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Nov 6, 2024, 8 tweets

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Russian forces recently advanced southeast of Kupyansk, northwest of Kreminna, in Chasiv Yar, near Toretsk, southeast of Pokrovsk, northeast of Kurakhove, near Vuhledar, and north of Robotyne.

Ukrainian forces recently regained lost positions south of Chasiv Yar.

2/ Kharkiv/Luhansk: Russian forces recently advanced southeast of Kupyansk and northwest of Kreminna amid continued Russian offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on November 4 and 5. Geolocated footage published on November 4 and 5 indicates that Russian forces advanced west of Novoselivske (southeast of Kupyansk) and to a windbreak in northern Terny (northwest of Kreminna).

3/ Chasiv Yar: Ukrainian and Russian forces recently advanced in the Chasiv Yar direction amid continued Russian offensive operations in the area on November 5. Geolocated footage published on November 5 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently regained lost positions south of Chasiv Yar. Additional geolocated footage published on November 5 indicates that Russian forces advanced east of Stupochky (south of Chasiv Yar). Russian forces continued attacking near Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, and Orikhovo-Vasylivka (northeast of Chasiv Yar) on November 4 and 5.

4/ Toretsk: Russian forces recently advanced in the Toretsk direction amid continued offensive operations in the area on November 4. Geolocated footage published on November 5 indicates that Russian forces recently seized Druzhba (east of Toretsk).

5/ Pokrovsk: Russian forces recently advanced in the Pokrovsk direction amid continued offensive operations in the area on November 5. Geolocated footage published on November 5 indicates that Russian forces recently seized Vyshneve (southeast of Pokrovsk) and advanced south of Lysivka and south of Petrivka (both southeast of Pokrovsk).

6/ Kurakhove: Russian forces recently advanced in the Kurakhove direction amid continued offensive operations in the area on November 5. Geolocated footage published on November 5 indicates that elements of the Russian 114th Motorized Rifle Brigade (51st Combined Arms Army [CAA], formerly 1st Donetsk People's Republic Army Corps [DNR AC]) recently seized Vovchenka (northeast of Kurakhove).

Additional geolocated footage published on November 5 shows Ukrainian forces repelling a Russian reinforced company-sized mechanized assault southwest of Maksymilyanivka (east of Kurakhove) indicating that Russian forces advanced southwest of the settlement.

The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) stated on November 6 that Russian forces seized Hirnyk (northeast of Kurakhove), and Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets stated that Ukrainian forces withdrew from the Izmailivka-Hirnyk-Kurakhivka-Ostrivske area (all northeast of Kurakhove).[41] Russian sources also claimed that Russian forces had seized Hirnyk as of November 4.

7/ Vuhledar: Russian forces recently advanced near Vuhledar amid continued offensive operations in the area on November 5. Additional geolocated footage published on November 5 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced northwest of Bohoyavlenka and west of Shakhtarske (both northwest of Vuhledar).

8/ Robotyne: Russian forces recently marginally advanced during localized ground attacks in western Zaporizhia Oblast on November 5. Geolocated footage posted on November 4 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced to a windbreak SW of Novodanylivka (north of Robotyne).

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