Russian army conducted localized offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on November 1 and made confirmed gains, ISW reported.

The main goal of Russia in this part of the frontline is to capture the rest of Luhansk region and advance to the east of Kharkiv and the north of Donetsk region.

Geolocated footage published on October 31 indicates that Russian forces advanced east of Petropavlivka (7km east of Kupyansk).

According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Ukrainian forces successfully thwarted more than 10 Russian offensives in the vicinity of Synkivka, situated 9 kilometers to the northeast of Kupyansk, as well as Ivanivka, located 21 km southeast of Kupyansk, Stelmakhivka (positioned 15 km northwest of Svatove), and Nadiya, which is situated 14 km southwest of Svatove.

Map of hostilities in Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk regions / Credit: ISW

Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that Russian forces continue their attempts to recapture Kupyansk but have not achieved any strategic success in the Kupyansk direction.

ISW quotes a Russian milblogger who claimed that Russian aviation in the Kupyansk direction continues to target Ukrainian crossings across the Oskil River, while another Russian milblogger posted footage purporting to show elements of the Russian 1st Guards Tank Army (Western Military District) capturing an unspecified stronghold in the Kupyansk direction.

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces did not conduct any offensive actions in the Lyman direction on November 1.  A Russian milblogger claimed on October 31 that Russian forces made marginal advances in the direction of Yampolivka (17km west of Kreminna) and Torske (14km west of Kreminna), although ISW has not observed visual confirmation of these claims.

Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces unsuccessfully attacked near Synkivka (8km northeast of Kupyansk), Ivanivka (20km southeast of Kupyansk), and Nadiya (16 west of Svatove) but did not conduct any offensive actions in the Lyman direction. 

According to a Russian news aggregator claimed that Russian forces attacked near Synkivka, Kyslivka (20km southeast of Kupyansk), and Makiivka (22km northwest of Kreminna) on October 30 but did not specify an outcome.

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