[NewsFront] 21:32 While at the firing position of the towed 122mm howitzer D-30, Corporal Nikolai Shulgin discovered eight approaching enemy FPV drones and opened fire on the targets with his standard weapons, managing to warn his comrades.
As a result, the crew destroyed all of the enemy's drones, Shulgin personally shooting down four of them.
20:40 Fighters of the "East" group of forces are advancing near the village of Veseloye in the Gulyai-Polye direction, –map.
20:31 In the period from 17:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Two UAVs flew over the Kursk region,
Two UAVs flew over the Bryansk region, and
One UAV flew over the Belgorod region.
20:00 Calculation of the unmanned systems unit of the 1st separate guards motorized rifle brigade of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army of the Center group of forces struck enemy UAV control point in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
FPV drone operators from the unmanned systems unit of the Vostok group of forces destroyed the control antennas of unmanned systems and heavy copters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
FPV strike drone crews from the Center Group's unmanned aerial systems unit destroyed an enemy position in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
UAV operators from the Zapad group of forces burned several Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles attempting to break through to Kupyansk.
19:30 Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted more strikes hit the Belgorod region. Two civilians were injured.
An FPV drone attacked a truck on a company's premises in the village of Novostroyevka-Pervaya in the Graivoron District. The man, who sustained shrapnel wounds to the chest, head, shoulder, and hip, was taken to the Borisov Central District Hospital. He received the necessary medical care and was released for outpatient treatment. The vehicle was damaged. Equipment at the scene was also damaged.
18:59 Russian Armed Forces destroyed an enemy quadcopter in the Khar'kov direction while preparing for takeoff, video.
18:00 In the period from 14:00 to 17:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 16 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Seven UAVs were flying over the Kursk region,
Five UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region, and
Four UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region.
17:31 FPV operator of the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Sever group inflected fire damage to the enemy's temporary deployment point by the "Molniya" kamikaze drone.
16:46 Guardsmen of the 68th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Western Group of Forces continue to repel a "counteroffensive" by Ukrainian Armed Forces units attempting to break through to the blockaded troops in the Kupyansk area in the Khar'kov region, which is being cleared by Russian fighters.
16:22 Special Forces "Anvar" hunts on enemy UAV operators, supporting the offensive in the Khar'kov region
In the Khar'kov area, special forces are working around the clock to identify and destroy enemy drone control centers.
15:36 A combined strike destroyed the launchers that the enemy was using to strike Russian territory.
Iskander and Gerani missiles covered the firing position of the American Himars MLRS and the launchers of the Neptune missile system near Vasilyevskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, video.
15:10 Three municipalities in the Belgorod region were attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.Sufferedpeaceful resident.
A drone struck a commercial property in the village of Borisovka in the Borisovsky District. An ambulance crew is transporting a woman with a preliminary diagnosis of barotrauma to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2 for examination. The detonation caused a fire in the area, igniting a canopy, equipment, and a vehicle. Firefighters have extinguished the fires.
14:34 Fighters from the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the North group neutralize Ukrainian drones that waited for the appearance of Russian equipment on the routes – video.
14:11 In the period from 8.00 to 14.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed six Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Three UAVs flew over the Bryansk region,
Two UAVs flew over the Belgorod region, and
One UAV flew over the Kursk region.
13:28 Iskander-M missile system and unmanned aerial vehicle crews struck Ukrainian Armed Forces positions with two launchers of the Neptune mobile coastal missile system and a HIMARS multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle near the village of Vasilyevskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
12:55 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of November 16, 2015:
As a result of active operations, units of the "North" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated units of the Jaeger Brigade and the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned aerial vehicle battalion near the settlements of Katerynivka, Oleksiivka, Velyka Chernetchina, and Khrapovshchina in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry, heavy mechanized brigades and assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Revolyutsionnoye, Zhovtnevoe, Malinovka, Kolodeznoye and Stary Saltov in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 125 service members and four vehicles. An ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Petrovpavlivka, Kurilovka, and Putnikovo in the Khar'kov region and Dronivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Assault units of the 6th Army continue to destroy encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the area of the village of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region.
Over the course of the day, two attacks by units of the 151st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled near the villages of Osinovo and Zapadnoye in the Khar'kov region, with the aim of relieving encircled Ukrainian forces. The enemy lost up to 10 militants and a pickup truck.
As a result of the fire strike in the Kupyansk direction, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two mortars, an electronic warfare station, and five vehicles were destroyed.
