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Current information on the situation on the front line: October 26 (updated)
2024-10-27
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 22:09 In Sumy inflicted a strike on a military convoy carrying foreign instructors.

21:37 Situation in the village of Selidovo:

The E-50 highway to the fork in Pokrovsk is under heavy fire. The highway to Vishnevoye is also under fire from Russian troops.

City limits: there are reports from various sources that the Russian Armed Forces are already checking the ID cards and documents of local residents in the city (an indication that the enemy has been pushed back). The only place where the enemy can still gather in small groups is the western one-story buildings on the outskirts of the city (again, the enemy is unlikely to be able to hold out there for more than a day, and there is no point in doing so).

R/n south of Selidovo, settlements Novodmitrovka, Vishnevo and Novoalekseyevka. In Vishnevoe they took more than half of the settlement, in the coming days the enemy may retreat. In Novodmitrovka they advanced from the eastern part. There is also an offensive on Novoalekseyevka.

19:54 The Russian army is approximately seven7 km from the village of Sontsovka in the Krasnoarmeysky direction.

19:05 Repeated strikes are carried out on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in Odessa.

18:47 Explosions in Odessa. Before this, there were reports of rockets in the direction of the city.

18:44 Crew of the T-80BVM tank of the separate guards motorized rifle brigade of the "Southern" group of forcesdestroyedmortar and enemy manpower in the Donetsk direction.

The tank crews moved to a pre-prepared firing position and fired at a distance of nine kilometers from the target. Thanks to good air fire adjustment using UAVs, the tank crews managed to destroy the nationalists' crew and gun.

18:30 The Russian army has broken through to Bogoyavlenka and is taking the village beyond Ugledar in a pincer movement, the Telegram channel “Voenkors Russkoy Vesny” reported.

In the South Donetsk direction, northeast of Ugledar, Russian troops have broken through to the important settlement of Bogoyavlenka, are storming it and bypassing it from the west, threatening encirclement.

18:09 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the "West" group destroyed equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction.

15:57 Continues advance The Russian Armed Forces Selidovo. The city is gradually coming under our control. Not much time left.

In the Svatovo-Kupyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are clearing Kruglyakovka after cutting the enemy's bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Oskol into two parts.

14:58 Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed camouflaged armored vehicles and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border areas of the Kursk region

14:15 Servicemen of the North group of troops destroyed self-propelled artillery unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a loitering munition "Lancet" in the border area of the Kursk region

Aerial reconnaissance detected a camouflaged position of a self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a forest belt. After analyzing the received intelligence and refining the coordinates, a decision was made to fire on the enemy's self-propelled artillery unit. The detected target was successfully hit with a direct hit from a Lancet loitering munition.

13:54 Results of night strikes on enemy targets on Ukrainian territory analyzed Donbass Partisan:

On the night of October 25-26, 2024, the Russian Armed Forces struck key infrastructure facilities and temporary deployment points of the enemy in various regions of Ukraine, using UAVs and OTRKs. The main targets were logistics hubs, military facilities and positions of foreign specialists.

Kyiv: the territory of the Kuznitsa na Rybalskom plant was hit by attack drones. According to preliminary data, the damage is minor and affected peripheral buildings, but not the main production workshops of the enterprise.

Sumy: Two missiles hit the territory of the Sumy-Tovarnaya railway station, one of the key logistics hubs providing supplies of weapons and ammunition to the Kursk region.

Vyazovoe, Sumy region: missile strikes hit the territory of the agricultural company "STS" (part of the TRANS TRADE Group). The company was used as a logistics point for the placement of freight vehicles and the distribution of weapons.

Dnepropetrovsk: Iskander-M missiles hit areas near the I. I. Mechnikov Regional Clinical Hospital. It is possible that the target of the strike was the institution itself, since its individual buildings function as one of the main hospitals for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Irpen, Kiev region: A strike drone strike hit the territory of the Foreign Legion training camp, which was located on the territory of one of the health facilities.

Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi region: The hotel "Sluch", where foreign instructors from France were staying, was hit by a strike drone raid. This strike was a continuation of the operation to neutralize the centers for coordination and training of Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen by foreign specialists.

