Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Luhansk Oblast (Russian objective: Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and northern Donetsk Oblast)

Russian forces recently advanced east of Kupyansk and west of Kreminna amid continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on October 30. Geolocated footage published on October 30 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced south of Stepova Novoselivka (east of Kupyansk) and north of Terny (west of Kreminna).[24] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed on October 30 that elements of the Russian 1st Tank Regiment and 15th Motorized Rifle Regiment (both of the 2nd Motorized Rifle Division, 1st Guards Tank Army [GTA], Moscow Military District [MMD]) seized Kruhlyakivka (south of Kupyansk).[25] Kharkiv Oblast occupation head Vitaly Ganchev claimed that the Russian seizure of Kruhlyakivka will sever an unspecified Ukrainian ground line of communication (GLOC) and prevent Ukrainian forces from accessing the east (right) bank of the Oskil River.[26] ISW has not observed visual evidence confirming that Russian forces seized Kruhlyakivka. Russian milbloggers made unconfirmed claims that Russian forces advanced southwest of Berestove, east of Lozova (both southeast of Kupyansk), north and south of Nevske, north of Novosadove (both northwest of Kreminna), and north of Terny (west of Kreminna).[27] ISW has not observed confirmation of these claims, however. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces continued offensive operations north of Kupyansk near Holubivka; northeast of Kupyansk near Synkivka and Pershotravneve; southeast of Kupyansk near Kolisnykivka, Bohuslavka, Kruhlyakivka, Lozova, Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Zahryzove, Vyshneve, Berestove, Zelenyi Hai, Cherneshchyna, and Novoosynove; west of Svatove near Stelmakhivka; southwest of Svatove near Druzhelyubivka and Hrekivka; northwest of Kreminna near Katerynivka, Novomykhailivka, and Nevske; west of Kreminna near Terny, Zarichne, Yampolivka, and Torske; and south of Kreminna near Serebryanka.[28] Assault elements of the Russian 144th Motorized Rifle Division (20th Combined Arms Army [CAA], MMD) are reportedly operating near Terny.[29]