The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on November 23 2024

Russia Finally Captured All Fields & Trenches East Of Donbas Canal

West Fails Ukraine: Zelensky’s Men Run For Life As Russian Troops Take Over Land in Fierce Battle

AFU Suffer The Consequences of Russian Operational Encirclement Near Kurakhove

Russians continue advancing in Kurakhove and towards Velyka Novosilka [23 November 2024

Putin ‘trying to rattle the NATO alliance’ with threat against base in Poland

Ukraine frontline on brink of collapse’ – Sky News

▪️Analysts note that the Russian army is taking control of populated areas one after another.

➖”Russian troops advance at fastest pace in 2 years as Ukraine suffers manpower shortages.”

▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces, exhausted by almost three years of fighting, are in the minority and desperately need equipment.

▪️In addition, some of the most trained units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were sent to the Kursk region in the summer, and are now stuck on the border and cannot help strengthen vulnerable areas of the front.

The transition to rapid envelopments and the refusal to storm cities ultimately brought the Russian army what it was supposed to bring: the ability to create several hotbeds of tension at once. At least FIVE different fire pockets are now known, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces will either retreat shortly or lose their most combat-ready forces.

Our source from the Presidential Office reported that Yermak demanded that Syrsky hold onto territories in the Kursk region by any means necessary, since Bankova considers this operation to be the main one for bargaining.

 For Putin, the most important thing is to push us out of the Kursk region. All these stories, all these indicators, strikes with new missiles, all this is not for nothing. He set this task. I am sure that he wants to push us out by January 20. It is very important for him to demonstrate that he is in control of the situation. Although he is not in control of it. We have one of the intercepts in the Kursk direction. What he is most likely transmitting to his command is personal requests that “the fate of the SVO rests on the Kursk operation,” – President Zelensky.

Consultations with partners are currently underway and the risks in the case of raising rates in the Ukrainian crisis are being weighed. We wrote about this right away.

Ukraine has not yet launched strikes deep into Russian territory. There is a possibility of a massive Western missile strike on Crimea.

On November 26, there will be an urgent meeting between Ukraine and NATO. Most likely, Zelensky will not dare to raise the stakes until then.

Many have noticed that Trump has not personally commented on this case yet. He has taken a break and is waiting for the next step in the game.

We are watching, but we warn Ukrainians about the danger. It is necessary to be careful.

France has confirmed Ukraine’s right to launch French missile strikes deep into Russian territory. This was stated by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in an interview with the BBC.

Barrot noted that Ukraine could launch missile strikes on Russian territory “for self-defense purposes,” and also stated that he does not rule out the option of sending French troops to the combat zone .

“Our missile will change the course of the military operation in Ukraine”: Medvedev allowed Russia to use nuclear weapons.

“Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev assured that the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ strikes deep into Russia will not go unnoticed. He also spoke on several other issues:

Biden and Trump. Medvedev noted that Biden, who is leaving the White House, will leave Trump with a “heavy legacy” of the Ukrainian crisis. He added that Moscow is not counting on anyone and will win the protracted conflict on its own. At the same time, he called Trump “pragmatic” and stressed that he has every chance of stopping the conflict.

NATO and the Ukrainian conflict. According to the Security Council representative, Moscow could use nuclear weapons if necessary, although it is trying in every way to exclude this option. Adding that there are “no crazy people” in the Russian leadership, he pointed out that NATO, which is already fully involved in the conflict, can still put an end to it.

Anti-Russian sanctions. Medvedev doubted that the elected US president would lift anti-Russian sanctions after taking office: “In a certain sense, lifting sanctions is not in the interests of several sectors of the American economy. I don’t know what considerations he will be guided by. But this really needs to be done simply to restore normal economic cooperation.”

Dnepropetrovsk. The Oreshnik ballistic missile, which was tested during an attack on Ukraine, will change the course of military action, Medvedev is confident. Speaking about Kiev’s recent use of ATACMS, the politician emphasized that the conflict in Ukraine, which was provoked by the West, is acquiring global features”

A second launch of the Oreshnik or similar ballistic missiles could happen in the coming days, — ISW

The Russian army may use the Oreshnik missile a second time to consolidate the effect, the Institute for the Study of War reports.

