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Ukraine Invasion Day 982: drone and missile strikes continue [1]

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Date: 2024-10-31  

Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of October 30 to 31.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported on October 31 that Russian forces launched four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Rostov Oblast and occupied Crimea; eight Kh-59/69 cruise missiles from aircraft over the Black Sea; and 43 drones (including Shaheds and unspecified drone models) from Kursk and Oryol oblasts. [64] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian missiles targeted a rail bridge across the Dniester Estuary in Zatoka, Odesa Oblast and unspecified targets in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 17 drones and two Kh-59/69 missiles over Odesa, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Poltava oblasts as of 0800 local time; that 23 drones were "locally lost," likely due to electronic warfare (EW) interference; and that three drones flew back to Russian-controlled airspace. Cherkasy Oblast Military Administration Head Ihor Taburets reported on October 31 that Russian strikes damaged civilian enterprises in Cherkasy Oblast. [65] Ukrainian sources reported on October 31 that Russian drone debris fell in a field and started a fire in Podilskyi Raion, Kyiv Oblast. [66] Ukrainian officials reported on October 30 and 31 that Russian forces struck a nine-story residential building in Saltivskyi Raion, Kharkiv City with a FAB-500 glide bomb with unified planning and correction module (UMPC) and conducted two glide bomb strikes on a field in Odnorobivka, Kharkiv Oblast. [67] Kharkiv Oblast officials reported that the Russian strike on Saltivskyi Raion killed at least two people and injured 34. [68] www.understandingwar.org/... The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 17 drones and two Kh-59/69 missiles over Odesa, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Poltava oblasts

Key Takeaways: North Korea and Russia signed an agreement on October 30 to cooperate in the sphere of digital communications — the latest development in Russian-North Korean cooperation likely aimed at enhancing the Kremlin's digital authoritarianism tools to increase domestic repressions.

The South Korean government reportedly intends to send an unspecified number of South Korean personnel to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troops.

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to communicate that he is uninterested in a negotiated ceasefire and is committed to achieving his goal of destroying Ukrainian statehood.

Ukraine's Western partners continue to provide military aid to Ukraine and ensure future aid provisions over the long-term.

The Russian military command continues to commit seriously wounded personnel to highly attritional infantry-led “meat” assaults in the Kurakhove direction as Russian President Vladimir Putin attempts to posture himself as deeply concerned with the medical treatment of Russian veterans.

The Moldovan Constitutional Court confirmed on October 31 the passing of the October 20 European Union (EU) referendum with a 50.72 percent turnout rate.

Russian forces recently advanced near Kupyansk, Svatove, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, and Vuhledar, and Ukrainian forces recently regained lost positions near Kurakhove.

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