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[Korrespondent] 22.29 Since the beginning of the day, 234 combat clashes have occurred, most of which took place in four directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in its evening summary.
20.44 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has expressed his readiness to work with the US "peace plan" for Ukraine. According to him, Russia is supposedly ready to "show flexibility" regarding a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, but they are also satisfied with "the dynamics in the North-Eastern Front (this is what Russia calls a full-scale war against Ukraine - ed.).
"But we are also ready for peaceful negotiations, for resolving problems peacefully, but this requires, of course, a substantive discussion of all the details of the proposed plan. We are ready for this," the Kremlin leader said.
20.43 The Kremlin is trying to convince the West of the "successes" of the Russian army on the battlefield in Ukraine, while at the same time declaring its desire for a peace agreement. According to the press secretary of the head of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, regular attacks on Ukrainian cities and the "advancement" of Russian troops on the front are "effective work of the armed forces", which should convince Kyiv to sign a peace treaty on the Kremlin's terms. This is reported by Russian media.
20.20 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The Ukrainian leader spoke about the American side's proposals to end the war and contacts with partners in Europe and the United States.
Many meetings and phone calls are planned in the coming days. Teams from Ukraine, the United States, and Europe will work together, the president assured.
20.01 On the night of November 19, a 7-year-old Polish citizen, Amelia, was killed in a Russian strike on Ternopil. This was reported by Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Maciej Wewier.
The spokesman recalled that Russian troops attacked civilians in Ternopil, and "among the victims of this atrocity is a 7-year-old Polish citizen."
"She died at night with her mother. Our institution is in constant contact with the authorities of the Ternopil region," Veveyor noted.
19:40 Russians attacked three districts of Dnipropetrovsk region during the day. Two men, aged 66 and 64, were killed, and five more people were injured, two of whom were hospitalized in moderate condition.
19.29 Russian troops are moving to the central part of Pokrovsk, where they are setting up positions, entrenching themselves and moving into the stage of a full-fledged battle for the settlement. This was reported by DeepState analysts.
19.10 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with US Vice President J.D. Vance and US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll. The key topic was a new "peace plan", the head of state reported on Telegram.
18.57 A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied information about the recruitment of Koreans in Seoul for service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
18.51 Ukraine has until next Thursday, November 27, to agree to the "peace plan" proposed by the American side. US President Donald Trump said this in a podcast with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade. At the same time, he dismissed Ukraine's concerns about the need to cede territories to Russia, because "they are already losing land."
18.27 The draft of the US peace plan for Ukraine, consisting of 28 points, was probably first drawn up in Russian. The English version of the text contains "clumsy" constructions typical of a translation from Russian, explains The Guardian journalist Luke Harding.
In particular, the third paragraph says: "It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries, and NATO will not expand further." The combination "It is expected" in English is considered grammatically awkward; the Russian version "ожидается" looks more logical. Other Russianisms that probably penetrated the text are "неоднозначности" (ambiguities) and "закрепить" (to enshrine).
17.39 Since the beginning of the current day, 130 combat clashes have taken place on the front, most of which are concentrated in five directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary . The most active fighting continues in the Pokrovsk region, where the Russians are storming in the areas of 14 settlements.
17.04 Ukraine is currently under great pressure and may face a very difficult choice: either loss of dignity or risk losing a key partner. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an address to the Ukrainian people.
16.39 The Ukrainian side has intensified work on the points of the new peace plan. Calls and meetings with partners are held constantly, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Telegram. According to him, work is underway with partners at all levels to take into account Ukrainian national interests.
16.26 The Command of the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine stated that information about the alleged encirclement of Ukrainian units or the presence of blocking detachments in the Hulyaipil direction is not true, despite the difficult situation.
"The situation in the Hulyaipil direction is quite tense. The enemy does not reduce the fire impact on our positions, in particular, over the past day there have been 10 combat clashes near the settlements of Yablukove and Rivnopillya," the report noted.
At the same time, the command emphasized that at this time information is being spread on social networks that certain units are "surrounded by the enemy." As well as about the alleged "presence of barricading units that block our units and prevent them from retreating."