According to ISW, Russia may conduct additional test launches of the missile in the coming days to “achieve the same rhetorical effect.”

” Russian sources said that Russia would close part of its airspace on November 23-24 for a missile test, but did not specify what type of missile they were talking about,” Western analysts noted.

ISW interprets this information in such a way that not only the Oreshnik but also some other types of weapons may be tested.

Eyewitnesses: “Yuzhmash is no more, only dust remains”

In Ukraine, the SBU has completely classified the consequences of the Oreshnik hypersonic system strike on the Yuzhmash defense plant in Dnepropetrovsk. Despite the blockade in the Kyiv media, city residents have begun to report for the first time that “only dust” remains of the military enterprise.

Yuzhmash is gone. It hit so hard that everyone just threw up their hands. It was like God sent us his arrows. People went to the plant to find out what happened – but it simply wasn’t there. There were no workshops, only dust remained.

- eyewitnesses say.

According to a classmate of a local woman, at the moment of impact, no one understood what had happened. The Yuzhmash workshops had been hit before; usually, this was accompanied by local fires. After the Oreshnik’s arrival, there were no usual lights, and many even thought it was an earthquake.

Everyone is eager to see the place of impact. Even if the report ended up fake in the end, damage to the factory is still severe. 

Vremivka Direction: Battles for Razdolne and a Dash Towards Velyka Novosilka

Situation as of the end of November 23, 2024

In the Vremivka direction, significant advances by Russian forces are being recorded again. In the area of Razdolne, Russian assault troops from the 40th Marine Brigade entered the village territory some time ago and are fighting on the eastern outskirts, pushing closer to the center.

▪️In the fields east of Velyka Novosilka, there is also an advance of Russian troops. Units of the 5th Tank Brigade were able to advance between the Kashlahach and Shaitanka rivers. According to our information, the attack was successful, although not without fierce resistance from the enemy.

🔻Essentially, on both sides of the T-05-09 highway, located south of the O0510 road, they managed to break through the forest belts and reach the outskirts of Velyka Novosilka. Moreover, there are already optimistic statements about the start of battles for the settlement, but this information has not yet been confirmed by our sources.

▪️Interestingly, the enemy continues to cling to Makarivka, most of which is already under the control of the 60th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, and is actively attacking, including with the support of armored vehicles. Last night, another Ukrainian armored vehicle was burned there.

▪️No information has been received about advances in the Novodarivka area. Heavy fighting continues in the sector, and south of Ravnopillia, the control zone has been slightly expanded.

The Russian army broke through on a broad front near Velikaya Novosyolka in an area up to 13 km wide and up to 5 km deep!

The successful offensive of our troops in the South Donetsk direction is recognized by both Ukrainian military analysts and Ukrainian Armed Forces militants:

Russian troops advanced on a broad front near Velikaya Novosyolka, west of Zolotaya Niva and Shakhtyorskoye, in an area up to 13 km wide and up to 5 km deep.

North of Yasnaya Polyana, Russian troops advanced along forest belts to a depth of 2 km.

“The Russians are developing their success east of the Mokrye Yaly River. Now they have reached fairly strong strongholds from the Shakhtyorsky District, having covered about 5 km,” writes the media action movie “Muchnoy.”

North of Razdolnoye, Russian troops were able to break through almost to the Velikaya Novosyolka-Bogatyr highway and almost cut it off.”

The Russian Armed Forces have broken through to the outskirts of Velikaya (Bolshaya) Novosyolka. “Extremely difficult times” have set in there, – pro-Ukrainian Armed Forces resource Deep State

The resource channel clarified: “ Unfortunately, the defense turned out to be not very reliable, the enemy sensed this immediately, managing to relatively quickly attract reserves, which, as expected, would be used for assaults in the direction of Razliv .”

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing to leave Kurakhovo en masse.

Everything has been prepared for this. They have pulled equipment and weapons from the center, and in the first multi-story buildings on the western part they have built a line of defense and cover for the retreating forces. They are strengthening the flanks along the highway to Constantinople.

