The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation advanced under Kurakhov: the current situation on the Donbass Front (map)
However, the most intense situation remains in the Kurakhovoy area, where the enemy has advanced southwest of the settlement. Deepstate monitoring resource reported on the promotion of the Russian forces. According to cartographic data, the forces of the Russians have advanced in Novodmitrovka, Friendship, Maksimivka, as well as in the Novoukrainka and Ternov. The enemy entered the settlement of Yasna Polyana.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian troops near Ostrovsky, Illinka, Novoselidovka, Kremlin Beam, Novodmitrovka, Vovchenko, Maximilyanivka, Dalny, Antonivka and Katerynivka. In these areas of the front, the fighters of the defense forces repelled 52 attacks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Also, Russian troops tried to move north of Kurakhovo to Pokrovsk.
Ukrainian defenders fought on the line of fighting collision of eight settlements - dry beam, dry ravine, Myrolyubivka, Mykolaivka, Lisivka, Kruty Yar, Novogrodivka and Selidovo. Judging by the directions of promotion of the Russian forces, the enemy tries to reach a key highway connecting Kurakhov and Constantinople, with the threat of an operational environment of Ukrainian positions in Kurakhovo.
Meanwhile, the question remains whether the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will be able to implement such a scenario, since significant forces and reserves will be required to cover such territory. It should be noted that on November 1, data on heavy battles in the Maximivka area, which is in Donetsk region, which is on the edge of the blow of the Russian troops of the Southern Flang of Kurakhiv direction.
According to Volunteer 24 OSHB "Aydar" Stanislav Bunatov with the call sign "Osman", Ukrainian defenders were reflected by several mechanized rolling, but the infantry of the enemy is gradually moving deep into the settlement. Earlier, we provided assessments of the military OSINT analyst Emil Kastechelm on the situation in the Kurakhiv direction. According to him, there are two scenarios of the offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which can lead to loss of city.