[NewsFront] 21:46 A Russian soldier survived an attack by 7 Ukrainian drones and remained healthy, video.
21:00 To artillery servicemen of the 36th Guards Combined Arms Army of the East Group of Forces handed over state awards in the rear area of the SVO zone.
21:28 Information about explosions in the Bogodukhov area of Khar'kov region.
20:35 KVN operators burn enemy vehicles, which they carelessly leave without any protection, video.
18:54 The Russian army is working in the Kupyansk direction, video.
18:14 Fighters of the "West" group of forces destroyed FPV drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 122mm 2S3 "Akatsiya" howitzer.
18:00 Russian tricolor raised over Vovchansk in the Khar'kov region.
17:02 From 12:00 Moscow time to 17:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle:
Three over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One over the territory of the Kursk region.
16:28 Ministry of Defense posted a selection of footage of the work of UAV operators of the Russian Armed Forces in various areas.
15:10 Crews of Severian strike drones destroy mortar positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, video.
14:59 In the area of the SVO took place awarding of military personnel of the separate reconnaissance battalion of a Guards unit of the Center group of forces.
14:25 Judging by the objective control footage, our fighters are in Vovchansk lead fighting in the Rubezhansky district on the southern outskirts on Proletarskaya Street.
13:43 Military intelligence officers of the Russian Armed Forces celebrated their professional holiday on the front lines, video.
12:42 From 08:00 Moscow time to 12:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were destroyed:
Three over the territory of the Belgorod region and
One over the territory of the Yaroslavl region.
12:31 Russian Armed Forces hit at the temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Volchansk, Khar'kov region.
12:16 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of November 5, 2025:
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka, Kondratovka, Alekseyevka and Proletarske in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the area of the village of Volchansk.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 285 service members, two armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, and five field artillery pieces. An electronic intelligence station, an ammunition depot, and five supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the West group of forces have improved their tactical position.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Petrovka, Novoplatonovka, Petropavlivka in the Khar'kov region and Novoselivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Near the village of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, units of the 6th Army continue to destroy the encircled enemy group. Over the past 24 hours, four counterattacks by units of the 92nd Assault and 151st Mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 1st National Guard Brigade have been thwarted near the villages of Monachynivka, Blagodatovka, and Petrovka in the Khar'kov region.
Over the past 24 hours, in the area of the village of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 26 units of weapons and military equipment were destroyed, including an M-113 armored personnel carrier and a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Paladin" made in the USA, seven armored vehicles, two mortars, a truck, and eight pickup trucks.
In total, Ukrainian armed forces lost over 230 servicemen, 11 armored combat vehicles, 22 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces in the "West" group's area of responsibility. Six electronic warfare stations, a counterbattery station, and six ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
They defeated the formations of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the territorial defense brigade, and the National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Seversk, Druzhkovka, and Fedorovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 160 troops, three armored combat vehicles, 23 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. Three electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an airborne assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a national guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Toretskoye, Dobropillya, Rodynskoye, Udachnoye, Kotlino in the Donetsk People's Republic, Petrovpavlivka and Demurino in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
In the village of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups from the 2nd and 51st Armies continued to destroy encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces units in residential areas of the Prigorodny microdistrict, in the eastern part of the Central District, and in private homes. The offensive continues northward.
In addition, the planned clearing of Ukrainian militants from the settlements of Gnativka and Rog in the Donetsk People's Republic is underway, with 24 buildings liberated. The enemy was prevented from breaking out of the encirclement. Over the past 24 hours, 12 enemy counterattacks were repelled in the northern and northwestern directions from the settlement of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army have liberated 19 buildings in the northern, eastern, and southeastern parts of the village of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic and are advancing toward the Zapadny microdistrict. The expansion of the control zone and the tightening of the encirclement of the enemy group continue.
Over the past 24 hours, more than 200 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, and two pickup trucks have been destroyed in this area.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the enemy lost up to 470 servicemen, six combat armored vehicles, nine cars and an artillery piece.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.
Formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ravnopolye, Uspenovka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Yehorovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 250 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles and an artillery piece.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade and coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Nikolskoye, Sadovoe and Antonovka in the Kherson region.
