Russia’s war on Ukraine. 06.11.25
Operational situation
On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, Russian forces continue to hold their positions in Oleksiivka. Units of the 810th Separate Marine Brigade attempted to advance near Sadky. The enemy attacked near Varachyne.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Novokostyantynivka, Andriivka, Kindrativka, and Varachyne.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, Russian forces advanced toward the T2104 Vovchansk–Chuhunivka highway in the south of Vovchansk, attempted to advance east of Tykhe, near Synelnykove, south of Odradne, and attacked near Vovchansk, Khatnie, Bolohivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces held their positions near the T2104 highway in central Vovchansk and advanced in certain directions.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces attempted to advance north of Kamyanka, within Kindrashivka, between Kupyansk and Kucherivka, and attacked in Kupyansk, near Dvorichanske, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Nova Kruhlyakivka, Borivska Andriivka, Hrekivka, and Novoyehorivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked in Kupyansk, near Monachynivka, Blahodiivka, Osynove, cleared the western bank of the Oskil River in Kupyansk and the northwestern outskirts of the city from enemy sabotage-reconnaissance groups.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces attempted to advance east of Lyman, in Maslyakivka, Drobysheve, Yampil, near Yarova, attacked Lyman, and near Korovyi Yar, Shandryholove, Novoselivka, Stavky, Karpivka, and Myrne. The 237th Tank Regiment of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army continues moving toward Lyman.
On the Sloviansk direction, Russian forces attempted to advance near Vyimka, Zvanivka, and attacked near Siversk, Dronivka, Serebrianka, Pereyizne.
On the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces slightly advanced east of Katerynivka, attacked near Chasiv Yar, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Stupochky, Kleban-Byk, Pleshchiivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Shcherbynivka, Ivanopillia, Yablunivka, toward Berestok, near Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced north and southeast of Shakhove, hold positions and continue advancing east of Shakhove, counterattacked near Rodynske. In Pokrovsk, Ukrainian Defense Forces conduct strike-search operations. Assault units of the 425th Separate Assault Battalion, Unmanned Systems Forces operators, composite SS0 groups, Military Law Enforcement Service of Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukrainian Security Service, the National Guard of Ukraine, and Defense Intelligence of Ukraine are involved. Military units defending the city have been reinforced. Measures are underway to block the enemy attempting to infiltrate and accumulate in Pokrovsk. Active resistance continues against attempts by enemy infantry groups to establish positions.
Russian forces attacked near Shakhove, Novе Shakhove, Mayak, Zaporizhzhia, in Pokrovsk, near Sukhetske, Rodynske, Fedorivka, Zatyshok, Krasnyi Lyman, Hnativka, Riha, Myrnohrad, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Novopavlivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske.
On the Oleksandrivka direction, Russian forces attempted to advance west of Kotlyarivka, southwest of Orikhove, north of Dachne, south of Oleksiivka, and attacked near Novoserhiyivka, Novomykolayivka, Muravka, Novoukrainka, Filiya, Yalta, Zelenyi Hai, Ivanivka, Piddubne, Sichneve, Sosnivka, Vorone, Stepove, Vyshneve, Verbove, Zlahoda, Yehorivka. A Russian airstrike severely damaged a bridge on the T0401 road over the Yanchur River northwest of Danylivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced in the south of Oleksiivka, driving the enemy from its positions.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces attacked near Novohryhorivka, Pryvilne, Novoivanivka, Uspenivka, Novomykolayivka, Zelenyi Hai. The Russian Aerospace Forces carried out an airstrike with a FAB-3000 bomb on Rivnopillya.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces attacked near Stepove, Prymorske, Novoandriivka, and Stepnohirsk.
On the Prydniprovske direction, Russian forces attacked near the Antonivskyi bridge.
General conclusion:
The command of the enemy’s “Tsentr (Center)” Operational Grouping has committed the main forces of the 2nd, 41st, and 51st Combined Arms Armies to the Pokrovsk direction, indicating the priority of capturing the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad agglomeration.