"This information is untrue and is openly aimed at discrediting the military command," the statement added.
16.17 In Ternopil, the bodies of a mother, her 1.5-year-old son, and 6-year-old daughter were found under the rubble of a house destroyed by a Russian missile. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported this.
"Another family whose lives were taken by Russia... A man waited for three days near the ruins of a house in Ternopil, hoping that rescuers would find his wife and two children. Unfortunately, a miracle did not happen: the woman, her one-and-a-half-year-old son, and her 6-year-old daughter died. They were killed by a Russian missile," the report says.
16.04 An explosion occurred in the premises of the RTCC and SP in Odessa . The regional department of the National Police reported this. One person died and another was injured. Emergency services are working at the scene.
15.35 Russian pro-government military bloggers (so-called Z-bloggers) actually accused the Chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, of lying when the day before he assured Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that the Ukrainian city of Kupyansk had been "captured" by Russian invaders.
15.20 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with European leaders the US "peace plan" to end the war in Ukraine. He reported this on Telegram. It was decided that the front line "is a starting point for understanding", and the Armed Forces of Ukraine must remain capable of effectively defending Ukraine's sovereignty.
14.50 Ukrainian military hit a number of expensive Russian targets in temporarily occupied Crimea. This was reported by the GUR. Among the hit targets was the 55Zh6U Nebo-U radar station , the cost of which could reach about 100 million dollars.
14.29 The Russian prisoner, who was extradited by Ukraine to Lithuania in late October on suspicion of involvement in the torture of a Lithuanian volunteer, is named Margen Gadzhimagomedov. The SBU reported this on November 21. It is noted that he was an inspector of the military police of the 177th separate marine regiment of the Caspian Flotilla of the Russian Federation, and, according to the investigation, participated in the brutal torture of prisoners in a prison set up by Russian forces on the territory of the occupied airfield in Melitopol, Zaporizhia. Among those affected by his actions was a volunteer from Lithuania, who had been assisting the Ukrainian Defense Forces since the first days of the full-scale war.
13.45 Russian troops have pulled up operational reserves to replenish personnel losses in Pokrovsk . This was reported by the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russian command has already activated the operational reserve - units of the 76th Airborne Assault Division.
13.18 Russian troops massively attack Odessa and the region with strike drones.
"Several more cases of falling debris and hits without detonation were recorded. At least one person was injured. Data on the injured is being clarified," said the head of the OVA, Oleg Kiper.
According to him, residential and non-residential buildings and garages were damaged in Odessa. Falling debris was also recorded in open areas in rural areas.
13.02 Four Russian invaders were eliminated by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the resistance movement in the settlement of Kalynove in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region. Also during this operation, enemy UAZs and buggies were destroyed. This is stated in a message on the GUR website.
In addition, the 8th Special Forces Regiment of the Prince Izyaslav Mstislavich Special Forces discovered and destroyed a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group in the Donetsk direction. The regiment reported this on Facebook and published a video of the combat operation.
12.53 In Ternopil, the death toll from Russian shelling has risen to 31. Rescuers have recovered three more bodies from the rubble , the National Police reported. The identification of the dead and the search for 13 more people who still remain missing are ongoing.
12.35 European leaders are allegedly working on their own version of a plan to end the war in Ukraine, rather than the "peace plan" prepared by the US administration. The Wall Street Journal reported this the day before .
The Europeans hope to convince Ukraine to support their plan because it will contain fairer terms for Kyiv.
11.14 On Friday night, the Russian army launched new attacks on energy facilities in Ukraine. There are also outages due to bad weather. The Ministry of Energy reported this.
In the morning, electricity consumption increased by 2.1%, so the need for economical electricity consumption remains.
10:45 Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Rustem Umerov denied media reports that he "agreed" to most of the points of the peace agreement with Russia proposed by the United States. He reported this on Telegram.
10.29 Counterintelligence officers detained an agent of Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU) in the Kharkiv region. He was passing on coordinates for attacks in the Kupyansk direction to the enemy, the SBU reported. The person in question is an IT specialist from Kharkiv who already has a criminal record for collaborating with racists at the beginning of the full-scale war.