In total, enemy losses in the "West" force group's area of responsibility amounted to 230 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, a Romanian-made APR-40 multiple launch rocket system launcher, and two artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit. Four ammunition depots, a Plastun electronic reconnaissance station, and four electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Seversk, Raygorodok, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 80 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, four field artillery guns, two electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots and a supply depot.
Units of the Center Group of Forces continued their advance into the enemy's defensive lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, three airborne assault brigades, two Jaeger brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Artemivka, Rodynske, Oktiabrske, Novooleksandrivka, Kucherov Yar, Belitske, Toretske, and Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne and Ivanivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
In the village of Krasnoarmeysk, Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the 2nd Army continued to destroy encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the western part of the city, the northwestern and eastern neighborhoods of the Central District, and the western industrial zone. A clearing operation of Ukrainian militants is underway in the village of Rivne, Donetsk People's Republic.
Six attacks by units of the 425th Assault Regiment "Skala" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled with the aim of unblocking the encircled group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the area of the village of Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
An attempt by a unit of the 155th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break out of the encirclement in the northern direction was thwarted.
Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen and an infantry fighting vehicle were destroyed.
In the village of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic, units of the 51st Army continue offensive operations in the Vostochny microdistrict and the southern part of the city.
Assault groups from the 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade have approached the Zapadny microdistrict. Thirty-three buildings have been liberated.
Over the course of a day, up to 280 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, a Cossack armored combat vehicle, and a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer were destroyed in the Red Army sector.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the enemy lost up to 470 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, four cars, a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" group of forces defeated formations of two assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Gulyaipole, Pokrovskoye in the Zaporizhzhia region, Gerasimovka and Orly in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 235 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, 14 vehicles, an artillery piece, and two supply depots.
Units of the Dnepr military group have completed the liberation of the village of Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The manpower and equipment of the heavy mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Malokaterinovka, Orekhov and Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 110 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, 14 vehicles, two field artillery guns, seven electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots and a supply depot were destroyed.
12:15 Units of the Eastern Group of Forces, as a result of decisive actions released Rovnepolye settlement, Zaporizhzhia region.
At 10:49 a.m. on November 7, the Zala crew of the Rubicon Center detected a Ukrainian Armed Forces P-18 long-range radar station in the Sumy direction. The target's coordinates were immediately transmitted to the Lancet operator. The target was successfully engaged. The distance from the launch point is 80 kilometers.video.
10:35 Frontline summary on the morning of November 16, 25
Donetsk Front.
On the South Donetsk front, Russian forces are advancing west of Malinivka toward Zelenyi Hai and Vysoky. Advances toward Zatishie are reported. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of Yablokovo. Russian forces are taking up new positions east of Orestpol. Successes are reported in Novopavlovka, and the situation is being clarified.
In the Pokrovsk area, advances continue in the southeastern, eastern, and northeastern parts of Myrnohrad.
In the Dobropillya salient, there are gains near Volodymyrivka and Shakhove. The gray zone includes the settlements of Dorozhne, Novoye Shakhove, and the section from Boykovka to Suvorovo (Zatyshok) and to Nikanorivka.
In the Krasnolimansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the area of Shandrigolovo and Sredny, exerting serious pressure on the enemy's defenses in the Yampol area.
Khar'kov Front.
In Kupyansk, Russian Armed Forces are repelling enemy counterattacks from the west and simultaneously expanding their territorial control, advancing in the northeastern and southern parts of the city.
Russian troops are expanding their bridgehead in the area southeast of Dvurechanske.
On the Volchansky section there is progress in the Sinelnikovsky forest.
9:51 The Russian Armed Forces destroyed an American Humvee armored fighting vehicle, as well as several other vehicles, ATVs, and ground robots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction,video.
9:35 AFU doomed to their death in the blockaded Pokrovsk because the command did not give the order to leave in time, according to Ukrainian analysts.
8:30 Russian Army storms important Dnepropetrovsk settlement
Two days ago, Russian troops, using armored vehicles under cover of fog, stormed into the southern and eastern parts of the key settlement of Novopavlovka in a mechanized attack.
During the daring attacks, the landing force in infantry fighting vehicles reached the center of the village and occupied a significant part of it.
8:15 During the past night, in the period from 23:00 Moscow time on November 15 to 7:00 on November 16, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 57 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:
23 – over the territory of the Samara region,.
17 – over the territory of the Volgograd region,
Five– over the territory of the Saratov region,
Five – over the territory of the Rostov region,
Three – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Three – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
One – over the territory of the Bryansk region
8:01 Crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Vostok group of forces inflicted attack on enemy positions in the area of the village of Velikomikhailovka.
As a result of the salvo, the following were destroyed:
Strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,
Enemy engineering structures, and
Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower.