Author: David Batashvili, Research Fellow at Rondeli Foundation

 

This is a special issue of the Rondeli Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources.

 

Svatove-Starobilsk Area and Donbas Area – North

Russian attacks continued at many points of the frontline in these areas, with Ukrainian counterattacks at some of them. Russians pushed Ukrainians back a little south of Pershotravneve, while Ukrainians pushed back Russians west of Serhiivka. Otherwise, no major changes in territorial control occurred.

 

Donbas Area – Northeast

Fighting in the area continued with the two sides exchanging attacks, Ukrainians pushing on the southern flank of Bakhmut, and Russians doing so on the northern one.

 

Donbas Area – Southeast

On the northern flank of Avdiivka, Russians continued intense attacks west and southwest of Krasnohorivka, without achieving major advance.

On Avdiivka’s southern flank, Russians continued attacks toward Sjeverne, without major advance.

Russian attacks also continued at other spots of the Avdiivka frontline.

 

Zaporizhzhia Area and Donbas Area – South

Fighting without major changes continued on the Verbove-Novoprokopivka-Kopani frontline.

To the east, Russians pushed Ukrainians back a little north of Pryyutne.

Further east, Ukrainians repelled Russian attacks in the area of Vuhledar.

 

Black Sea-Dnipro River Area

Fighting continued within the village of Krynky, and at other spots along the Ukrainian bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River.

Static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. The Ukrainian bridgehead by the noon, 3 November 2023. All information on the maps is approximate.