Russia’s war on Ukraine. 24.11.25
Operational situation
On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces are trying to seize the initiative in the direction, counterattacked towards Oleksiivka and Varachyne.
Assault groups of the 30th and 41st Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 44th Army Corps made several unsuccessful attempts to advance in the direction of Yablunivka – Khrapivshchyna and Varachyne – Korchakivka. Attempts by units of the 44th Army Corps and the 810th Separate Marine Brigade to break through in the direction of Loknia – Sadky and Oleshnia – Sadky ended in failure. The enemy failed to occupy the northeastern part of the forest between Sadky and the state border line and the area north of the village. Russian command also unsuccessfully attempted to advance south of Yunakivka to bypass this area from the west and break through towards Maryine. The 51st Airborne Regiment of the 106th Airborne Division stopped its advance in the forested areas near Sadky due to a lack of manpower. The 1st Consolidated Rifle Regiment of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Armed Forces is moving from the Volodymyrivka area to Oleksiivka. The enemy command failed to replace the 1427th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 11th Army Corps in Tetkino.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops attacked near Vovchansk, Synelnykove, Lyman, Khatnie, in the direction of Vilcha. The enemy strikes Ukrainian positions near Obukhivka and Hnylytske Pershe with Geran-2 UAVs and attacks Kolodyazne with FAB-500 bombs.
Having crossed the Vovcha River west of Vovchansk, units of the 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 44th Combined Arms Army, along with several units of the 11th Combined Arms Army, conduct assault operations through the forest west of the city and the residential sector of the city southward. The enemy failed to establish themselves in Synelnykove, but fighting continues. Enemy assault groups attempt to break through the oil factory territory along Zaliznychna Street southward.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops attacked near and inside Kupyansk, near Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Novoyehorivka, conducted battles for Bohuslavka, tried to advance east of the village and southwest of Zahryzove.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Bohuslavka and Zahryzove.
Units of the 6th Combined Arms Army moved to active offensive operations in the Milove – Krasne Pershe sector from the bridgehead on the Oskil in the Krasne Pershe – Stroyivka area and their penetration in the border zone near Milove. The enemy delivers the main strike in the southern part of its zone in the directions Kamyanka – Kolodyazne and Stroyivka – Dvorichanske. The enemy has clearly increased activity in the Milove – Ambarne direction, trying to tie down the Defense Forces’ reserves. The enemy advanced in the Bolohivka – Odradne direction, captured Odradne, reached Dvorichanske, and advanced from the Dvorichanske reserve area toward Novovasylivka.
On the Lyman direction, the 252nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army advanced in central Novoselivka. Russian troops tried to advance east and south of Lyman, south of Yampil, attacked near and inside Lyman, near Serednie, Novoselivka, Novyi Myr, Zarichne, Dibrova, Zakitne. The enemy concentrates on the outskirts of Lyman.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Lyman.
On the Sloviansk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck in central Platonivka.
Russian troops fought for Pazeno, tried to advance in central Siversk, northwest of Kuzmynivka, northwest of Zakitne, east of Platonivka, from Fedorivka to Nikiforivka, attacked near Dronivka, Serebrianka, Sakko i Vantsetti, Vasyukivka, Sviato-Pokrovske, and concentrate infantry on the outskirts of Siversk.
On the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian troops advanced on the western outskirts of Ivanopillya, attacked near and inside Kostyantynivka, near Chasiv Yar, Predtechyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Yablunivka, Stepanivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, Volodymyrivka, in the direction of Mykolaivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, the 336th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade advanced south of Shakhove. Russian troops advanced north of Rodynske, north of Udachne, tried to advance north of Pokrovsk, in the center of Rodynske, in the northwest part of Myrnohrad, attacked near Zaporizhzhia, near and inside Pokrovsk, near Krasnyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Rivne, Kotlyne, Molodetske, in the direction of Novopidhorodnie, carried out a FAB-3000 aerial bomb strike on Myrnohrad.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked north of Pokrovsk, near Hryshyne, north of Shakhove, preventing the enemy from accumulating manpower to advance into the northern part of Pokrovsk. The 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Air Assault Forces of the Ukrainian Defense Fores holds separate positions between Kozatske and Promin.
On the Oleksandrivka direction, the 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Combined Arms Army is fighting for Tyke, attempting to advance north of the village. Russian troops tried to advance north and northeast of Novooleksandrivka, south of Kolomiychykha, attacked in Novopavlivka, near Dachne, Filiya, Zelenyi Hai, Vorone, Sosnivka, Stepove, Berezove, Verbove, Vovche, Oleksiivka, in the direction of Dobropasove and Oleksandrivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked Dobropasove and Oleksandrivka.
