Russia captures Ukrainian elite in Kursk; controls additional bases in Donetsk... are notable news from the Russia-Ukraine war on the morning of November 8.
Russia takes control of more bases in Donetsk
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that on November 6, the country's army took control of two settlements in Donetsk, Antonovka and Maksimovka, according to TASS news agency.
“ Unit of the Southern Operational Group liberated the settlement of Antonovka as a result of successful offensive operations. Units of the Eastern Operational Group liberated the settlement of Maksimovka as a result of active operations, ” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
During the day, the Russian Northern Task Force inflicted about 30 casualties on the Ukrainian army and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot.
Russia's Western Task Force improved its tactical position on November 6 and inflicted about 450 casualties on the Ukrainian army.
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| In the Kursk region, Russia and Ukraine continue to engage in large-scale artillery battles, while continuing to fight for the encirclement. Photo: According to Sina |
Ukrainian losses in the area responsible for the Western Task Force were 1 tank, 1 M113 armored personnel carrier, 3 vehicles, 1 Krab self-propelled artillery system and 1 L119 howitzer.
In the area controlled by the Russian Western Task Force, Ukraine lost more than 520 soldiers, 12 vehicles, 1 M113 armored personnel carrier, 2 M119 howitzers, 2 D-39 howitzers and 2 ammunition depots.
Russia's Southern Task Force attacked five Ukrainian army brigades and caused about 645 enemy casualties in its area of responsibility over the past day.
Similarly, the operations of units of the Russian Central Battle Group cost Ukraine more than 500 soldiers, 1 tank, 2 armored fighting vehicles, 1 US-made 155mm M777 howitzer, 2 Msta-B howitzers, 1 D-20 howitzer, 2 D-30 howitzers and 1 Rapira anti-tank gun.
In the area controlled by Russia's Eastern Task Force, Ukraine's losses were 125 soldiers, 1 tank, 1 infantry fighting vehicle, 2 armored vehicles,...
The Russian Dnieper task force yesterday also caused losses to Ukraine of 70 soldiers and many weapons and equipment.
In Kursk province (Russia) - where Ukraine launched an attack since early August, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 250 soldiers in the past day.
In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry said that on November 6, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian military energy and fuel facilities.
Russian air defenses shot down one MiG-2 fighter, four high-mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) and 23 Ukrainian UAVs in the past 24 hours.
Ukrainian armor wiped out, 60 soldiers killed
On the Kursk front, the Ukrainian army broke the Russian siege but suffered heavy losses in return.
In the Kursk region, Russia and Ukraine continue to engage in large-scale artillery battles, while continuing to fight for the encirclement. According to the Telegram channel “Military Chronicles” reported on November 5, Ukrainian reinforcements in a counterattack on November 4-5 broke through the three-sided Russian siege of the village of Pogrebki.
Ukrainian reinforcements, departing from the village of Malaya Loknya, advanced along the highway northward, launching a powerful counterattack on Russian positions south of Pogrebki and on the west bank of the Malaya Loknya River.
Due to the river, Russian reserves could not support the positions on the west bank in time, forcing the Russian troops on the west bank to abandon their positions and retreat to the east bank. Thanks to that, the Ukrainian army opened the rural road from Malaya Loknya to Pogrebki.
Looking at the map, due to the close distance, the Russian army on the East bank can still use close-range firepower to directly attack the road on the West bank, blocking the road with firepower, causing the Ukrainian army to open the road but not be able to use it normally.
To ensure the safety of the road, Ukrainian reinforcements mobilized a platoon, supported by three infantry fighting vehicles, to attack the Russian positions on the eastern bank of the river.
However, with the support of anti-tank fire, the Russians destroyed one of the three Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicles, forcing the remaining two to retreat. The Ukrainian infantry, deprived of support, had to retreat urgently after 15 soldiers were killed and 3 captured.
As the Ukrainian army achieved a breakthrough on the eastern line of the encirclement, the Russian army began to intensify its attacks on the western line of the encirclement, especially on Novoivanovka and Leonidovo. The Russian army directly used Su-34 aircraft to bomb these villages.
According to the North Wind Telegram channel, the Ukrainian military complained that Russia used heavy air strikes on Ukrainian positions before launching a ground offensive, causing Ukraine to suffer heavy losses and constantly have to mobilize reserve forces to the area to reinforce the defense line. Since Ukraine has a large reserve force, it has enough strength to hold the defense line.
According to a video released by reporters on November 5, the Russian Army used the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system to destroy the armored group of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade of Ukraine, including two tanks, three Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 10 armored vehicles, 2S1 “Gvozdika” self-propelled guns, an Osa air defense system and about 10 pickup trucks were destroyed.
Video shows Russian reconnaissance drones successfully penetrated 30 km into Ukraine's Sumy region and detected a cluster of Ukrainian armored vehicles in a forest belt near the village of Kiyanitsa.
The Russian drone first thoroughly inspected the Ukrainian equipment, then transmitted the information obtained to the missile launchers behind. After confirming the information, the Russian troops in the rear immediately used the Tornado-S rocket artillery system to fire a volley, covering the forest area where the Ukrainian armored group was concentrated.
7 Ukrainian battalions fall into trap, suffer heavy casualties
As Russia tightens its grip on Kurakhove, Ukrainian brigades face particular difficulties as they are surrounded on three sides.
In the Kurakhove direction, although the Ukrainian Army command has sent reserve elite brigades from here to Kursk, according to the commander nicknamed “Muchnoy”, the Ukrainian forces in Kurakhove did not sit idly by and wait, but carried out internal reorganization, mobilizing almost all available reserve manpower, such as air defense forces, logistics and medical personnel who also took up arms.
After the reorganization, these non-frontline combat personnel will be sent to the front line. According to observer Yury Podolyaka, to minimize losses in siege battles, the Russian Army is implementing a large-scale encirclement strategy, cutting off the Ukrainian Army's supply lines at Kurakhove.
Looking at the map, southwest of Kurakhove, the Russians have captured the village of Yasna Polyana, which is only 8km from the main logistics line H-15 of Kurakhove. Importantly, within this 8km radius, only the village of Razliv can act as a barrier, the rest is a vast plain.
The Russians could launch a mechanized attack along the road from Yasna Polyana, quickly advancing to Razliv, which would be only about 1 km from H-15. Cutting off this road would disrupt more than 60% of Kurakhove's logistics.
Although there was still a side road about 2km north of H-15 that could lead to Kurakhove, because the distance between the two roads was too close, the Russian army only needed to cut off or approach H-15 to be able to use firepower to cover this side road.
Importantly, this side road was also about to be cut off by Russian forces from the north, moving down from Selidovo. The Russian forces in the north were only about 6-7km from the side road, close enough to be able to use fire to attack the convoys on the road.
Although they could not completely blockade the route by fire, the Russians could at least limit the supply lines on this road. With supplies cut off, the Ukrainian forces in Kurakhove tried in vain.
Source: https://congthuong.vn/chien-su-nga-ukraine-sang-811-nga-bat-giu-linh-tinh-nhue-ukraine-tai-kursk-kiem-soat-them-can-cu-o-donetsk-357518.html
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