9.59 Russia attacked Ukraine, using 115 strike drones. About 70 of them are "shaheeds". The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram.
9.49 The Kremlin "has not heard of Ukraine's consent" to discuss the terms of the "peace plan" of the US President Donald Trump administration to end the war. This was reported by the Russian propaganda news agency TASS, citing the words of the Russian dictator's press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
9.42 Russian troops attacked the Sinelnyky and Nikopol districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with drones, one person was killed and two were injured. This was reported by the acting head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Vladislav Gaivanenko, on November 21. According to him, a 54-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman were hospitalized in moderate condition.
9.26 Search and rescue operations after the Russian strike on November 19 in Ternopil have been ongoing for the third day. Contact with 16 people has still not been established. The State Emergency Service reported this on Telegram.
9.24 Russian troops attacked Chernihiv region with drones, one person died. This was reported by the State Emergency Service. It is noted that a grocery store caught fire in the Novgorod-Siverskyi district. Firefighters from the local fire brigade freed a store employee from the rubble, but, unfortunately, she could not be saved, the woman died.
8.59 The largest number of combat clashes occurred in the Pokrovsky direction - 59. In total, 173 such combat clashes took place on the front over the past 24 hours. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8.34 The Donald Trump administration's "peace plan" to end the war in Ukraine includes security guarantees similar to NATO's Article 5, which obligates the US and European allies to consider an attack on Ukraine as an attack on the entire transatlantic community, Axios reports, citing a draft of the agreement.
7.59 Five people, including a child, were injured as a result of Russian drone strikes on the city of Odessa on the night of November 21. This was reported by the head of the Odessa Oblast Autonomous Administration, Oleg Kiper, on Telegram.
7.52 The Ukrainian Defense Forces have destroyed another 1,050 invaders over the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook.
7.36 The media learned the details of the 28-point peace plan of the administration of President Donald Trump. The document includes such proposals for Ukraine as giving up part of its territories, limiting the size of the army and enshrining in the Constitution the refusal to join the North Atlantic Alliance. This is reported by Axios, referring to the received draft document and confirmation from Ukrainian and American government officials.
05.31 France called on all member states of the UN Security Council to support the initiative for a complete, immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine. This was stated by the Permanent Representative of France to the UN, Jerome Bonnafont, during a meeting of the Security Council.
05.00 At nightfall on November 21, explosions were heard in the northern part of Odessa. The head of the city's military administration reported that a residential building and an enterprise in one of the city's districts were damaged as a result of the enemy attack. Four people were injured.
04.30 On the night of Thursday, November 20, an enemy drone struck the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv with a Gerber drone. According to Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov, there were no casualties or damage.
03.05 Explosions are heard and flashes are visible in Crimea, as reported massively by local media. The incidents were recorded on the night of Friday, November 21. According to eyewitnesses, in the area of the Saki military airfield "it was very bright", after which explosions thundered.
01.03 On November 20, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov stated in a report to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that he allegedly had full control over Kupyansk and Yampol in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions. In response, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied the Russian leadership's statements about the alleged capture of these settlements.
00.29 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening address outlined the conditions that Ukraine is ready to put forward in the context of discussing the peace proposals proposed by the United States of America. The President emphasized that Ukraine's position has remained unchanged since the very beginning of the war: the country needs a real peace, resistant to a possible new invasion. He emphasized that this peace must be dignified and based on respect for the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine, as well as the dignity of the Ukrainian people.
00.04 In Ternopil, the number of victims of the Russian missile strike on November 19 has increased to 28 people. The rescue service reported that another body of a deceased person was found under the rubble of a multi-story building.
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[NewsFront] 21:41 Russian Ministry of Defense posted a daily selection of footage of the work of Russian Armed Forces UAV operators in various areas. 21:21 Reconnaissance units of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center group of forces are conducting active, comprehensive combat operations to uncover firing points, deployment areas, and routes of movement of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Dnipropetrovsk region,video.