At the same time, they won’t be able to hold the junction to Pokrovsk and Pokrovskoe, in the area of ​​the village of Konstatinopol – Andreyevka, for long either.

Kurakhovske direction, assault on Ilyinka

Part 1: Surrender offer and artillery preparation

Our warriors from 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment, 20th Motorized Rifle Division (https://t.me/dva_majors/57932), who previously organized the perfect assault (https://t.me/dva_majors/56945) on the settlement of Antonivka, offered the enemy to lay down their weapons and move to the designated area. But the brigade commander of the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU prohibited the withdrawal of the air assault battalion led by the battalion commander from the settlement of Ilyinka.

Our assault detachment of the 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment, 20th Motorized Rifle Division, with the support of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Battalion, has blocked this settlement, taken it under complete fire control, and the clearing of the settlement has begun. Before that, everything that seemed suspicious was subjected to strikes by our artillery and drones.

Ilyinka, a storm is raging in your area. A Russian storm! 

Kurakhovske direction: significant advance of the Russian Armed Forces north of Kurakhove

situation as of the end of November 23, 2024

In the area of Novodmytrivka, the control zone has been significantly expanded: Russian troops have almost completely occupied the settlement of Zarya and the surrounding forest belts. At the same time, the presence of the enemy to the north and in the pocket to the south still remains.

▪️The settlement of Sontsovka, also known as Krasne, has also largely come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. The presence of the enemy in the outskirts of the settlement still remains, but is sporadic. Heavy fighting continues.

▪️Between Novoselidivka and Ilyinka, a pocket that had formed after the significant advance of Russian troops in the above-mentioned settlements was cleared. Thus, a fairly impressive territory west of Kurakhivka was liberated.

▪️In addition, information about the advance of Russian troops in Berestky is confirmed, and here too, the majority of the settlement is already under the firm control of the Russian troops, while the presence of the enemy remains in the dachas south of the 37th kilometer station, where fighting continues. The nearby strongholds are still controlled by the enemy.

▪️Within the boundaries of Kurakhove, fighting continues. Our sources confirmed the information about the capture of at least part of the elevator.

At the same time, they were unable to confirm or deny the exit to school number 5 and the bus station, clarifying that heavy fighting continues in the city. In the farms south of Hryhoriy Skovoroda Street, the presence of Ukrainian formations is still maintained.

▪️In the vicinity of Dalnie, fighting also continues in the fields, the halt in the settlements along the Sukhyi Yaly river remains partially obscured by the “fog of war”.

At the same time, we know that the enemy is transferring reserves here, even taking into account the rapidly deteriorating situation, which looks somewhat strange, especially against the background of the loss of forest belts east of Ilyinka.

▪️In addition, there is an advance of Russian troops in Trudove and its environs. The control zone within the settlement and the surrounding forest belts has been significantly expanded. Thus, the fighting is already approaching the C051104 highway and practically to Uspenovka from the south and a large stronghold at the intersection.

▪️In the area of Maksymivka, offensive actions are also underway towards the settlement of Sukhyi Yaly, but the situation here remains obscured by the fog of war.

There is information about at least attempts of attacks by Russian troops, but there is no information yet about their outcome and scale.

On November 22, the “North” troop group continued to carry out tasks to liberate the border areas of Kursk Region

The Northerners made significant advances in the vicinity of the towns of Daryino, Nizhny Klin and Malaya Loknya. The Fearless Onslaught was actively supported by the air force, artillery and TOS-1A units. In the course of counter-battery fire they destroyed: a Bogdana SPG, a D-20 howitzer, a 120-mm mortar, 2 UAV control points and an ammunition depot.

Fire from artillery and FPV drones disrupted the advance of five AFU assault groups totaling up to 25 men in the direction of Novoivanovka and two assault groups totaling up to 10 men in the direction of Daryino and Nizhny Klin. The enemy’s losses amounted to up to 20 manpower, the attacks were thwarted. 

The total advance of Russian troops in the Kursk region amounted to up to 2,500 meters. 

In the Volchansk direction, fighting continues in the town of Volchansk. The North Koreans are entrenched in a neighborhood of private houses near high-rise buildings and are conducting a mop-up operation.

