Russia-Ukraine war: Situation on the front as of November 2

Russians shelling

The Russian Federation continues to disregard the laws and conventions of warfare, employing tactics of terror, launching missile and aviation strikes, and carrying out shelling from multiple launch rocket systems not only on military targets but also on numerous civilian objects within our state.

During the past 24 hours, there have been 57 armed clashes. In total, the enemy delivered 5 missile strikes and 75 aviation strikes and conducted 56 shelling attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on our troops' positions and civilian settlements. Unfortunately, due to Russian terrorist attacks, there have been casualties and injuries among the civilian population. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure have suffered damage and destruction.

The following areas were subjected to aviation strikes:

Petropavlivka, Kupiansk, Kurylivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Chernechina in the Kharkiv region;

Serebriansky Forestry in the Luhansk region;

Verkhniokamianske, Vyiimka, Spirne, Vesele, Ivanivske, Kalynove, Novoolexandrivka, Semenivka, Orlivka, Lastochkine, Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region;

Novoselivka, Novodanylivka, Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region;

Novokairy, Chervonyi Mayak, Novoberyslav, Beryslav, Kozatske, Lvove, Ivanivka in the Kherson region.

More than 100 populated areas in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions were under artillery fire.

The frontline situation

The operational situation in the Volyn and Polissia directions remains relatively stable.

In the Siversk and Slobozhanske directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in border areas, actively engages in subversive activities to prevent our troops from being redeployed to critical areas, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border in the Belgorod region.

In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful storming actions in the vicinity of the populated areas of Synkivka and Ivanivka in the Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region, where our defenders repelled 10 enemy attacks.

In the Lyman direction, the enemy did not engage in offensive (assault) actions.

In the Bakhmut direction, the occupiers unsuccessfully attempted to regain their lost positions near Khromove, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka. Our defenders repelled 15 enemy attacks in this area. At the same time, the invaders conducted unsuccessful storming operations in the area of Southern Donetsk region. In turn, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their assault operations south of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, inflicting losses on the enemy in personnel and equipment and consolidating their positions on the achieved lines.

In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy, with aviation support, continues its attempts to encircle Avdiivka. However, our soldiers are steadfastly holding the defense, inflicting significant losses on the occupiers. The enemy's offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Siverske and Pervomaiske in the Donetsk region were unsuccessful, with 7 enemy attacks repelled by the Defense Forces.

In the Maryinka direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the vicinity of Maryinka in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian soldiers repelled more than 20 attacks in this area.

In the Shakhtarsk direction, the enemy's storming operations near Staromykhailivka in the Donetsk region were unsuccessful.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the enemy did not engage in offensive (assault) actions.

Offensive by Ukrainian Armed Forces

The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, inflicting losses on the occupying forces in personnel and equipment while wearing down the enemy along the entire front line.

In the Kherson direction, Ukrainian soldiers engage in counter-battery warfare, delivering fire strikes on the enemy's rear areas.

Enemy losses

During the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Defense Forces' aviation conducted 9 strikes on the enemy's personnel, equipment, and military hardware concentration areas, and 3 strikes on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.

Rocket troops units hit 5 radar stations, 2 ammunition depots, the personnel, equipment, and military hardware concentration area, 2 command posts, 3 anti-aircraft missile systems, and 11 enemy artillery pieces.

The total number of losses in the Russian army since the beginning of the invasion amounts to 301,490 military personnel.