20:21 During his visit to the DPR, Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko conveyed SUVs, dirt bikes, drones and products of the people's military-industrial complex to the military personnel of the BARS-Leningradets detachment.
19:41 Crews of unmanned systems units of the 98th Airborne Division, the 35th Combined Arms Army and the 1st Tank Army of the Russian Armed Forces hit a mortar position, a Bogdana self-propelled artillery unit, and a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank camouflaged in a forest belt,video.
19:33 In the Krasnoarmeysk direction, north of Udachny, Russian attack aircraft occupied Pokrovskoe mine administration.
18:37 Russian fighters occupied fortified area at the entrance to Konstantinovka in the DPR.
17:47 Published a selection of footage of fighters from the Northern group of forces of the Russian Armed Forces working on Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment.
17:27 Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov congratulated command and personnel of units with the liberation of a series of populated areas.
16:55 Units of the Center group of forces continue to liberate the territories of the DPR in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, video.
16:28 Russian tricolor raised in the liberated Headquarters in the Liman direction.
16:25 Posted exclusive footage from fighters of the "West" group of forces liberating the village of Yampol in the Krasnolimansk direction.
15:19 Published footage of a Russian drone skillfully clearing a minefield.
14:40 Russian Ministry of Defense showed footage of the liberation of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region.
14:00 Group "Vostok" develops offensive on the eastern flank of the Zaporizhzhia direction, expanding the zone of control and advancing towards key settlements.
13:37 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation from November 15 to 21, 2025:
In response to terrorist attacks by Ukraine on civilian targets in Russia from November 15 to 21, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive and six group strikes, which resulted in the destruction of Ukrainian military industry enterprises and fuel and energy facilities that supported their operation, transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, assembly, storage, and launch preparation sites for attack drones, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.
Over the course of the week, units of the Northern Forces Group improved their tactical position.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of a heavy mechanized brigade, three mechanized brigades, a ranger brigade, an infantry brigade, an airborne assault brigade, an assault regiment, a battalion of unmanned aerial systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, the active actions of the group's units liberated the settlements of Dvurechanskoye and Tsegelnoye in the Khar'kov region.
The formations of a heavy mechanized brigade, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, a regiment of the National Guard, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated.
In the area of responsibility of the "North" group of forces, enemy losses amounted to more than 1,155 servicemen, a tank, nine armored combat vehicles, 85 vehicles, and eight field artillery pieces. Seven electronic warfare stations and 31 ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
As a result of active operations, units of the West military group have completed the liberation of the city of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region.
The destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations surrounded on the left bank of the Oskol River continues.
In addition, the settlements of Novoselivka, Stavki, Maslyakovka, Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic and Petrovpavlivka in the Khar'kov region were liberated.
Defeat was inflicted on formations of five mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade.
In just one week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,570 servicemen, four tanks, 32 armored combat vehicles, 133 vehicles, and 13 field artillery pieces in the "West" grouping's area of responsibility. Twenty-nine ammunition depots and 58 electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Platonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The manpower and equipment of four mechanized, airmobile, assault, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade were damaged.
Over the course of a week, enemy losses in this area amounted to more than 1,195 servicemen, a tank, 21 armored combat vehicles, 115 vehicles, and 14 field artillery pieces. Twelve electronic warfare stations, as well as 26 ammunition, fuel, and supply depots, were destroyed.
Units of the Center group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
They defeated six mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, two infantry brigades, three airborne assault brigades, two Jaeger brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, two territorial defense brigades, and three National Guard brigades.
In the village of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the 2nd Army continue to destroy encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Central and Gornyak microdistricts, as well as in the western industrial zone.
The clearing of the village of Rivne in the Donetsk People's Republic continues.
Six armored attacks by units of the 32nd Mechanized Brigade, the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade, and the 210th Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled from the area of the village of Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic, aimed at relieving the encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces group. Up to 50 militants, a tank, and two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers were destroyed.
In the village of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the 51st Army continue active offensive operations in the Eastern, Western and southern districts of the city.
