Russo-Ukrainian war, day 992: Denmark boosts Ukraine’s defense industry amid European security concerns

Military

ISW: Significant Russian gains come with unsustainable costs, irreparable losses. Russian forces claim 1500 sq km advance, as they suffer the highest losses of the war: 1,345 daily casualties, 200 tanks, 650 armored vehicles through October. Russian troops escalate flanking assaults on Kurakhove, targeting key routes. Russian troops advance on Kurakhove, attempting to encircle Ukrainian forces. Frontline report: Ukrainian ATGMs shatter Russian tank column in failed Siversk offensive in Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian defenders switched from modern drone warfare to traditional anti-tank weapons, destroying eleven Russian armored vehicles along a narrow corridor north of Ivano-Darivka. This sparked unprecedented backlash from Russian military experts. Ukraine intelligence reports destruction of Russian attack helicopter near Moscow. Ukraine's military intelligence posted a video of a burning helicopter, claiming to struck a Mi-24 attack helicopter at the Klin-5 airfield in Moscow Oblast, demonstrating Ukraine's reach far beyond the immediate war zone. Russia claims street battles in crucial Ukrainian logistics center Kurakhove, pushes eastern offensive. Russian forces are executing a coordinated attack on Kurakhove from multiple directions, threatening a key Ukrainian military supply route and one of the Donetsk Oblast's primary power generation facilities. Kurakhove also serves as a gateway to the strategic city of Pokrovsk. As of 11 NOV 2024, the approximate losses of weapons and military equipment of the Russian Armed Forces from the beginning of the invasion to the present day:

• Personnel: 710660 (+1770)
• Tanks: 9253 (+4)
• APV: 18766 (+40)
• Artillery systems: 20314 (+34)
• MLRS: 1245
• Anti-aircraft systems: 996
• Aircraft: 369
• Helicopters: 329
• UAV: 18676 (+57)
• Cruise missiles: 2636 (+2)
• Warships/boats: 28
• Submarines: 1
• Vehicles and fuel tanks: 28802 (+119)

Intelligence and Technology

Politico: New Russian church's location near Swedish airport raises security concerns. The church in Sweden's Västerås has drawn criticism from security experts due to its proximity to strategic facilities, amid growing evidence of Moscow using religious institutions for intelligence operations across Europe. Kursk operation reveals vulnerabilities in Russian defenses, may shift future peace talks, says expert. With fighting intensifying, Russia has mobilized elite units to regain lost ground. Russia's cheap drone tactics aim to terrorize Ukrainian civilians, expert reveals. Russia may also conduct information attacks about agreements between US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin regarding ceding Ukrainian territories to Russia. Ukrainian drone makers unveil independent Mavic analogues for military. China's Mavics are widely used on the frontlines for air reconnaissance, as Ukraine pushes for self-sufficient military tech production amid Chinese export restrictions. Ukraine's defense sector receives $600.6 million boost from Denmark. The deals will bolster Ukraine's weapons production for its army, focusing on self-propelled artillery, drones, anti-tank systems, and missiles.

International

EU confirms no decisions made on sending troops to Ukraine. This follows media reports on Trump's potential plan to freeze the Russo-Ukrainian war by creating a buffer zone, deploying EU and UK forces to separate Russian and Ukrainian troops. HuffPost: Pro-Ukrainian activists in US push for urgent aid to Ukraine before Trump takes office. Experts suggest that for Trump to have a credible negotiation stance with Putin, he must prioritize military aid to Ukraine, ensuring a position of strength before entering talks. Telegraph: Starmer, Macron aim to push Biden for last-minute shift on Ukraine long-range missile policy ahead of Trump presidency. British and French leadership are planning urgent discussions in Paris about convincing the Biden administration to authorize deeper Ukrainian strikes into Russian territory using Storm Shadow missiles. Poland seeks UK, France support to secure Ukraine to prevent Kyiv's concessions under Trump. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk plans to meet with European leaders, including those from the UK and France, aiming to prevent potential concessions to Russia in a Trump-brokered peace deal. German Chancellor Scholz plans dialogue with Putin, first since late 2022. Olaf Scholz told ARD's "Caren Miosga" program he intends to speak with the Russian president "soon", but only after consulting allies and Ukraine. "I am a responsible politician, I don't do this alone," he said.

Humanitarian and Social Impact

Russian attack on clinic kills two, injures five in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Russian artillery and drones targeted Nikopol, hitting a clinic and killing a doctor. Russia is now targeting Kharkiv supermarkets to worsen conditions for nearly a million residents. With food supplies strained and winter approaching, the city's nearly one million residents, including hundreds of thousands displaced by war, are facing increasingly desperate conditions. Russian court in occupied Donetsk sentences 8 Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol for over 15 years. Eight members of Ukraine's 36th Marine Brigade, who fought to protect the strategic port city of Mariupol, have been sentenced by a Russian-installed tribunal in Donetsk Oblast, operating outside international law. Russian guided bombs kill one and injure 22 people in southeastern Zaporizhzhia. A four-year-old boy and two teenagers were among those injured when Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia with three guided aerial bombs on 11 November. Russian drone attack kills five in Mykolaiv, damages residential areas. Russian forces deployed Iranian-made Shahed-131/136 drones against residential areas in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine.

Political and Legal Developments

Kremlin denies Putin-Trump phone call reported by WP took place. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry denied another part of WP's report that Ukraine was allegedly informed of the call beforehand. Trump's team said they don't comment on "private calls." WP: After Trump calls Putin to prevent escalation, Russia launches largest drone attack of war. Donald Trump's first conversation with Vladimir Putin after his election victory focused on Ukraine, with Trump urging the Russian president to refrain from further escalating the war. Read the daily review for Mon Nov 11 2024 here