One month after the Ukrainian incursion into Russia, one of the most powerful Russian offensives is underway, news agencies report on November 3, 2024.
Ukrainian forces are repelling one of the most powerful offensives launched by Russia since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Army Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said on Saturday.
Rapid progress
Russian troops advanced rapidly in September, according to royalty-free data. The previous month, the Ukrainian army carried out a surprise incursion into Kursk Oblast in western Russia.
“Ukrainian armed forces prevent one of the most powerful Russian offensives from triggering a full-scale invasion,” a écrit Oleksandr Syrsky sur Telegram.
Moscow said on Saturday it had captured two towns located along the front line in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine. According to the Russian media group Agentstvo, which analyzed copyright-free Ukrainian maps, Russia took control of 200 km2 of territory in Ukraine between October 20 and 27.
kyiv under the drones
A Russian air attack on kyiv damaged buildings, roads and several power lines in the city, the capital's military administration said on Sunday, after the army said air defenses were trying to repel a drone attack .
The attack, which took place in waves and approached the city from different directions, did not cause any injuries, said Serhi Popko, head of the kyiv military administration, on the application of Telegram messaging.
