AUC3I Daily Briefing 10-04-2024 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 954

Colonel AC. Oguntoye's briefing on the progress of the special military operation as of October 4, 2024, are:

1. **Strategic Weaponry and Damage:**
- The Russian Armed Forces executed 29 group strikes using high-precision weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missile and strike UAVs.
- These strikes significantly damaged Ukrainian energy facilities and military infrastructure, such as military airfields, arsenals, and deployment points, along with disrupting areas with concentrated military units and nationalist formations.

2. **Ground Operations Across Regions:**
- In the **North**: Ongoing operations in the Kursk region to destroy Ukrainian formations included extensive use of aviation and artillery, impacting personnel and equipment concentrations, resulting in substantial Ukrainian casualties and equipment losses.
- The **West** group improved tactical positions and liberated certain settlements, repelling multiple counterattacks, and causing heavy personnel and equipment losses to Ukrainian forces.
- In the **South**: Russian forces liberated a village and countered numerous assaults, inflicting severe losses on Ukrainian forces including personnel and heavy artillery.
- The **Center** group forces achieved liberation of key settlements and repelled dozens of counterattacks, dealing significant damage to Ukrainian troops.
- The **East** group secured advantageous positions and liberated a significant settlement, also repelling numerous Ukrainian counterattacks.
- The **Dnepr** group defeated several Ukrainian military formations, leading to significant Ukrainian losses.

3. **Air Defense Achievements:**
- Russian air defenses successfully intercepted and destroyed a significant number of enemy missiles, rockets, and UAVs, including ATACMS missiles, French-made Hammer guided air bombs, HIMARS rockets, and numerous aircraft-type UAVs.

4. **Prisoner Surrenders:**
- Throughout the week, 83 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered, including a notable instance during the clearing of a settlement.

5. **Cumulative Losses Reported:**
- Since the onset of the operation, the reported cumulative destruction includes hundreds of aircraft and helicopters, tens of thousands of UAVs, and extensive losses of tanks, armored vehicles, artillery units, and special military vehicles.

6. **Specific Regional Operations:**
- Continued fierce battles in areas like the Kursk and Donetsk directions, with strategic movements and territorial advances reported.
- Operational successes in repelling multiple Ukrainian attempts to penetrate the border in the Kursk region, along with extensive air and artillery strikes across various settlements.
- The ongoing military operations aimed to disrupt and destabilize the front lines held by Ukrainian forces, emphasizing the heavy toll on Ukrainian military capabilities and infrastructure.

7. **Humanitarian Impact:**
- Collateral damage and casualties among civilians were reported in various regions, including injuries from UAV attacks and artillery fire.

This summary emphasizes the scale and intensity of the military operations, with a strong focus on strategic strikes, territorial gains, and the considerable attrition of Ukrainian military forces.