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Russian forces have likely been trying to regain the initiative on the battlefield in Ukraine by launching several simultaneous offensives in the east. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Military analysts believe it remains unclear whether Russian troops will manage to fully regain the initiative, considering that Ukrainian forces persist in pressing on critical frontline areas.
Heavy losses have forced the Russian occupiers to halve the number of attacks near Avdiivka and regroup to prepare for a new offensive, Tavria Defense Forces spokesman, Colonel Oleksandr Shtupun, said on national television on Nov. 12.
Ukrainian troops have expanded control over their positions north of the village of Pidstepne (17 kilometres east of the city of Kherson). Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW), citing Russian informants Details: In addition, Ukrainian troops launched counteroffensive actions near the town of Bakhmut and the west of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Terrorist and former Russian officer Igor Girkin believes that Russian forces will be "less capable of offensive operations than they are now" by the spring of 2024. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Girkin's wife Miroslava Reginskaya made public a handwritten letter from her husband dated 26 October, in which he summarised the front-line situation in Ukraine for the month of October.
Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, says the Russians are suffering significant losses, have ceased active operations, and are currently regrouping on the Yahidne-Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi section of the front.