On the Huliaypole direction, the 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Combined Arms Army is fighting for Vidradne. Russian troops tried to advance southwest of Nove Zaporizhzhia, west of Vidradne, attacked in the direction of Huliaypole, Varvarivka, Pryluky, Andriivka, near Yablukove, Yehorivka, in the direction of Ostrepivske, near Pryvilne, Zlahoda, Krasnohirske, Zatyshshya, Vysoke, Malynivka, Zelenyi Hai.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian troops advanced south of Novodanylivka, tried to advance northeast of Shcherbaky, north of Mali Shcherbaky, northwest, northeast, and in the center of Stepnohirsk, attacked near Mala Tokmachka, Stepove, Prymorske.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Mala Tokmachka.
On the Prydniprovske direction, Russian troops conducted clearing operations in Odradokamyanka, attacked near the Antonivskyi Bridge.
General conclusion:
The command of the enemy’s “Sever (North)” Operational Grouping attempts to resume the offensive and unsuccessfully attempts to restore the offensive on the Northern Slobozhanske Direction. The enemy command is forced to divert a significant part of its forces and assets to defend the area of Oleksiivka and Kostyantynivka, as Ukrainian Defense Forces periodically counterattack the enemy from Kindrativka and Andriivka, pushing the enemy toward the state border.
On the Southern Slobozhanske Direction, the enemy has been attempting to break through toward the area of Synelnykove – Tsehelne – Vilcha – Lyman for the third week. Over the month since the enemy intensified actions on the Vovchansk Direction, it has only managed to cross the Vovcha River on a fairly wide section and has not achieved other results. The command of the enemy “Belgorod” Tactical Grouping aims to collapse the defense of Ukrainian units in the southern part of Vovchansk, bypassing it from the west and using the forested area and single-family home sector in the southwestern part of the city to concentrate and advance its assault groups. The enemy clearly attempts to maximally complicate logistical support of Ukrainian Defense Forces units conducting combat operations on the Vovchansk Direction and their maneuvering along the frontline east of the Siverskyi Donets, advancing along the Siverskyi Donets and from the direction of Bilyi Kolodiaz.
The command of the enemy’s “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping has clarified the allocation of operational zones of the 6th Combined Arms Army and the 1st Tank Army. The 6th Combined Arms Army of the “Sever (North)” Operational Grouping will operate toward Velykyi Burluk, the 1st Tank Army toward Kupyansk. The 6th Combined Arms Army will push Ukrainian Defense Forces from the entire eastern bank of the Siverskyi Donets in the northeastern part of Kharkiv Oblast.
The enemy attempts to bypass the strong defensive hub of Ukrainian Defense Forces in the area of Kolodyazne from the north, advancing through Odradne, and from the south, advancing toward Novovasylivka and Mytrofanivka.
On the Sloviansk Direction, the occupiers intensively attack toward Siversk, attempt to clear roads for armored vehicle movement, and attempt to establish themselves on the outskirts of Siversk for a further assault on the city.
The situation on the Pokrovsk Direction remains complex and dynamic. Russian forces continue to advance and attempt to encircle the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad bridgehead of Ukrainian Defense Forces. Russian assault activity increases in Myrnohrad. The enemy suffers heavy losses during attempts to advance north of Pokrovsk across the railway.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 191 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, nine enemy attacks were repelled.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy attempted five times to break through Ukrainian defensive lines in the areas of Vovchansk and Synelnykove.
On the Kupyansk direction, three enemy attacks occurred. Assault actions were repelled in the areas of Stepova Novoselivka and Petropavlivka.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy carried out nine attacks and attempted to penetrate the defense in the areas of Novoyehorivka, Serednie, Zarichne, and toward Novyi Myr.
On the Sloviansk direction, ten enemy attempts to advance in the areas of Yampil, Serebrianka, Dronivka, and Sakko i Vantsetti were stopped.
On the Kostyantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 31 attacks near Chasiv Yar, Mayske, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, Yablunivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, and toward Kostyantynivka, Predtechyne, and Sofiivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 62 assault actions by the enemy were halted near Volodymyrivka, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Nykanorivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Dachne, Filiya, and toward Novopavlivka.
On the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy carried out 19 attacks in the areas of Zelenyi Hai, Vorone, Sosnivka, Oleksiivka, Verbove, Pryvilne, and Krasnohirske.
On the Huliaypole Direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 17 enemy attacks near Zelenyi Hai, Zatyshshia, Vysoke, and toward Pryluky.
On the Orikhiv Direction, six enemy attacks were repelled in the areas of Stepove, Stepnohirsk, and Prymorske.
On the Prydniprovske direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled two enemy attacks toward the Antonivskyi Bridge.
