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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of November 23 (updated)
2025-11-24
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 22:34 Operators of attack UAVs of the Eastern Forces Group burned enemy vehicles and prevented an attempt to rotate Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Zaporizhzhia region.

FPV drone crews from the "North" force group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the Khar'kov region, disrupting the rotation of enemy personnel.

Servicemen from the unmanned systems unit of the Aley Guards Motorized Rifle Unit of the Center Forces Group, supporting the actions of attack aircraft, destroyed an enemy tank, militants, and a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control point in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Specialists from the Rubicon Center struck the shelters and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy direction.

21:43 Rifleman of the assault group of the 68th Guards Tank Regiment of the 150th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the "Southern" group of forces with the call sign "Instant"tooktactically important position and held it for a month and a half.

20:43 From 13:00 to 20:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty interceptedand 40 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed:

26 – over the Black Sea,
Eight – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Six – over the territory of the Belgorod region.

20:05 On frames: Anti-drone work by fighters of the "West" group of the Russian Armed Forces.

19:09 Footage: Counterbattery fire from Northern fighters. Reconnaissance identifies Ukrainian Armed Forces firing positions, and UAV crews deliver fire.

19:02 Calculations of the "East" force group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control centers and operator crews in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Artillerymen from the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 44th Army Corps of the North group of forces overtook camouflaged positions, military equipment, and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Sumy region.

18:48 Kramatorsk direction

Units of the South Group of Forces south of Seversk advanced from Fedorovka in the direction of Nikiforovka and drove the enemy out of Petrovskoye (Pazeno).

The enemy has been driven out of the eastern part of Vasyukovka, which has come under our control. Fighting is ongoing in the village center.

18:41 Zaporizhzhia direction (Right flank)

Units of the East Group of Forces continue to advance in the southern part of Dnipropetrovsk and in the eastern part of Zaporizhzhia regions in the area of Hulyaipole.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, full control has been established over the settlements of Otradnoe and Tikhoe.

The enemy has been driven out of a number of strongholds of the 3rd line of defense between Otradnoye and Danilovka, while fighting is underway for others in the direction of Ostapovsky and Andreyevka (at the crossroads).

Fighting for a farm near the village of Kolomiytsy southwest of Tikhyi
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17:20 Assault units of Russian paratroopers pass training to capture and clear enemy strongholds in urban areas at a training ground in the Zaporizhzhia region.

17:12 GrV "South" liberated Petrovskoye (Pazeno), -MAP.

14:25 Assault units of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Guards Combined Arms Army of the East Group of Forces committed to a decisive push to the north and west and drove the enemy out of the settlements of Tikhoye and Otradnoye.

13:47 From 9:00 to 13:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on dutydestroyed 10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:

Three over the Belgorod region,
Three over the Moscow region, including
Two flying to Moscow,
Two over the Arkhangelsk region, and
Two over the Kaluga region.

12:33 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of November 23, 2025

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

Units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on formations of a mechanized, airborne assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Andreevka, Varachino, Malaya Rybitsa in the Sumy region and the city of Sumy.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ternovaya, Izbitskoye and Vilcha in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost up to 140 military personnel, 10 vehicles, two electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots.

Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and assault brigades, as well as the National Guard brigade, near the villages of Kucherovka, Petrovka, Nechvolodovka, Blagodatovka, and Kurilovka in the Khar'ko region.

The enemy lost up to 220 troops, a tank, three armored combat vehicles (including two US-made HMMWVs and a Canadian-made Senator), 17 vehicles, and 11 electronic warfare stations. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Petrovskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Formations of three mechanized and a motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Platonovka, Kramatorsk, Vasyukovka, Stepanovka and Seversk of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost more than 225 troops, a tank, a US-made MaxxPro armored fighting vehicle, 19 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. An Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 aerial reconnaissance radar, four electronic warfare stations, four ammunition depots, and two supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault, airmobile, airborne assault, and Jaeger brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, a special forces brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Artemivka, Toretskoye, Belitskoye, Novyi Donbas, Kucherov Yar, and Rodinske in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka and Ivanivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

In the village of Krasnoarmeysk, Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the 2nd Army continue to destroy encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Tsentralny and Gornyak microdistricts and in the western industrial zone. A clearing operation is underway in the village of Rivne, Donetsk People's Republic.

Seven attacks by the 425th Assault Regiment, the 32nd Mechanized and the 95th Airborne Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the area of the village of Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic were repelled with the aim of unblocking the encircled group of Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, and two Cossack armored vehicles were destroyed.

In the village of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the 51st Army continue to drive the enemy out of the Eastern, Western and southern districts of the city.

Over the course of a day, up to 210 servicemen, three armored personnel carriers, seven armored combat vehicles, a field artillery gun, and four vehicles were destroyed in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, enemy losses amounted to more than 435 servicemen, four armored personnel carriers, including three US-made M113 armored personnel carriers and a Swedish-made Viking armored personnel carrier, 10 armored combat vehicles, 12 cars and an artillery piece.

Units of the "East" military group, as a result of active offensive operations, liberated the settlements of Tikhoe and Otradnoe in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Formations of two assault brigades and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Varvarovka, Zatishye, Dobropillya in the Zaporizhzhia region and Andreevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 225 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 12 vehicles, a field artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Yurkivka, Grigorovka, Novodanilovka, Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhzhia region and Tyaginka in the Kherson region.

Up to 75 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 16 vehicles, two field artillery guns, seven electronic warfare stations, a fuel depot, and two supply depots were destroyed.

11:32 The Vostok Group of Forces liberated Otradnoye, MAP.

11:16 A crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun from the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army of the Center Group of Forces destroyeda strong point and mortar crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

11:07 Russian assault groups are advancing in the southern part of Dimitrov (Mirnograd) and the Zapadny microdistrict, –MAP.

11:01 Destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV launcher by a LMUR in the area of Kherson, –video.

07:48 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 75 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:

36 UAVs over the Black Sea,
10 UAVs over the Republic of Crimea,
Nine UAVs over the Bryansk region,
Seven UAVs over the Voronezh region,
Four UAVs over the Krasnodar region,
Three UAVs over the Smolensk region,
Two UAVs over the Moscow region,
Two UAVs over the Belgorod region,
One UAV over the Kaluga region,
One UAV over the Ryazan region.

07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

New Zaporizhzhia was liberated
Zvanovka was liberated
Radostnoye was liberated
Advance in the area of Zelenyi Gai and Chervony
Expansion of the control zone south of Yampol
Advance in the Boguslavka area
Enemy controls positions in the area of the settlements Zolotoy Kolodez and Kucherov Yar

Posted by:badanov

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