UKRaine Aims a Major Drone Attack At Crimea; RUssians Conduct Assaults on 5 Fronts, UKR Forces Hold Positions in Kherson Oblast; UKR Forces Kill 1100 RU Soldiers, Destroy 30 Tanks in 1 Day; Desertion Skyrocketing in Russia, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Ukraine aims a major drone attack at Crimea as Russia tries to capture a destroyed eastern city:

Ukraine launched one of the biggest drone attacks on the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula since the full-scale war that started with Russia’s invasion 21 months ago, Russian officials said Friday. They did not mention any casualties or damage.

At the same time, Ukrainian officials reported that the Kremlin’s forces escalated their weekslong and costly attempt to storm Avdiivka, a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine.

The stepped-up efforts came as both sides are keen to show they are not deadlocked as the fighting approaches 2024. Neither side has gained much ground despite a Ukrainian counteroffensive that began in June, and analysts predict the war will be a long one.

With winter weather setting in, bringing snow and freezing temperatures to the battlefield, Ukraine and Russia are looking to take ground that could provide platforms for future advances.

The Moscow-appointed governor for the Russian-occupied part of southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Crimea early Friday. He claimed that dozens of drones were shot down over the province and the northern part of Crimea.

Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, a move that most of the world considered illegal, and has used it as a staging and supply point during the war. —>READ MORE HERE

Russians conduct assaults on 5 fronts, Ukrainian Defence Forces hold positions in Kherson Oblast – General Staff report:

Over the course of the past day, 68 clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces occurred at the front. The Russians launched 5 missile attacks and 17 airstrikes, carried out 27 attacks from multiple-launch rocket systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 24 November

Details: On the Kupiansk front, the Russians conducted assault operations near Synkivka, Petropavlivsk (Kharkiv Oblast) and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk Oblast), where Ukraine’s Defence Forces repelled 13 attacks.

Russian forces did not undertake offensive operations on the Lyman and Shakhtarsk fronts.

On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 10 attacks by Russian invaders near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Andriivka (Donetsk Oblast).

On the Avdiivka front, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful aircraft-supported offensive operations east of Novokalynove, Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiivka, Sieverne and Pervomaiske (Donetsk Oblast), where Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled more than 30 attacks.

On the Marinka front, Russian invaders, with the support of aircraft, conducted unsuccessful assault actions near Marinka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast), where Ukraine’s Defence Forces repelled nine attacks. —>READ MORE HERE

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