Supporting operation:
SOF units of Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the concentration area of assault groups of the 336th Separate Marine Brigade in the village of Shakhove. In the village of Sontsivka, an ammunition depot for UAVs of the 6th Tank Regiment of the 90th Tank Division of the 41st Combined Arms Army was struck. An ammunition depot was destroyed in Dokuchaievsk, Donetsk Oblast. In the village of Rybynske, a concentration area of the logistics unit of the enemy “Vostok (East)” Operational Grouping was struck.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
In Vovchansk, elements of the 2nd Battalion of the 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 44th Army Corps are operating. The 1431st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 11th Army Corps conducts UAV strikes against Ukrainian positions near Alisivka.
The 6th Combined Arms Army includes the 68th and 69th Motorized Rifle Divisions, the 26th Missile Brigade, the 9th Artillery Brigade, the 5th Ant-Aircraft Missile Brigade and the 95th Separate C2 Brigade. Forces of the 11th and 44th Army Corps, which are conducting combat operations toward Vovchansk, including the 18th Motorized Rifle Division of the 11th Army Corps and the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division (excluding the 30th and 41st Motorized Rifle Regiments) of the 44th Army Corps, have also been placed under the operational control of the headquarters of the 6th Combined Arms Army. The 71st Motorized Rifle Division and the 80th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 14th Army Corps are held in reserve of the enemy’s “Sever (North)” Operational Grouping.
The 58th Separate SOF Battalion of the 51st Combined Arms Army conducts strikes against Ukrainian forces near Kostyantynivka, the 78th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Combined Arms Army operates near Pleshchiivka and Ivanopillya.
The 57th Separate SOF Company of the 8th Combined Arms Army conducts strikes against Ukrainian positions near Shakhove, the 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the army operates toward Dobropillya.
The 80th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion and the 5th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Combined Arms Army operate near Myrnohrad.
The 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Combined Arms Army operates toward Huliaypole.
The 7th Air Assault Division operates near Prymorske, the 1430th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 58th Combined Arms Army operates in the southern part of Novodanylivka, and elements of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the army attack from Mala Tokmachka toward the eastern outskirts of Orikhove.
Possible operation situation developments:
The Defense Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry assesses that while the enemy is unlikely to capture all of Donetsk Oblast by the spring of 2026, it may reach the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia and the Sloviansk–Kramatorsk area by early winter. Additionally, if current fighting continues at the same pace, the enemy could possibly take control of Pokrovsk, Kostyantynivka, Druzhkivka, and Kupyansk no earlier than year’s end.
On the Southern Slobozhanske Direction, the enemy will attempt to reach the Vovchansk – Staryi Saltiv road near Tsehelne and the highway to Rubizhne. If the enemy reaches this line, it will disrupt the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ formations in the southern part of Vovchansk and significantly complicate their situation due to the considerable flank threat that would arise under such a development of events.
For the implementation of the offensive plan in the northeast of Kharkiv Oblast east of the Siverskyi Donets along directions converging on Velykyi Burluk, the 6th Combined Arms Army will advance from the Vovchansk – Bilyi Kolodyaz direction and from the bridgehead on the Oskil through Hryhorivka.
On the Kupyansk Direction, the 6th Combined Arms Army will bypass Kupyansk as deeply as possible in the general direction of the Chuhuiv – Kupyansk highway and will fight for the area of Mala Shapkivka – Velyka Shapkivka – Kindrashivka – Tyshchenkivka. The enemy will redeploy additional forces to the areas of Krasne Pershe, Odradne and Dvorichanske. Continued active offensive actions are expected in the Odradne – Hryhorivka direction and from Krasne Pershe toward Novovasylivka and Mytrofanivka. To support its actions, the enemy will attempt to seize Ambarne, after which it will attack Fiholivka from the bridgehead near Novomlynsk.
On the Lyman direction, the troops of the enemy’s 20th Combined Arms Army will attempt to reach the Siverskyi Donets River along the widest possible front, cut all main routes that do not cross the river, and block the town of Lyman from the northwest, for which they will advance toward the area of Yarova–Novoselivka–Drobysheve–Pryshyb. Ukrainian Defense Forces’ 11th Army Corps will continue to defend along the Novoselivka–Stavky line.
The enemy’s “Yug (South)” Operational Grouping will attack in the directions of Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka and Druzhkivka, attempting to cut the H20 highway Kostyantynivka–Sloviansk, which will complicate the logistics of the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ 19th Army Corps in Kostyantynivka. The enemy will deliver concentric strikes simultaneously from Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, the Kleban-Byk Reservoir, and from the Poltavka–Novoolenivka line.