Five attempts by units of the Ukrainian 35th Naval Infantry Brigade to break out of the encirclement to the north with the support of armored vehicles were thwarted. Up to 25 servicemen and four armored combat vehicles were destroyed.
From November 15 to 21, in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,700 servicemen, two tanks, 30 armored combat vehicles, 17 cars, and 10 field artillery pieces.
In just one week, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 3,165 servicemen, four tanks, 39 combat armored vehicles, 45 cars, 10 field artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations.
Over the past week, units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses and completed the liberation of the settlements of Gai, Nechayevka, and Radostnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as Yablokovo, Ravnopolye, and Veseloye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were damaged.
In just one week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 1,790 troops, two tanks, nine armored combat vehicles, 64 vehicles, and seven field artillery pieces in this area. Four electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces, as a result of active and decisive actions, liberated the village of Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades, the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 550 servicemen, two tanks, 12 armored combat vehicles, 81 vehicles, and seven field artillery pieces. Forty-six electronic warfare stations and 28 ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Over the past week, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery from groups of troops of the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed two HIMARS multiple launch rocket system launchers and two US-made MLRS multiple launch rocket system launchers.
Air defense systems shot down four US-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, four UK-made Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles, 15 guided air bombs, four US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, and 1,089 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Black Sea Fleet's forces and assets destroyed two unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the northeastern part of the Black Sea.
13:21 Fighters of the "West" completed liberation of Yampol in the Liman direction.
12:48 In the Liman direction, assault units of the "West"
released settlement of Stavki.
11:43 Assault units of the 64th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the East Group of Forces released the village of Radostnoe in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
11:13 Russian troops released Novoselovka on the Limansky direction.
11:06 In Seversky are fighting in the southern, eastern, and northeastern parts of the city.
Our units are trying to "cut" the city into pieces. Fighting has broken out in high-rise buildings.
10:37 194 Motorized Rifle Motorized Rifle and 78th Motorized Rifle regiments released Ivanopol region in Donbass.
10:25 Military personnel of the "East" group of forces told details of the liberation of the village of Veseloe in the Zaporizhzhia region.
9:55 Frontline summary on the morning of November 21, 25
Donetsk Front:
The offensive toward Huliaipole continues in the South Donetsk sector. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of Veseloye. There are gains in Zatishye. Russian forces are advancing near Varvarovka, as well as along the Gaichur River near Radostne and Novi Zaporizhzhia. Fighting continues in Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovskoe sector, Russian troops are repelling counterattacks from Grishino and taking up new positions south of Rivne.
In the Dobropolsky sector, fierce fighting is raging near Rodinskoye and in Shakhovo.
Fighting for Ivanpolye continues in the Konstantinovka sector. Clashes are reported near Predtechino and Novomarkovo.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, Russian Armed Forces are advancing toward the Kommunalny microdistrict in Krasny Liman from Maslyakovka. Successes are reported in Yampol.
Russian Armed Forces are advancing toward Seversk, expanding their zone of control in the Dronovka and Platonovka areas. Further south, Russian assault units are taking up positions in the northern part of Zvanovka.
The Khar'kov Front
of the Russian Armed Forces is repelling enemy counterattacks along the western perimeter of Kupyansk and advancing in the Kurilovka area.
In the Dvurechanskoye area, Russian troops are advancing toward Kolodeznoye.
In Volchansk, Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the private sector to the south of the city, taking up new positions in the forest west of Sinelnikovo.
In the Velikoburluksky sector, there is an advance from Melovoe toward Khatnego.
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9:00 In the period from 7:00 Moscow time to 8:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 6 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Three UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Astrakhan region.
8:29 During the past night, in the period from 23:00 Moscow time on November 20 to 7:00 Moscow time on November 21, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Seven UAVs over the territory of the Smolensk region,
Seven UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region,
Six UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Five UAVs over the Black Sea,
Four UAVs over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Krasnodar region.
8:00 A heavy attack drone unit of the 164th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group of forces destroyed a stronghold and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction, video.
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[REGNUM] Fighters of the "West" force group have completed the liberation of Kupyansk and continue to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces units encircled on the left bank of the Oskol River. Chief of the General Staff, Army General Valery Gerasimov, reported the city's capture to Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin on November 20 .