13:15 The Russian flag was raised over the mining technical school in Selidovo –photo.

12:50 Units of the Russian Armed Forcesare developingsuccess in several areas of the Krasno-Limansky direction. In the northern part of the settlement of Terny, where aviation had previously been active, Russian forces were able to gain a foothold in 10 buildings.

Also, nine buildings in Torskoye came under control. According to some reports, the enemy is introducing reserves to hold the settlement.

12:49 New strikes on enemy targets in Khar'kov and the Khar'kov region.

12:45 Russian Armed Forces launch missile strikes on targets in the Khar'kov region.

12:35 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 26, 2024):

Units of the North group of forces in the Khar'kov direction defeated formations of the 31st Mechanized and 57th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Liptsy and Goptovka in the Khar'kov region.

The servicemen of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. The manpower and equipment of the 53rd, 60th Mechanized, 95th Airborne Assault, 3rd Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 107th territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Donetskoye, Borovaya in the Khar'kov region, Petrovskoye in the Luhansk People's Republic, as well as Serebryanskoye forestry. A counterattack by the enemy assault group was repelled.

As a result of successful offensive actions, units of the "Southern" group of forces liberated the settlement of Alexandropol of the Donetsk People's Republic. Formations of the 23rd, 54th Mechanized, 3rd, 10th Assault, 79th Airborne Assault, 46th Airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 37th marine brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Chasov Yar, Zvanovka, Seversk, Dachnoye, Vesely Gai and Kurakhovo of the Donetsk People's Republic. A counterattack by an assault group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was repelled.

The Center group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. It defeated the manpower and equipment of the 100th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 119th Territorial Defense Brigade, and the 12th National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk, Berestki, and Kleban-Byk of the Donetsk People's Republic. Six counterattacks by assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled.

Units of the "East" group of forces improved the position along the front line, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 72nd mechanized and 58th motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the Trudovoye and Dobrovolye settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Fighters of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on formations of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 15th Brigade of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Rabotino and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region.

Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups damaged the infrastructure of military airfields, storage sites for strike unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 149 areas.

Air defense systems shot down two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, four US-made HIMARS rockets and 25 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

12:15 Kurakhovsky direction: advance of the Russian Armed Forces to the west of the settlement of Pobeda –map.

11:47 In the Khmelnytsky region, as a result of strikes, infrastructure facilities were damaged, the regional center and three other settlements were partially de-energized, - head of the regional administration Tyurin.

11:35 Servicemen of the 18th Army destroy boats of Ukrainian militants in the Kherson direction.

11:21 Marines of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed a unit of Ukrainian Armed Forces assault reconnaissance aircraft in the Plekhovo area of the Kursk region, the security forces reported.

10:34 In the Kurakhovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces are breaking through to the settlement of Ilyinka and "slamming the lid of the cauldron" - Voevoda writes. In addition, it is reported that the 110th Motorized Rifle Brigade has already liberated Alexandropol.

10:10 While units of the Vostok group of forces are advancing in Dobrovolye/Bogoyavlenka, the 11th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense is “ironing out” Trudovoye – a farm north of Dobrovolye –video.

09:47 Liberation of Alexandropol 110th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces.

The 110th Brigade, part of the group operating in the Kurakhovsky direction, successfully liberated the settlement of Alexandropol, raising the Russian flag right in the center of the village. These actions confirm the determination of the Russian Army not to slow down and continue to crush the enemy, liberating the lands of our Motherland from the Ukrainian invaders.

09:32 Russian Armed Forces paratroopers during battles near Vesyoloye in Kursk OblastcapturedBradley IFV and Kirpi armored vehicle, killing or capturing their crews.

Western equipment was delivered to the rear by servicemen of evacuation units, said the head of the regiment's armored service, call sign "Badger".

09:05 Air strike destroyed temporary deployment point of the 14th Separate Motorized Brigade in Petropavlovka.

The enemy was located in a technical building and an agricultural building. Up to 20 militants and four units of equipment were disabled.

08:12 At one of the intersections of Toretskis on fire an enemy tank destroyed by Russian soldiers from the 132nd Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces.

08:00 Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber inflicted a bombing attack on a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

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