Russian forces on the Pokrovsk direction have suffered some of the highest battlefield losses in recent months.
On the Velykomykhailivka direction, Russian forces use motorcycles, buggies, and vehicles to transport supplies and troops, and strike bridges from Pokrovsk to the front line to disrupt Ukrainian logistics. Russian airstrikes destroyed bridges near Kolomyiky, Pokrovske, and Dobropasove as part of a systematic campaign, degrading Ukrainian logistics in the area to create the conditions for the recent attacks in the Velykomykhailivka direction over the past three weeks.
The DPRK is deploying an additional 5,000 engineering troops to operate on Russian territory in areas bordering Ukraine. The North Korean Armed Forces grouping in Russia now numbers 11,000 personnel, of whom 1,000 are involved in demining.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 276 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 2 Russian attacks.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, 14 engagements took place in the areas of Vovchansk, Bolohivka and toward Synelnykove.
On the Kupyansk direction, 7 enemy attacks were recorded. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy assault actions toward Bohuslavka, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, and Nova Kruhlyakivka.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 27 times, attempting to advance near Hrekivka, Novoyehorivka, Kolodyazi, Karpivka, Derylove, Myrne, Shandryholove, Zarichne, and toward Korovyi Yar and Drobysheve.
On the Sloviansk direction, the aggressor attacked near Yampil, Dronivka, Serebrianka, Pereyizne and toward Siversk, Zvanivka. A total of 17 engagements took place.
On the Kostyantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 41 attacks in the areas of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Chasiv Yar, Fedorivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, toward Stupochky.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 100 enemy attacks were stopped in the areas of Mayak, Nykanorivka, Fedorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Myroliubivka, Pokrovsk, Lysivka, Zvirove, Novopavlivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiyivka, Muravka, Filiya, and Yalta.
On the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 31 enemy assault actions near Zelenyi Hai, Ivanivka, Oleksandrohrad, Piddubne, Sichneve, Vorone, Sosnivka, Stepove, Verbove, Pryvilne, Novohryhorivka and Pershotravneve.
On the Huliaypole direction, 13 combat engagements were recorded near Novomykolayivka, Uspenivka, Okhotnyche, and Zelenyi Hai.
On the Orikhiv direction, the enemy attempted to advance near Stepove.
On the Prydniprovskyi direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 2 enemy attacks toward the Antonivskyi bridge.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out a UAV strike on the Kostroma State District Power Plant in the city of Volgorechensk, Kostroma Oblast; two oil pumping stations in Yaroslavl Oblast; the “Vladimirskaya” substation in the city of Vladimir; the Oryol Combined Heat and Power Plant; and the “Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka” oil refinery in Volgograd.
In Donetsk, a UAV warehouse at the airport was hit.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 2nd Battalion of the 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 44th Army Corps operates in the south of Vovchansk.
The 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the 6th Combined Arms Army advances near Kupyansk; the 153rd Separate Reconnaissance Company of the 47th Tank Division of the 1st Tank Army strikes Ukrainian forces north of Pishchane; assault units of the 237th Tank Regiment of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army operate near Hrekivka.
The 103rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army operates near Pleshchiivka; the 381st Artillery Regiment of the same division strikes Ukrainian positions near Pryiutne.
The 68th Tank Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army strikes Ukrainian positions north, southeast, and east of Shakhove; the 5th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Combined Arms Army operates in Pokrovsk; the 80th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the army operates in the Pokrovsk sector; the 57th Separate SOF Company of the 8th Combined Arms Army operates in Myrnohrad. The 9th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Combined Arms Army operates in the northern part of Pokrovsk.