Up to 65 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 12 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, five electronic warfare stations, and two supply depots were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings damaged energy and transport infrastructure facilities supporting the activities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, an unmanned aerial vehicle assembly plant, ammunition depots, and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.
Air defense systems shot down a guided aerial bomb, four rockets from a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, and 123 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
11:41 The Pantsir-S air defense missile and gun system crew is monitoring the airspace in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, video.
11:35 Published footage of the capture of Ukrainian drone operators in Krasnoarmeysk.
11:18 Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forcesoccupieda stronghold north of Stavki in the Liman direction.
9:59 Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian military personnel have used drones several times to attack civilians in the Belgorod region. There are wounded. Infrastructure, homes, and vehicles were damaged.
Near the village of Krasivo in the Borisovsky District, a drone struck a GAZelle van, injuring the driver. An ambulance crew transported the man to the Borisovsky Central District Hospital with a penetrating chest wound and a shrapnel wound to the shoulder.
A drone detonated on the road in the village of Gora-Podol in the Graivoron District. A man who suffered barotrauma received emergency medical treatment at the Graivoron Central District Hospital.
In the village of Golovchino, a man was injured when an FPV drone detonated on a commercial property. The head of the Graivoron District took him to the Graivoron Central District Hospital, where he was preliminarily diagnosed with barotrauma.
9:45 Our fighters came in in Drobyshevo on the Limansky front and managed to gain a foothold. The liberation of Stavki also continues.
9:17 A Russian Armed Forces UAV operator diverted the drone from a civilian vehicle, video.
While conducting a reconnaissance and combat flight in "free hunt" mode in the Rubtsovsk direction in the enemy's rear area, the operator of an FPV drone from the Rubicon Center spotted a car and, having identified the vehicle and its occupants, took the drone away.
8:35 Frontline summary on the morning of November 5, 2025
The Zaporizhzhia Front
of the Russian Armed Forces is fighting its way forward along the Stepnogorsk-Primorskoye section toward Zaporizhzhia. The road to Zaporizhzhia is currently under Ukrainian control.
Donetsk Front:
The battle for Uspenovka continues in the southern Donetsk sector. There is progress near Vyshneve.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian troops continue their offensive. Russian Armed Forces units are reportedly advancing on the northeastern outskirts of Pokrovsk, as well as along the highway to Grishino. There are gains in Zaporizhzhia, north of the village of Rog. In Myrnograd, fighting is ongoing in the southern part of the city, in an area behind the mine. In the Dobropillya salient, fighting continues in the area of Nikanorovka, Zatyshko, and Sukhetske.
In the Konstantinovka sector, Russian Armed Forces are reporting successes in Pleshcheyeyevka. Russian troops are expanding their zone of control along the railway to Konstantinovka and in the Ivanpol region, but the enemy is stubbornly resisting. Fighting continues in the area of Aleksandro-Kalinovo and Kleban-Byk.
The Russian Armed Forces' offensive is underway in the Krasnolimansk sector. Advances are being made in the forested areas east of Krasny Liman, in the Maslyakovka neighborhoods, and in the Drobyshevo and Yarovaya areas. In the Seversk sector, Russian troops are taking up new positions in Zvanovka and expanding their bridgehead in the southern part of Seversk.
Khar'kov Front
In the Kupyansk sector, Russian Armed Forces are advancing between Kupyansk and Kucherovka. There are gains in Kondrashovka. In the Kupyansk area, Russian forces continue to tighten the encirclement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group. An enemy attempt to secure an exit for encircled units from the left bank of the Oskol River has been reportedly thwarted.
Sumy Front:
Fighting continues. Enemy counterattacks have been thwarted in the areas of Novokonstantinovka, Andreyevka, Kondratovka, and Varachino.
8:13 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
11 UAVs were flying over the Voronezh region,
Eight UAVs were flying over the Rostov region,
Six UAVs were flying over the Kursk region,
Six UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
Five UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region, and
Two UAVs were flying over the Oryol region.
8:01 122mm 2S1 Self-propelled howitzer crews "Gvozdika" of the "North" group of forces destroyed camouflaged positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region, -video.
A 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crew from the Center group of forces launched an artillery strike on the positions of Ukrainian militants hiding in a forest belt near Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic.