Russians attack Ukraine with missiles and drones at night – General Staff

The Russians attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59 missiles and three Shahed attack drones on the night of 23-24 November. 

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 24 November

Quote: "The Russian occupiers launched another attack on Ukraine using two Kh-59 guided missiles and three Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs.

Air defence assets and personnel destroyed all the attack UAVs."

Details: Over the course of the past day, Ukraine’s Defence Forces had 64 combat clashes with Russian forces. 

Russian forces carried out 2 missile strikes and 42 airstrikes and deployed multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) more than 53 times to attack the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian settlements.

In the area of responsibility of the Pivnich (North) Operational Strategic Group on the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, Russian forces are maintaining their military presence in the border areas, conducting intense sabotage activities in order to prevent the redeployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened fronts. They are also increasing the density of minefields along the state border in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast.

In the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group on the Kupiansk front, Russian forces conducted assault operations near Synkivka with aircraft support, but Ukrainian soldiers repelled three attacks.

On the Lyman front, Russian forces did not conduct any offensive (assault) operations.

On the Bakhmut front, the Russians carried out unsuccessful assault operations near Klishchiivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 Russian attacks there. Moreover, Ukraine’s Defence Forces are continuing their assault operations south of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the Russians and consolidating their positions.

In the area of responsibility of the Tavriia Operational Strategic Group on the Avdiivka front, Russian forces continue their attempts to encircle Avdiivka with aircraft support. Ukrainian soldiers are firmly holding the defence, inflicting significant losses on the Russians. Russian offensive operations to the east of Novokalynove, Avdiivka and Pervomaiske in Donetsk Oblast were unsuccessful. Ukraine’s Defence Forces repelled 20 attacks there.

On the Marinka front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 14 Russian attacks near the settlements of Marinka, Heorhiivka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast. 

On the Shakhtarsk front, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations to the south-west of Staromaiorske in Donetsk Oblast. 

On the Zaporizhzhia front, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations to the west of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Defence Forces are continuing to conduct offensive operations on the Melitopol front, inflicting losses in military personnel and equipment on the Russian occupying forces and exhausting them along the entire frontline.

In the area of responsibility of the Odesa Operational Strategic Group on the Kherson front, Ukrainian defenders continue to hold their positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River, conducting counter-battery operations and striking the Russian rear.

Ukraine's Air Force hit 11 areas where Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment were concentrated.

Ukraine's Rocket Forces and Artillery struck three clusters of Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment, a command post, an ammunition storage point, an air defence system and four artillery pieces belonging to the Russians.

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