AUC3I Daily Briefing 10-01-2024 On the WAR in Ukraine

Understanding The War In Europe _ Analyzing the situation on the ground with by way of an introduction, 3 points, and a conclusion #blackops6 #modernwarfare

COMBAT BRIEFING NUMBER 951

Colonel AC. Oguntoye's Briefing on October 1, 2024

1. **Ongoing Operations**: The Russian Armed Forces continue their special military operation, making significant progress across various fronts.

2. **Regional Successes**:
- **North Group of Forces**: Achieved victories in the Liptsy and Volchansk directions against Ukrainian forces, including the 57th Motorized Infantry, 36th Marine, and 113th Territorial Defense Brigades, resulting in up to 95 casualties for Ukraine, the destruction of combat vehicles, and a field ammunition depot.
- **West Military Group**: Liberated Vishnevoe in the Kharkiv region, inflicting substantial losses on several Ukrainian brigades across different settlements, repelling counterattacks, and destroying multiple artillery units and ammunition depots.
- **Southern Group of Troops**: Secured strategic positions and overpowered Ukrainian brigades in multiple areas, repelling a counterattack and causing extensive losses including personnel, vehicles, and artillery.
- **Center Group of Forces**: Liberated Krutoy Yar and inflicted severe losses on multiple Ukrainian brigades, repelling several counterattacks and destroying significant military equipment.
- **East Group of Forces**: Improved tactical positions and dealt heavy losses to Ukrainian brigades, including repelling counterattacks and destroying artillery units and ammunition depots.
- **Dnepr Group of Forces**: Targeted Ukrainian brigades in strategic locations, causing significant personnel losses and destroying a key electronic warfare station along with several ammunition depots.

3. **Strategic Impacts**:
- **Ammunition Depots and Equipment**: Consistent targeting and destruction of ammunition depots and critical artillery equipment, aiming to degrade the logistical and operational capabilities of Ukrainian forces.
- **Air and Missile Strikes**: Russian aviation and missile forces conducted extensive strikes on enemy manpower and military equipment across 128 areas, reflecting the ongoing strategic focus on debilitating enemy forces effectively.
- **Air Defense**: Effective air defense operations, shooting down advanced US-made ATACMS missiles, HIMARS rockets, and numerous Ukrainian UAVs, showcasing robust defensive capabilities.

4. **Cumulative Losses**:
- **Since the operation's onset**: Significant Ukrainian losses include hundreds of aircraft and helicopters, tens of thousands of UAVs, and extensive numbers of tanks and artillery pieces, indicating a considerable depletion of Ukrainian military assets.

5. **Situation in the Kursk Region**:
- **Relative Calm and Tactical Movements**: Despite relative calm in some areas, there are ongoing tactical engagements and counteroffensive actions, including thwarting Ukrainian attempts to consolidate positions and preparing for potential Ukrainian offensives.

6. **Challenges and Future Operations**:
- **Continued Ukrainian Presence and Counterattacks**: Challenges include managing and repelling persistent Ukrainian counterattacks and preparing for possible escalations in various sectors.
- **Strategic Offensives**: Plans to continue offensive operations to further degrade enemy capabilities and secure more strategic positions.

### Conclusion

Colonel Oguntoye’s briefing underscores a day of significant strategic and tactical gains for the Russian Armed Forces across multiple fronts, with continued focus on weakening Ukrainian military capabilities through precise and impactful operations. The detailed enumeration of losses and the successful repulsion of Ukrainian counterattacks highlight the intensity and scale of the ongoing military engagement.