The following day, the Russian Ministry of Defense published a video from Kupyansk: soldiers planted Russian flags in the city center and at key locations: near the city administration building, on the grounds of Spartak Stadium, at the electrical substation on Energeticheskaya Street, and near the television tower on 1 Maya Street.
The military department also presented evidence of the final battles for the city on the eve of its liberation.
Drone footage shows the destruction of Ukrainian military equipment and positions using UAVs and precision strikes. The same video also includes footage of firefights on the ground in several areas of Kupyansk.
By November 20, assault detachments of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division had completed clearing the city's territory, and the remaining small, scattered enemy groups were being suppressed, Sergei Kuzovlev, commander of the West group of forces, reported to the president .
Putin clarified whether the fighting had ended, to which Colonel General Kuzovlev confirmed: “The city is under our control.”
By capturing Kupyansk, our troops completed the largest offensive operation in the Kharkov direction, which lasted more than a year and a half.
CHRONOLOGY OF THE ASSAULT
Preparations for the assault on the city began in the spring of 2024, when Russian troops began to disperse the Ukrainian group south of Kupyansk.
By the fall of that year, they had crossed the Oskol River further north and, having dug in through fighting on the right bank, established a bridgehead that allowed them to launch an offensive against Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the city. In January 2025, the bridgehead was significantly expanded, repelling enemy counterattacks.
By spring, the "West" fighters began to encircle Kupyansk from the northern direction, and in the summer, heavy fighting unfolded on its northwestern outskirts.
Our command decided to cut off the H-26 highway, along which the main supply line for the Ukrainian group came from the west, from the direction of the city of Chuguev.
By the end of July, assault groups managed to break into the city from two directions at once: from the north, advancing from the bridgehead on the right bank of the Oskol, and from the east.
The summer campaign culminated in the de facto blockade of Kupyansk. About half of the city was taken under control by "Zapad" units. And in the fall, an operation to block the remaining Ukrainian Armed Forces forces began.
On October 26, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov confirmed that the enemy force had been encircled, with up to 5,000 Ukrainian troops trapped within. Less than a month later, the encircled force was routed.
AN IMPORTANT KNOT
Experts analyzing published footage of military operations agree that our troops have taken firm control of the entire city.
The enemy's military and political leadership, while targeting domestic audiences (which is especially necessary now ), is currently ignoring reality. Kyiv claims that Kupyansk is allegedly under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which are conducting "counter-sabotage operations."
Declaring the city "lost strategic significance" would be tantamount to admitting a serious strategic defeat. Kupyansk, located on the banks of the Oskol River, is an important railway junction and industrial center with a well-developed infrastructure.
For the Ukrainian Armed Forces, it served as one of the main logistics points through which supplies and regrouping of units in the eastern part of the Kharkiv region took place.
Its loss significantly complicates the provision of the Ukrainian army and forces the transfer of reserves closer to the line of contact, where they will be more vulnerable to attacks.
"Besides logistics, there's also a purely military issue. Kupyansk is yet another 'festung' (from the German Festung—a fortified city, a fortified defensive point) with industrial zones and buildings, which was planned to be held for many months, if not years. And now they need to build a front based on a new 'festung', and there aren't any like it for tens of kilometers around," military expert Alexander Mikhailovsky explained to Regnum News Agency .
The loss of control over Kupyansk deprives the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the ability to plan new offensive operations and shelling of the LPR territory, whose northern borders are now reliably protected.
According to the Russian command, the enemy continues to hold positions in Kupyansk-Uzlovy, a suburb of Kupyansk located on the eastern bank of the Oskol River. However, its position here is precarious. Up to 15 Ukrainian Armed Forces battalions are encircled in the area, and attempts by Ukrainian forces to hold the area are resulting in heavy losses.
PROSPECTS FOR AN OFFENSIVE
Sources believe that the loss of Kupyansk could trigger a "domino effect" in the Kharkiv region, with the front line crumbling for tens of kilometers.
