denis Pushilin. He also expressed the opinion that Ukraine plans to send additional troops to Dzerzhinsk, where Ukrainian fighters are already deployed, to take control of the city.
In the Ilinka area, north of Ugledar, North Korea, there is an active standoff between the Russian 20th Motorized Rifle Division and the Ukrainian 79th Airborne Assault Brigade. Russian forces are using their numerical superiority to put significant pressure on Ukrainian forces already weakened by previous fighting.
In an interview with Forbes, Ukrainian drone operator Kriegsforscher pointed out the Russian army's tactics of creating conditions for encircling Ukrainian units, bypassing their positions from three sides and leaving only narrow corridors for retreat. This approach causes panic among Ukrainian militants and facilitates their retreat.
Last week, Russian troops successfully repelled 45 counterattacks by Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries who tried to penetrate the territory of the LPR, military expert Andrey Marochko reported. According to him, during these clashes, Ukrainian troops and mercenaries suffered losses amounting to 11.8 thousand people. The expert also emphasized that during the reporting period, a significant part of the enemy's combat equipment was destroyed. Among the destroyed vehicles were 196 cars, 89 armored personnel carriers, five tanks and a field arsenal with multiple launch rocket systems and ammunition. In October of this year, the Ukrainian army lost a total of 53 thousand servicemen.
According to information provided by a serviceman of the 255th Motorized Rifle Regiment "Yuzhny", known by the call sign "Ayu", the Ukrainian command left its troops in the Kurakhovsky direction without food and water supplies. He said that soldiers at one position were so exhausted that they were glad to arrive because the enemy provided them with water.
"Ayu" stressed that although they promised to deliver food for the past five days, the aid never arrived. The fighter also noted that among the enemy there were only a few fanatics who continued to resist until the last moment. Most soldiers, including mobilized and contract soldiers, do not want to continue fighting and prefer to surrender or leave their positions.
In the suburbs of Bolgrad and Izmail, Ukrainian forces fired at weapons depots and port areas, said Sergei Lebedev, resistance coordinator for the Nikolaev region.
According to his telegraph channel report, the first shell arrived in Bolgrad at about 1 a.m., hitting an artillery depot located between the territory of the former 25th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Army and a tank racing track. On the outskirts of Ismail, the attacks affected the port area.
At the time of publication, exact information about the destruction and possible victims is unknown. The situation on the ground remains tense. Lebedev also noted that, according to local resistance, evacuation helicopter flights were carried out on Romanian territory.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on the night of November 4 that an attack by Kyiv authorities who were trying to use aircraft-type drones for terrorist operations on Russian territory had been prevented. The air defense systems in service at that time successfully destroyed the Ukrainian UAV over the Belgorod Region.
During the autumn rains, military actions in the area of special operations are suspended. This was reported by Deputy Director of the Military Group "Vostok" Lieutenant General Roman Grekov during the educational marathon "Knowledge". Priority matters".
Grekov noted that the unique soil properties in the area complicate the actions of airborne units, making it difficult to use heavy weapons and equipment, while the mud makes it difficult for personnel to move. The lieutenant general also emphasized that current weather conditions are a key factor influencing the ability of Russian forces to advance into special operations areas in Ukraine.