Russian flag raised in Stepanivka village, Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces seized the village of Stepanivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram early on Nov. 5.
According to the updated maps of the frontlines, the enemy has also advanced near the villages of Kurakhove, Kolisnykivka, Bohoyavlnka, and Kreminna Balka.
On Nov. 4, Anastasia Bobovnikova, the spokesperson for the Luhansk Operational-Tactical Grouping, said that Russian Army was accumulating forces and equipment near Chasiv Yar and Toretsk.
Situation on the front in Donetsk Oblast
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Oct. 30 that on some sections of the front, the ratio of Ukrainian to Russian forces is 1 to 8, forcing the Armed Forces of Ukraine to retreat from positions.
The DeepState monitoring project reported on Oct. 31 the capture of Selydove by the Russians. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote that the Defense Forces repelled assaults in the direction of the town.
On the Toretsk front, the Defense Forces of Ukraine stabilized the situation and did not allow the Russian troops to advance further into Toretsk, reported the press secretary of the operational-tactical grouping Luhansk Anastasia Bobovnikova.
According to the Welt newspaper, Russian forces captured 470 square kilometers in eastern Ukraine in October. According to Estonian intelligence, last week Russian forces occupied about 150 square kilometers in Donetsk Oblast.
Bloomberg also reported on Nov. 1 that Russia captured more territory in eastern Ukraine over the past week than in any period of 2024 – more than 200 square kilometers were added to the territory captured during the summer Russian offensive.
DeepState analysts reported on Nov. 2 that the situation in the Kurakhove area is complicated due to increased pressure from Russian forces, threatening the key N15 highway.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, stated that Ukrainian defenders are currently holding back one of the most powerful enemy offensives since the start of the full-scale invasion.
The New York Times, analyzing the situation on the front, reported that the Russian breakthrough near Toretsk could have catastrophic consequences for the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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