The command of the “Tsentr (Center)” Operational Grouping has clearly sensed the possibility of a relatively organized withdrawal of Ukrainian Defense Forces from the encirclement the enemy is creating, particularly from Myrnohrad. To prevent this, the aggressor is making efforts to achieve a deeper envelopment of the Pokrovsk defense area from the west, advancing north from the Udachne–Kotlyne line and attempting to break through toward Hryshyne. A withdrawal of Defense Forces elements from Myrnohrad to the Dobropillya area could affect the overall situation regarding its bridgehead west of the Kazennyi Torets. To prevent deterioration of the situation, the 51st Combined Arms Army will urgently organize and conduct counterattacks in the areas of Ivanivka and Nove Shakhove.
On the Oleksandrivka direction, the main operational-tactical objective of the command of the enemy’s “Vostok (East)” Operational Grouping is to envelop the Huliaypole defensive area from the north and block its main lines of communication, primarily from the Pokrovske side. The enemy will try to break through to the Khaychur River and to the Huliaypole–Pokrovske road on the Dobropillya–Varvarivka section and will attempt to reach Pokrovske directly from the southeast with the forces of the 36th Combined Arms Army and the right flank of the 5th Combined Arms Army.
On the Orikhiv direction, the “Dnepr” Operational Grouping will attempt 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 24.02.22 to 24.11.25
Personnel - almost 1,166 450 (+1,190);
Tanks – 11,366 (+3);
Armored combat vehicles ‒ 23,620 (+5);
Artillery systems – 34,626 (+41);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,549 (0);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,248 (0);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 68,006 (+84);
Aircraft - 428 (0);
Helicopters – 347 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 83,769 (+431);
Intercepted cruise and other missiles – 3,981 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of November 24, Russia attacked Ukraine with 162 strike UAVs, over 80 of which were Shaheds. The air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine neutralized or suppressed 125 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, and other types. Hits by 37 strike UAVs were recorded at 15 locations, and debris fell in one location.
At night, the enemy attacked the energy infrastructure of Donetsk, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. The most difficult situation is in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – over 60,000 consumers are without electricity. In Kharkiv Oblast, around 10,000 households lost power due to the attack.
On Sunday evening, around 21:30, Kharkiv came under a massive attack by enemy strike UAVs. Four people were killed, and at least 13 were injured, including two children. Fifteen strikes were recorded across six locations, including a hit on a private house in the Saltivskyi district and a fire in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Three residential buildings were destroyed, and energy infrastructure, the heating network, and a transformer substation were seriously damaged.
On the night of November 24, Russian forces struck port infrastructure in the south of Odesa Oblast, hitting equipment. A fire broke out on a non-operational ship and was quickly extinguished by rescuers. No casualties were reported.
As a result of Russian UAV strikes on Chernihiv Oblast, two people were injured and fires broke out. A Shahed drone fell in a private sector, causing a house fire. Two people suffered burns.
During the night Russian UAV attack, a fire broke out at an agricultural enterprise in the village of Moskalivka, Chuhuiv district, Kharkiv Oblast. A 48-year-old woman was injured. About 60 pigs died in the fire on the farm.
One person was killed and another wounded as a result of a Russian strike on the city of Kherson on the morning of November 24. In total, three people were killed and three more injured in Kherson Oblast during the day.
A Shahed kamikaze drone struck a private enterprise in Chernihiv, injuring three people with shrapnel wounds.
In the Velykochernetskyi Starostate in Sumy Oblast, a 9-year-old child was injured as a result of a Russian attack.
The enemy attacked a minibus with an FPV drone in the village of Veselianka, Zaporizhzhia district, killing the driver on the spot.
Russian forces attacked Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, with UAVs, injuring three people in moderate condition. Administrative buildings and one enterprise were damaged. About fifteen vehicles were damaged, and four more were destroyed.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, over three years and nine months, Russia has committed 868 crimes against journalists and media in Ukraine, according to the Institute of Mass Information. In October–November, Russian forces killed three media workers who were defending Ukraine with weapons in hand.
Men conscripted into the Russian Armed Forces from temporarily occupied territory in Kherson Oblast, after initial military training, are being returned to the occupied territories, effectively to the front line, despite promises they would not fight. According to Sergey Danylov, Deputy Director of the Middle East Research Center, the Russians decided to turn conscripts from temporarily occupied territory into “cannon fodder,” unlike conscripts from Russian territory. According to unconfirmed data, about five thousand men from temporarily occupied Kherson Oblast could have been conscripted for mandatory military service. The First Deputy Head of the Kherson Oblast Council, Yurii Sobolevskyi, also confirms individual cases of conscripts along with contract soldiers from temporarily occupied territories being used in combat, noting that this trend exists, although the exact number is unknown.
As of early autumn, 178,391 Russian war crimes were being investigated in Ukraine.