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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of November 30 (updated)
2025-12-01
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 22:00 Operators of the unmanned aerial systems unit of the Center group burned American-made International MaxxPro armored personnel carrier in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Drone operators from the Vostok group's unmanned aerial systems unit destroyed communications antennas and repeaters belonging to Ukrainian Armed Forces units near the village of Hulyaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Specialists from the Rubicon Center destroyed weapons, equipment, and high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of a special military operation.

21:25 Krasnolimansk direction. The Russian army has reached Dibrova, and fighting is taking place directly within the village itself. MAP.

21:14 Zaporizhzhia direction. The Dnipro Group of Forces is advancing in Stepnogorsk and the outskirts. The Ukrainian Armed Forces still hold the high-rise apartment building area in the center. MAP.

19:51 Russian Armed Forces advance in the Volchansk direction. Assault groups have taken a forested area in the eastern part of Volchansk and have also advanced further south, in Vilcha and Liman. MAP.

19:27 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Gulyai-Polye direction, –MAP.

19:03 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Malomikhailovsky direction, –MAP.

18:40 Army aviation crew discovered rotation of units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces.

16:43 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Two UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One UAV - over the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan.

15:58 Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Grishino –MAP

15:42 Units of the Guards "East"entered into the northern part of Hulyaipole. Volnaya and Bochanskaya streets are occupied, and Naberezhnaya and Donetskaya streets are partially occupied. MAP

14:44 Servicemen from the unmanned systems forces of the Vostok group, using a ground robotic platform, are laying communication lines between command posts in the Zaporizhzhia region.

13:51 Artillerymen of the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Center group of forces supported the assault groups fired and destroyed a temporary deployment point for Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

12:36 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed ten Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Five UAVs – over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory,
Four UAVs – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One UAV - over the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan
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12:34 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of November 30, 2025

Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Sadki, Pavlovka, Khotyn and Khrapovshchina in the Sumy region and the city of Sumy.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of three mechanized and a motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Mitrofanovka, Vilcha, Ploskoye and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost over 110 servicemen and six vehicles.

Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade near the villages of Monachynivka, Samborivka, Boguslavka, Kucherivka, Kurilovka, Kupyansk-Uzlovaya, and Podoli in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 service members, 13 vehicles, and a Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple launch rocket system launcher. Twelve electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Slavyansk, Nikanorovka, Nikiforovka, Konstantinovka, Stepanovka, Zakotnoye, Bondarnoye, and Seversk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 50 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, three cars, two field artillery pieces, and a supply depot.

Units of the Center Forces Group have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of seven mechanized brigades, two Jaeger brigades, an airmobile brigade, three airborne assault brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, a special forces brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Rodynske, Belitske, Sergeyevka, Maryevka, Veselaya Gora, Belozerske, Dobropolye, Artemovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Bashilovka in the Khar'kov Oblast.

In the village of Krasnoarmeysk, Donetsk People's Republic, units of the 2nd Army are making successful progress in the eastern part of the city and the Dinas microdistrict, and are continuing to clear the village of Rivne, Donetsk People's Republic. Assault groups have entered the village of Grishino, Donetsk People's Republic.

Ten attacks by units of the 32nd Mechanized Brigade and the 425th Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the area of the village of Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic aimed at relieving encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces units were repelled. Up to 35 Ukrainian service members were killed.

In the village of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the 51st Army continued to drive the enemy out of the Eastern and Western microdistricts, as well as from the southern part of the city.

Over the past 24 hours, more than 260 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen have been killed in the Red Army sector.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the "Center" group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 450 servicemen, two vehicles, and an artillery piece.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Zaliznychne, Dobropillya, Verkhnyaya Tersa, Varvarovka, Pryluky, and Hulyaipole in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 160 servicemen, six vehicles and a warehouse of supplies.

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 Stepnogorsk, Kirovo in the Zaporizhzhia region and Sadovoe in the Kherson region.

Up to 40 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, seven vehicles and a warehouse of supplies were destroyed.

11:32 Defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsky cauldron becomes increasingly "ghostly"

The withdrawal of Ukrainian units is only possible through fighting.

In Mirnohrad, Russian troops occupied the southeastern part of the city up to Sretenska Street and simultaneously penetrated the northern quarters, advancing from Novoekonomichesky.

The Russian Armed Forces also reached the T-junction south of Rodinsky and are establishing a foothold there.

In Pokrovsk, Russian forces maintain a presence in the central, southern, and northern districts. Fighting continues in the industrial zone and in the direction of Grishino.

The Russian Armed Forces have advanced west of the road intersection to Grishino and have also established a foothold on the southeastern outskirts of Grishino itself.

09:58 7th Motorized Rifle Regiment storms Ukrainian Armed Forces dugouts, advancing in the Khar'kov region.

09:46 Assault units of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr Group of Forces pass combat coordination at a training ground in the Kherson region.

08:01 On frames: launched a strike with four FAB-500 missiles on a UAV launcher of the 152nd Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Grishino.

07:34 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Advance in the area of the village of Dibrova
Expansion of the control zone north of Gulyaipole

07:11 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed and 33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were intercepted:

16 over the territory of the Rostov region,
Seven over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
Six over the waters of the Black Sea.
Three over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One over the territory of the Kursk region,

05:01 Military signalmen of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the West group of forces are restoring damaged communication lines in the Krasnolimansk direction.

Posted by:badanov

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