MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated two communities in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Kharkiv region in the last day as part of the special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

“Units of the Battle Group Center liberated the settlement of Kurakhovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic as part of offensive operations… Units of the Battle Group West liberated the settlement of Pershotravnevoye in the Kharkiv region as a result of successful offensive operations,” the ministry said in a communicated.

Russia’s Northern Battlegroup inflicted 60 casualties on the Ukrainian army in the Kharkiv area

Russia’s Northern Battlegroup inflicted about 60 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in its area of ​​responsibility in the Kharkiv region in the last day, the ministry said.

“Units of the Northern battle group caused casualties in the Kharkiv direction to formations of the 42nd mechanized, 71st jaeger, 107th, 116th and 129th territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian army near the settlements of Glubokoye, Volchansk, Stroyevka and Perovskoye from the counterattack in the Kharkiv region. by an assault group of the Ukrainian 57th motorized infantry brigade of the army,” the ministry said.

The losses of the Ukrainian army in that front line area in the last 24 hours amounted to 60 people and two vehicles, he said.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian military field ammunition depot in the past 24 hours, the statement said.

Russia’s Western Battlegroup has inflicted 470 casualties on the Ukrainian military in the last day

Russia’s Battle Group West inflicted about 470 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy ammunition depots in its area of ​​responsibility in the last day, the ministry said.

Units of the Western battle group “caused losses to the formations of the 14th, 44th and 116th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army, the 3rd assault and the 1st National Guard in the areas near the settlements of Petropavlovka and Golubovka in Kharkiv, Stelmahovka and Nadiya region of Luhansk and People’s Republic. forestry area Serebryanka They repelled a counterattack by an assault group of the 14th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army,” the ministry said.

Ukrainian army losses in that front area in the last 24 hours amounted to 470 men, one tank, two US-made M113 armored vehicles, four vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a US-made self-propelled artillery system. 155mm M198 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, one British-made L119 105mm artillery gun and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, it said.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed two Ukrainian military ammunition depots in the past 24 hours, the statement said.

Russia’s Battle Group South has improved its tactical position from the previous day

Russia’s Battle Group South has improved its tactical position and inflicted about 800 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of ​​responsibility in the last day, the ministry said.

“The units of the Southern battle group improved their tactical position and caused losses to formations of the 24th, 72nd and 33rd mechanized and 79th air assault brigades of the Ukrainian army in the areas near the settlements of Chasov Yar, Yelizavetovka, Kurakhovo and Dalneye of the Republic Popular Donetsk. a counterattack by an assault group of the 46th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian army,” the ministry said.

Ukrainian army losses in that front area in the last 24 hours amounted to 800 men, ten vehicles, one Polish-made Krab 155 mm self-propelled artillery system, one D-20 152 mm howitzer and one D -30 of 122 mm, he said. .

Russia’s Battle Group Center has inflicted 535 casualties on the Ukrainian military in the last day

Russia’s Battle Group Center inflicted approximately 535 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy armored vehicles in its area of ​​responsibility over the past day, the ministry said.

Battle Group Center units “caused damage to the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Army’s 23rd Mechanized, 59th Motorized Infantry, 95th Air Assault, 35th Marine Infantry, 101st and 109th territorial defense brigades in the areas near the settlements of Dzerzhinsk, Kalinovo, Voznesenka and Drkhauzya Balea. in the People’s Republic of Donetsk repelled five counterattacks by Ukrainian army units,” the ministry said.

The losses of the Ukrainian army in that front area in the last 24 hours amounted to 535 personnel, an armored personnel carrier, three armored fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, a Grad multiple rocket launcher, an artillery system self-propelled 152 mm Dana, a 152 mm Msta. – Howitzer B, a D-20 152 mm howitzer, a Gvozdika 122 mm motorized artillery system and a D-30 122 mm howitzer, he said.

Russia’s Eastern Battlegroup has inflicted 115 casualties on the Ukrainian military in the last day

Russia’s Eastern Battlegroup inflicted about 115 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two foreign-made artillery systems in its area of ​​responsibility in the last day, the ministry said.

“The units of the Eastern battle group continued to move deep into the enemy’s defenses and inflicted losses on the formations of the 58th motorized infantry and 152nd jaeger brigades of the Ukrainian army, the 48th assault battalion, the 37th marine infantry and 21st brigades of the National Guard in the areas near the settlements of Razka Velikadol Novosyol. , Uspenovka, Makarovka and Oktyabr in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the ministry said.

The losses of the Ukrainian army in that front area in the last 24 hours amounted to 115 personnel, one infantry fighting vehicle, three armored fighting vehicles, ten motorized vehicles, one Paladin 155 mm self-propelled artillery system manufactured in the US and a French-made 155mm Caesar. howitzer, he specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed three Ukrainian military field ammunition depots, the statement said.

The Russian battle group Dnepr inflicted 65 casualties on the Ukrainian army in the last day

The Russian battle group Dnepr caused about 65 casualties to Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy multiple rocket launcher in its area of ​​responsibility in the last day, the ministry said.

“Units of the Dnepr battle group caused damage to the manpower and equipment of the 110th and 117th mechanized Ukrainian army, 141st infantry, 128th mountain assault, 121st, 124th and 126th territorial defense brigades in the areas near the settlements of Novodanilovka, Steponie Region and Zaozmens . Veletenskoye, Sadovoye, Krupitsa and Nikolskoye in the Kherson region,” the ministry said.

Ukrainian army losses in that front area in the last 24 hours amounted to 65 personnel, three vehicles, a Grad multiple rocket launcher, an Akatsiya 152mm self-propelled artillery system and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station , he specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, the statement said.

Russian forces strike the command center of the Ukrainian nationalist group Kraken

Russian forces struck a command center of the Kraken nationalist group in Ukraine and caused damage to enemy military personnel and equipment in 149 areas over the past day, the ministry said.

“Operational/tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial attack vehicles, missile troops and artillery of Russian forces struck a Ukrainian military energy infrastructure site, a Kraken nationalist formation command center, a military airfield and a fuel depot of Ukraine. armed forces, an attack unmanned aerial vehicle production workshop and mass enemy military manpower and equipment in 149 locations,” the ministry said.

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

Russian air defense forces shot down 50 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and four US-made ATACMS missiles in the last day, the ministry said.

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

In total, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 647 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 35,169 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 surface-to-air missile systems, 19,023 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,484 rocket launchers multiples, 17 field guns and mortars176. 27,930 special military vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry informed.