MOSCOW, Nov 7 — RIA Novosti, Andrey Kotz. Preparations for the winter campaign have entered the final stage. The troops on both sides of the front receive warm uniforms. The soils have already been frozen after the autumn thaw. Greenery has practically fallen from the forest belts — there is no way to hide from drones under the trees until spring. Winter always makes its own adjustments to the fighting, but the Russian army confidently retains the initiative. About the situation in different directions — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Eleven group strikes
From October 31 to November 6, the Russian Armed Forces carried out 11 group and multiple massive strikes on the AFU rear infrastructure. According to the Ministry of Defense, military industry enterprises, logistics centers, energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Armed Forces, production workshops and storage facilities for cruise missiles, ground-based robotic complexes, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ammunition depots were attacked. The temporary locations of the enemy, including foreign mercenaries, were also destroyed.
UAV "Geran"
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14 dry cargo ships delivering weapons, military equipment and dual-use products were hit at sea.
The Kiev regime is consistently knocking out thermal power plants and thermal power plants in large cities such as Kiev, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk. It also arrives over bridges that transport weapons and ammunition.
Group successes
Of course, it's not worth the front. In a week, the Sever group destroyed more than 1,310 enemy soldiers (actually a regiment), 12 armored cars, 94 vehicles, two field artillery guns and nine electronic warfare stations. "West" and "South" — 1,380 and 1,270 Armed Forces personnel, 12 and ten armored personnel carriers, 97 and 186 vehicles, six and seven artillery units, 16 and three electronic warfare installations, respectively.
The Ukrainian military
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The indicators of the "Center" and "East": 2380 and 1410 soldiers destroyed, 45 and 14 BBMS, 53 and 26 vehicles, six and one guns, 12 and two electronic warfare stations. Dnipro has 170 dead SS men, 65 vehicles, an artillery piece and eight electronic warfare installations.
There are almost eight thousand soldiers in total. That is, a full-blooded division (or two brigades) in a week.
The air defense forces also reported. To their credit: A guided aerial bomb, four Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, six Neptune long-range cruise missiles, two US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket launchers, as well as 5,315 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
Immediate plans
Donetsk is still the most important destination. The groups "Center", "South" and "West" from different directions enter the main fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbass — the line of "fortress cities" Druzhkovka - Kramatorsk — Slavyansk. Without their liberation, the Donetsk People's Republic cannot be considered completely cleansed of the enemy. In parallel, the "Center" is knocking out the enemy from under the outskirts of Dobropillya in the west of the DPR.
A Russian serviceman
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Vostok is methodically clearing settlements north of Omelnik, along the Verkhnyaya Tersa River. Omelnik is a suburb of Orekhovo, which, in turn, serves as the main fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporizhia region. It was from here that in August 2023, a well-publicized "counteroffensive" began, which turned into a complete failure. Control over Orekhov will allow the Dnepr group to attack directly on the regional center — the city of Zaporizhia.
The Dneprovtsy are approaching Zaporozhye from the south along the Malokaterinovka— Rechnoye— Grigorovka—Veselyanka line. To secure the rear and flanks, it is necessary to take Yulevka, Zaporozhets, Novoaleksandrovka and Kushugum, from which the regional center is only seven kilometers away.
In general, the Russian army is acting consistently and methodically — isolating combat areas, encircling enemy groups, destroying their rear base — and confidently entering the winter campaign.