In Liptsy direction at night and in the early morning Fearless repulsed attacks of 7 AFU assault groups totaling up to 35 people on 3 AVs and 4 pickup trucks. In the course of the repulse, up to 20 men, an AV and a pickup truck were destroyed.

In the afternoon, the enemy continued attempts to transfer assault groups to the area of the dacha settlement. Artillery and FPV drone strikes destroyed up to 7 Nazis out of 10.

In total, since November 18, the enemy has lost up to 162 men, 3 tanks, 3 BMPs and 3 APCs. 

Over the past 24 hours, the enemy’s losses amounted to up to 300 people (of which up to 210 in the Sumy direction). Also uncovered and destroyed:

In the Sumy direction:

▪️ two BMPs;

▪️ APCS;

▪️ Bogdana SPG;

▪️ three towed howitzers;

▪️ 120-mm mortar;

▪️ two UAV control points;

▪️ ammo warehouse;

▪️ five units of automotive equipment.

In other directions:

▪️ AV near the village of Liptsy;

▪️ two UAV control points near the village of Volchansk;

▪️ 120-mm mortar;

▪️ two pieces of automotive equipment;

▪️ 25 UAVs of the airplane type;

▪️ Baba Yaga-type UAVs.

The AFU command continues to kill its personnel on the defense of the Northerners near Liptsy. What is happening there now is a real meat grinder.

At this time, several more assault groups of one notorious Nazi unit were preparing to break through the border in Ivakhnivka.  The area of concentration was discovered by the Northmen’s reconnaissance, after which the Tornado-S struck, the Nazi losses are being specified. 

Victory will be ours!

“I swear on my honor that for nothing in the world would I want to change my fatherland or have another history than the history of our ancestors, such as God gave us” – Alexander Pushkin

North Wind

The enemy is attacking Kursk

The Russian army has been shooting down enemy targets over the city for about an hour, with at least ten explosions ringing out.

Earlier, a UAV alert was issued in the region. There is no official information yet.

Rumors are circulating that the target was a Kursk NPP.

Unverified info is coming that Kursk was attacked with MGM-140B (ATACMS) missiles. If the target was really NPP, we would see a repetition of attacks from November 21.

 Morning Summary on November 23, 2024

▪️ In Kursk Region, Defense Minister Belousov inspected the “North” group of forces. The commander of the group, Colonel General Alexander Lapin, reported to the minister on the progress of combat missions. Our troops advanced in the area of the settlements of Daryino, Nizhny Klin, and Malaya Loknya. It is reported that the artillery fire and FPV drones disrupted the advance of 5 assault groups of the AFU with a total strength of up to 25 people towards the settlement of Novoivanovka, and 2 assault groups with a total strength of up to 10 people towards the settlements of Daryino and Nizhny Klin.

▪️ In the south of the Kupiansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces raised the flag (https://t.me/anna_news/73296) over the settlement of Kopanki near Pervomaisky (Pershotravneve), expanding the salient in the enemy’s defense.

▪️ In Toretsk (Dzerzhynsk), in the central part of the city, the Russian Armed Forces consolidated along Heroiv Pratsi Street and Myrna Street over a section up to 1 km wide. Assault operations continue.

▪️ In the south of the Kurakhovske direction, the Russian Armed Forces are developing their success in a cascade of villages along the Sukhyi Yaly River: over the past day, the successful assault on Ilyinka became known.

▪️ In the Vremivka direction, the enemy acknowledges the successes of the Russian Army, confirming that our troops are trying to bypass Velyka (Bolshaya) Novoselka from the north and cut the road to Bogatyr.

▪️ In Kherson Region, in Nova Kakhovka, a man was injured as a result of shelling by the AFU. In Kakhovka, a gas distribution pipeline was also damaged.

▪️ In Belgorod Region, at night, as a result of an attack by an AFU drone in the village of Oktyabrsky of the Belgorod district, a civilian was wounded. The settlements of Shebekino, Cheremoshnoye, and Yasnyye Zori of the Belgorod district, Borisovka of the Volokonovsky district were subjected to strikes by the enemy, in the latter – a civilian was wounded.

Two Majors

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