The 35th and 74th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigades of the 41st Combined Arms Army and the 1441st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 2nd Combined Arms Army operate in the western part of Pokrovsk; the 30th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, the 506th and 589th Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 27th Motorized Rifle Division of the 2nd Combined Arms Army, and the 1452nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 41st Combined Arms Army operate in the eastern part of Pokrovsk. The 9th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Combined Arms Army and the 506th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 27th Motorized Rifle Division operate in Rodynske; the 5th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Combined Arms Army operates in Myrnohrad; the 1435th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 2nd Combined Arms Army operates in Zvirove; the 1437th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 2nd Combined Arms Army operates in Udachne.
The 338th Rocket Artillery Brigade strikes Ukrainian forces in Ternuvate.
Possible operation situation developments:
According to the assessment of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the enemy will not be able to achieve one of its strategic goals and capture the entire Donetsk Oblast by the end of 2025. Provided current dynamics of combat operations are maintained, the enemy will be able to capture Pokrovsk, Kostyantynivka, Druzhkivka, and Kupyansk no earlier than the end of the year and reach the close approaches to Zaporizhzhia and the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration by early winter.
On the Kupyansk direction, the forward units of the 6th Combined Arms Army will try to bypass Kupyansk as deeply as possible in the general direction of the Chuhuiv – Kupyansk highway and take control of the Mala Shapkivka – Velyka Shapkivka – Kindrashivka – Tyshchenkivka area. Holding the Petropavlivka – Pishchane – Kolisnykivka – Kivsharivka area by the 10th Army Corps of Ukrainian Defense Forces depends on the outcome of the battles in the Kupyansk area, therefore even the loss of Kupyansk will not lead to the loss of logistics for the tactical group of Ukrainian Defense Forces operating east of the Oskil River.
On the Lyman direction, troops of the enemy’s “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping will push into the area of Yarova – Novoselivka – Drobysheve – Pryshyb and will try to block Lyman from the northwest, cutting all main routes that do not cross the Siverskyi Donets River and reach the river on the widest possible front. The 11th Army Corps will concentrate on holding the Novoselivka – Stavky line.
Russian forces will attack in the directions of Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka and Druzhkivka, attempting to cut the H20 highway between Kostyantynivka and Sloviansk and to complicate the logistics of the 19th Army Corps of Ukrainian Defense Forces in Kostyantynivka. The “Yug (South)” Operational Grouping will conduct concentric strikes simultaneously from the directions of Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, and the Kleban-Byk Reservoir, as well as from the Poltavka–Novoolenivka line.
In the Dobropillya area, troops of the 51st Combined Arms Army will try to completely push Ukrainian Defense Forces out of the Sofiivka – Volodymyrivka – Pankivka – Shakhove area. The command of the “Tsentr (Center)” Operational Grouping will attempt to envelop the Pokrovsk defense area of the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Air Assault Forces of the Ukrainian Defense Forces from the flanks, break through on the left flank of the 2nd Combined Arms Army to the road to Pavlohrad and in the center of the 51st Combined Arms Army’s offensive strip to the area north of Pokrovsk. The enemy’s 51st Combined Arms Army will hold a part of the bridgehead in the area of Krasnyi Lyman and Rodynske at any price, as this has a direct bearing on the situation on the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy attempts to attack towards the intersection with the road to Hryshyne and towards Myrnohrad. The 51st Combined Arms Army will clearly try to hold the Nykanorivka – Pankivka line, while the enemy’s marine formations continue to press on Shakhove and Sofiivka.
The forward units of the enemy’s 2nd Combined Arms Army will attempt to advance from the Pokrovsk industrial zone in a north-eastern direction toward Rodynske and the T-shaped intersection of roads to Dobropillya and Hryshyne to encircle elements of the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Air Assault Forces of Ukrainian Defense Forces in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. If the enemy’s 2nd Combined Arms Army continues to advance to the north and north-east, the entire Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad defensive area will be captured by the enemy.
