[NewsFront] 20:36 During the day, from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty destroyed 34 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Volgograd, Oryol, Rostov regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
19:32 Calculation of the PVC-2 UAV of the Center group destroyed a major defensive hub of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Dnipropetrovsk direction).
18:01 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on energy infrastructure facilities, logistics centers of Ukraine and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This afternoon, strikes damaged the Dry Port logistics center in the port of Odessa, which is used to store and distribute cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces; and a dry cargo ship carrying weapons and military equipment was damaged in the Black Sea, 141 km southwest of Odessa.
17:32 Attack aircraft of the "Vostok" cleared out stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The servicemen overcame the approaches to the enemy positions, entered the battle and took control of the stronghold.
16:30 Drone operators of the Vostok group destroyed strongholds and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
13:56 The operators of the Geraniums of the separate brigade of the Varyag BPS troops wereamazed: 330 kV substation, railway locomotives, logistics center building, technical inspection and repair point for equipment used to provide support to the armed forces of Ukraine.
12:00 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of November 9, 2026
Units of the North group of forces have improved their tactical position.
In the Khar'kov region, the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Izbitskoye, Rubezhnoye, Metallivka, Veseloye, Kolodeznoye, and Liptsy in the Khar'kov region.
In addition, in the Sumy region, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Putivl, Vakalovshchyna and the city of Sumy.
The enemy lost over 200 servicemen, 26 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the West group of forces have improved their position along the front line.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Studenok, Berezovka, and Izyum in the Khar'kov region, and Vovchiy Yar, Ilyichovka, and Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 220 servicemen, 13 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and four electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
They defeated the formations of four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade, two airmobile brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the populated areas of Druzhkovka, Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Nikolaevka, Krasny Molochar, and Raigorodok in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 180 servicemen, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 28 vehicles, an artillery piece, and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their tactical position.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a Jaeger and an assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and four National Guard brigades, including the Azov Brigade*, in the areas of the settlements of Yakovlevka, Rohanske, Zolotye Prudy, Krynitsy, Novopavlovka, Kamenka, Verovka and Kryvorizhzhia of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 335 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, eight cars, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Vasilkove in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The manpower and equipment of the assault brigade, three airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Pokrovskoe, Kolomiytsy, Podgavrilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Tavriyskoye, Novorosovka and Novonikolaevka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 200 servicemen and 11 vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces have improved their position along the front line.
They defeated the formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades and assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka, Preobrazhenka, Kushugum and Yurkovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 35 military personnel and 13 vehicles were destroyed.
08:51 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against energy infrastructure facilities supporting the operation of Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises and Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities, production and storage sites for attack UAVs, as well as sea vessels carrying military equipment and dual-use cargo.
During the night, the following were damaged as a result of strikes: in the Poltava region – the Globinsky plant, on the territory of which long-range unmanned aerial vehicles were assembled and stored; in the Kyiv region – an electrical substation near the village of Bila Tserkva; in the Dnipropetrovsk region – an electrical substation near the village of Kryvyi Rih; in the Cherkasy region – an electrical substation near the village of Cherkasy; in the Vinnytsia region – a traction electrical substation.
In addition, a dry cargo ship carrying weapons and military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit in the Black Sea southwest of Odessa.
08:39 Drone operators of the group, supporting the advance of assault groups, caught up an enemy in the Kramatorsk direction.
08:33 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on November 8 to 8:00 Moscow time on November 9, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 430 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Oryol, Pskov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea.
06:54 Crews of 2S3 152mm the Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer of the Vostok group defeated fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.