First of all, the loss of control over the city will naturally lead to the complete collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Oskol.
The enemy is concentrating its main forces in the area of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya and the village of Kovsharovka, but the advance of Russian troops along the river's western bank will inevitably lead to their encirclement. Therefore, the fate of the bridgehead could be decided in the coming weeks, if not days.
The formation of a new front line along the Oskol River could allow for an offensive on the city of Izyum, a strategically important logistics center.
"This is the rear of the enemy's Donbas group. While Krasnoarmeysk is more or less clear, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk still remain," military expert Mikhailovsky emphasized.
He pointed out that supplies for this group pass through Izyum, meaning that even fire control over the logistics routes would seriously complicate the Ukrainian Armed Forces' position in Donbas. "Which, frankly, is already dire," the source added.
On the other hand, control over Kupyansk creates the prospect of an offensive along the border of the Kharkiv region to create a buffer zone.
First and foremost, we are talking about Vovchansk, which is also being stormed by Russian troops (currently, up to 80% of the territory is under our control, Gerasimov reported), and the city of Velykyi Burluk, a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area.
According to local reports, the enemy is establishing new defensive lines 10-20 kilometers from Kupyansk, anchored by the city of Shevchenkove. However, experts estimate that even if Kyiv finds reserves, it will likely no longer be able to maintain control of the bridgehead in Zaoskol and the border areas.
This means that the Russian Armed Forces now have the opportunity to encircle the enemy group in Donbass from the north and completely liberate the DPR."We planned to hold out for months": what the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost after the fall of Kupyansk.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
[ColonelCassad] Liberation of the urban settlement of Yampol by units of the 25th Army of the Russian Armed Forces.
The city was lost to Donbas militia units in the summer of 2014. After the start of the Second World War, it returned to Russia but was abandoned during the retreat from Izyum and Balakleya. And now it's back home again. This time for good.
Krasny Liman lies ahead. The fighting for the city has already begun.
P.S. For history buffs, I recommend the article about the Battle of Yampol on June 19, 2014, between a group of militiamen led by "Prapor" and the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This battle near Yampol is also well described in the book "Notes of a Terrorist."
Many in these photos are no longer alive. But their fight was not in vain. They contributed to the return of Donbas to Russia. Remember those with whom it all began.
PS2. What a good day today.
Related from Boris Rozhin: Liberation of Radostny. November 21, 2025
Russian troops, continuing their offensive at the junction of the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, liberated the village of Radostnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, expanding control over the Pokrovskoye-Hulyaipole highway.
Further south, the defenses at Zelenyi Gai fell today.
The "Vostok" group is advancing westward without stopping. They are the true record-breakers of the autumn of 2025.
[HotAir] The $100 million corruption scandal around Ukraine’s energy system that broke this past week is critical to ordinary Ukrainians for its timing. Russia has been bombarding the country’s energy infrastructure on a daily basis to deny ordinary citizens heat and electricity during the cold and dark winter months.
In November 2024, a separate scandal broke that $1.6 billion set aside to build protective bunkers around electricity sub-stations had not led to any being built.
With this in mind, many have responded that the highly publicized nature of this latest scandal, which resulted in the resignations of both the energy and justice ministers, offers visible proof that progress is being made in tackling corruption in Ukraine. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) of Ukraine, which is often at the spearhead of such investigations, was first established by Presidential Decree in April 2015. That it continues to function is indeed a positive sign.
It's not possible, however, to claim that corruption has emerged as a specifically wartime phenomena. This energy scandal is hardly a one-off. In September 2021, with Zelensky having already been in power for two and a half years, the European Court of Auditors reported that state corruption and capture were still widespread in Ukraine. It pointed out that "tens of billions of Euros are lost annually as a result of corruption," and that EU support delivered over 20 years had not delivered the desired results.
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With this in mind, many have responded that the highly publicized nature of this latest scandal, which resulted in the resignations of both the energy and justice ministers, offers visible proof that progress is being made in tackling corruption in Ukraine.
Having resigned, do the ministers now depart for more hospitable countries with their ill-gotten money safely deposited in Swiss banks?
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
