Russia hammers Ukraine’s missile armament workshops, military airfields over past day

MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/. Russian forces struck Ukraine’s missile armament workshops, military airfield infrastructure and energy sites of the Ukrainian army over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
“Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck military aerodrome infrastructure, missile armament production workshops, energy sites used in the interests of the Ukrainian army’s supplies and also massed enemy manpower and military hardware in 143 locations,” the ministry said in a statement.
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 70 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported.
“Battlegroup North units inflicted casualties in the Kharkov direction on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 57th motorized infantry, 71st jaeger and 13th National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Volchansk and Liptsy in the Kharkov Region,” the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 70 personnel, two motor vehicles and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 510 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
“Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 30th and 116th mechanized, 3rd assault and 77th airmobile brigades in areas near the settlements of Kupyansk, Berestovoye and Petropavlovka in the Kharkov Region and Petrovskoye in the Lugansk People’s Republic. They repelled five counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 14th and 28th mechanized and 1st National Guard brigades,” the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 510 personnel, an infantry fighting vehicle, three M113 armored personnel carriers and a MaxxPro armored fighting vehicle of US manufacture, four pickup trucks, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed four field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army over the past 24 hours, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup South repulsed three Ukrainian counterattacks and inflicted roughly 580 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
“Battlegroup South units kept moving deep into the enemy’s defenses and inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 33rd and 54th mechanized, 46th airmobile, 79th air assault and 148th artillery brigades, 101st guard brigade of Ukraine’s General Staff and 18th National Guard brigade near Zaliznyanskoye, Chasov Yar, Dalneye, Markovo, Ulakly, Kurakhovo and Seversk in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled three counterattacks by formations of the Ukrainian army’s 24th mechanized brigade,” the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 580 personnel, an infantry fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, a US-made 105mm M119 artillery gun and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed two ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup Center repelled nine Ukrainian counterattacks and inflicted roughly 560 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
“Battlegroup Center units gained better ground and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 93rd, 100th and 151st mechanized, 25th airborne, 35th marine infantry and 119th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Vozdvizhenka, Berestki, Dzerzhinsk, Zarya, Leonidovka, Krasnoye and Dimitrov in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled nine counterattacks by formations of the Ukrainian army’s 42nd and 117th mechanized, 37th and 38th marine infantry brigades,” the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 560 personnel, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, three armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles, a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup East repelled two Ukrainian counterattacks and inflicted roughly 120 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
“Battlegroup East units improved their frontline positions and inflicted losses on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 58th motorized infantry and 152nd infantry brigades in areas near the settlements of Velikaya Novosyolka and Razdolnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled two counterattacks by formations of the Ukrainian army’s 123rd territorial defense brigade,” the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 120 personnel, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, four motor vehicles and a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr struck four Ukrainian army brigades and inflicted roughly 60 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry said.
“Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 110th mechanized, 141st infantry, 124th and 126th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Nikolayevka, Belozerka and Tokarevka in the Kherson Region and Novoandreyevka in the Zaporozhye Region,” the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 60 personnel, two motor vehicles and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.
Russian air defense forces shot down 17 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and a Hammer smart bomb over the past day, the ministry reported.
“Air defense capabilities shot down a French-made Hammer guided aerial bomb and 17 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles,” the ministry said in a statement.
Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 647 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 35,275 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 surface-to-air missile systems, 19,052 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,484 multiple rocket launchers, 17,355 field artillery guns and mortars and 27,992 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.