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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of November 26 (updated)
2025-11-27
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:20 Crew of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS of the 61st Separate Guards Naval Infanry Brigade of the Center Forces Group destroyed positions of Ukrainian militants and created conditions for the advancement of our assault units into the territory of the DPR.

20:28 In the period from 16:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted anddestroyed12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:

Eight UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.

20:12 FPV drone operators of the unmanned systems unit of the 47th Tank Division of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West Group of Forces they stopped attempts by Ukrainian Armed Forces militants to break out of encirclement in the Kupyansk district of Khar'kov Oblast. Having masterfully overcome enemy electronic warfare systems, drone operators are striking enemy vehicles, heavy quadcopters, bunkers, and Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel attempting to break out.

Operators of the Southern Military District's unmanned systems unit destroyed a combat armored vehicle and a ground robotic system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.

Attack UAV operators from the Vostok Group of Forces' unmanned systems unit thwarted a nighttime attack by enemy heavy hexacopters in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The Rubicon Center crews destroyed an American-made M1117 armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Novoaleksandrivka in the DPR.

18:49 Anti-aircraft gunners of the 30th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group of forces destroyed an enemy Darts attack UAV in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. Also, using a PKT machine gun, air surveillance post personnel shot down a heavy Ukrainian Armed Forces helicopter with short bursts of fire.

18:36 Correction of the LBS west of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), –MAP

18:11 Advance of the Vostok Guards Force in the Gulyai-Polye direction, –MAP

18:05 The 144th Motorized Rifle Division is advancing in the Aleksandrovka – Koroviy Yar area, MAP

17:58 Velykoburluk direction. Advance of the Sever Group of Forces in the Kamenka area, –MAP

17:54 Assault groups advanced north of Kotlino in the Pokrovsky direction, MAP

17:38 The Russian army completes the liberation of Vovchansk and is fighting for Vilcha, MAP

16:37 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed ten Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:

Six UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Kursk region.

16:26 Crews of the Su-35S multi-role super-maneuverable fighters carry combat duty in the special operation zone, providing cover for bomber and attack aircraft, as well as army aviation helicopters during strikes against military facilities and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

15:39 Ukrainian UAT Tisa armored fighting vehicle and American International MaxxPro were destroyed by crews of the Rubicon center and special forces of the 204th Akhmat Regiment, video.
204th Akhmat Regiment are Chechen regulars
13:58 To counter enemy hexacopters, units of the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Forces have created strike UAV crews. One of these units during the SVO destroyed 193 enemy Baba Yagas. 192 units were shot down in the Artemivsk and Chasov Yar areas, and now drone operators have opened up a score in the Kherson region.

12:53 An airstrike by three FAB-500 missiles was launched against several Ukrainian Armed Forces air defense systems in the village of Gulyaipole, video.

12:52 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of November 26, 2025:

Units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on formations of three mechanized, a Jaeger, an airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Mogritsa, Miropolye, Pavlovka, Alekseyevka, Andreyevka, and Novaya Sich in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk, Vilcha, Udy, Khatnee, and Staritsa in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost more than 180 troops, three armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, a US-made M-101 105mm howitzer, and an electronic warfare station. Two ammunition depots and seven supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Monachinovka, Staroverovka, Podoli, Nechvolodovka, Blagodatovka, Gusinka, and Kovsharovka in Khar'kov Oblast and Dibrova in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy's losses amounted to 230 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, two armored combat vehicles, 20 cars, three field artillery pieces, ten electronic warfare stations, and six ammunition depots.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, an artillery brigade, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Seversk, Reznikovka, Platonovka, Slavyansk, Piskunovka, Konstantinovka, and Berestok in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 275 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, a Cossack armored car, 16 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, an electronic warfare station, and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, an airborne assault brigade, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Torskoye, Rodynskoye, Toretskoye, Dorozhnoye, Artemivka, and Udachnoye 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 are successfully advancing northward in the Tsentralny and Dinas microdistricts. They are continuing to clear the village of Rivne, Donetsk People's Republic.

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 parts of the city.

Over the course of 24 hours, more than 210 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, three automobiles, and two field artillery pieces were destroyed in the Red Army direction.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the enemy lost more than 450 servicemen, a tank, seven combat armored vehicles, four pickup trucks, two field artillery guns and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades were defeated near the settlements of Malinovka, Dobropillya, and Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Mayak and Otradnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 240 servicemen, a tank, 10 vehicles, a field artillery gun, an electronic warfare station, and four supply depots.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Lukyanivske, Odarovka, Novoyakovlevka in the Zaporizhzhia region, Nikolske and Ivanovka in the Kherson region.

Up to 85 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 12 vehicles, an artillery piece, two radar stations, two ammunition depots and two fuel depots were destroyed.

12:12 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:

Two UAVs – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
One UAV – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.

11:48 Military personnel of the "East" group of forces told details of the liberation of the village of Zatishie in the Zaporizhzhia region.

09:54 On frames: OK launched a missile strike with an Iskander OTRK on a command post and a parking lot for Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the area of the village of Otradnoye (near the city of Kupyansk).

09:41 Mortar crews of the assault detachment of the 44th Army Corps of the North group of forces destroyed concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Vovchansk region in the Khar'kov direction.

08:39 The enemy’s temporary deployment point was hit by three drones from the 6th Guards Army of the Leningrad Military District, video.

07:32 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Advance west of the settlement Zatishie
Expansion of the control zone in the Novopavlovka area
Advance in Shakhovo
Expansion of the control zone in Mirnohrad
Advance in Novopavlovka

07:20 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed 33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

13 over the territory of the Belgorod region,
10 over the territory of the Voronezh region,
Five over the Black Sea,
Four over the territory of the Lipetsk region,
One over the territory of the Bryansk region.

06:17 Servicemen of the unmanned systems units of the 34th Separate Guards Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade (mountain) of the North group of forces using the Orlan-10 UAV and Lancet loitering munitions destroyed military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region.

05:03 Self-propelled artillery crews of the "East" group of forces destroyed enemy manpower in the Zaporizhzhia region.

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