On the Oleksandrivka direction, the “Vostok (East)” Operational Grouping will concentrate its main efforts in the offensive sectors of the 5th and 36th Combined Arms Armies, attempting to flank the 17th Army Corps’ Huliaypole defense area of Ukrainian Defense Forces. The enemy, with forces from the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Combined Arms Army and the 57th, 60th, 37th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigades, the 5th Separate Tank Brigade, and the 69th Separate Cover Brigade of the 35th Combined Arms Army on the Oleksandrohrad – Verbove sector, will attempt to break through to the Pokrovske – Kolomiytsi – Novooleksandrivka – Vidradne area and cut the T0401 Pokrovske – Huliaypole highway. With part of its forces, the aggressor will advance in the Novoivanivka – Uspenivka direction.
On the Orikhiv direction, the “Dnepr” Operational Grouping will continue a local offensive operation, attempting to break through along the left bank of the Dnipro River from the Plavni – Kamianske line toward Stepnohirsk and from the Stepove – Mali Shcherbaky line in the northern direction.
On the Prydniprovske direction, the command of the enemy’s “Dnepr” Operational Grouping will continue trying to take control of most of the island zone in the Dnipro delta in the direction of Kherson, will try to create a tactical bridgehead on the right bank, and to eliminate the tactical bridgeheads of the 30th Marine Corps of Ukrainian Defense Forces in the area of the automobile and railway bridges near Antonivka.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 06.11.25
Personnel - almost 1,147 740 (+1,170);
Tanks – 11,329 (0);
Armored combat vehicles ‒ 23,541 (+6);
Artillery systems – 34,288 (+15);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,534 (0);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,237 (0);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 66,658 (+84);
Aircraft - 428 (0);
Helicopters – 346 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 78,430 (+172);
Intercepted cruise and other missiles – 3,918 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
During the night of 6 November, Russia attacked Ukraine with 135 UAVs, about 90 of which were Shaheds. Ukrainian Air Defense neutralized 108 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, and other types, but 27 strike UAVs hit 13 locations.
At night, the enemy carried out a massive UAV attack on Kamianske in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Eight people were injured. One person was killed. Several fires broke out in the city. The roof and floor structures of one entrance of a four-storey building were partially destroyed. In addition, infrastructure, a transport company, and vehicles in the city were damaged.
Last night, the enemy attacked Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv Oblasts; there were no casualties, but railway infrastructure was damaged, “Ukrzaliznytsia” rail company reported. A number of eastbound trains are running on changed routes and with delays of up to 5 hours. Some suburban trains in Sumy Oblast and from Chernihiv Oblast to Kyiv will also run with delays.
In the afternoon of 6 November, the Russian army struck Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with UAVs, damaging infrastructure. The city and several villages of the Synelnykove community were left without power. During the strike, 8 coal mines were cut off from electricity, with 2,595 miners underground. There were no casualties or fatalities.
During the day, Russian forces struck a car in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, with an FPV drone, injuring a civilian.
On 6 November, the Kramatorsk community came under attack: at 15:29, using an FPV drone, Russian forces struck a passenger bus in one of the villages of the community. According to initial reports, two people were injured.
In the afternoon of 6 November, Russians attacked an 87-year-old woman with a drone in the Dnipro district of Kherson; she was hospitalized in moderate condition. Earlier, Russian forces struck a car in Kherson with a drone; as a result, a 54-year-old man received blast and closed head trauma, concussion, and shrapnel wounds to the chest and legs. In the morning, Russian forces struck a bus with a UAV in the Dnipro district of Kherson. Three people are currently reported injured.
At around 13:50 in the Seredyna-Buda community in Sumy Oblast, an enemy UAV attacked a civilian car carrying four people. As a result of the strike, two people — a 50-year-old driver and a 14-year-old boy — were wounded and are being transported to hospital, while the other two passengers received minor injuries.
On the evening of 5 November, Russian “Geran” drones attacked an energy facility in a border community of Chernihiv Raion. A fire broke out at the impact site and was extinguished.
The Zaporizhzhia District Court of Zaporizhzhia found Russian serviceman Dmytro Kurashov guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment for shooting a Ukrainian soldier on the battlefield in January 2024 after the soldier surrendered, was kneeling, and had his hands raised.