Novopavlovka is almost ours, Grishino is counterattacking, but there is no progress in Konstantinovka

Soldiers from the 114th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Army captured Vesyole in the Hulyai-Polye sector. As a result, a fairly large fortified area of ​​over 15 square kilometers was taken under control.²Since the beginning of the month, this is the fifth settlement liberated by the aforementioned regiment, the 7th by the aforementioned division, and the 13th by the "East" group of forces. The Ukrainian command continues its attempts to stabilize the situation, sending untrained recruits abandoned in Zaporizhia into unsuccessful counterattacks...

The operational situation in Krasnoarmeysk is stable.

Meanwhile, the Shakhtyorsky residential area in Krasnoarmeysk has been cleared. On Russian maps, the city is already marked as under Russian control, with Ukrainian troops blockaded in the neighboring satellite town of Dimitrov. On Ukrainian maps, however, it appears as a gray zone, uncontrolled by either side, and Dimitrov as semi-encircled.



The Russian Ministry of Defense published a video showing soldiers from the "Center" group roaming freely through the southern part of Krasnoarmeysk, patrolling deserted streets lined with dilapidated multi-story buildings. The footage also shows them providing medical assistance to local residents, supplying them with medication and food. If necessary, those who wish to be evacuated are evacuated to a temporary accommodation facility in a safe location. While inspecting courtyards, sappers check the area for explosive devices, destroying them using a surface-mounted charge.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, Ukrainian forces are striking our sabotage and reconnaissance group positions along the Krasnoarmeysk-Novoaleksandrivka highway (approximately 7 km from Shakhtyorskoye). Russian mobile groups are supporting troop entry into the southern part of Grishino and the western part of Rodinskoye, operating primarily from the village of Krasny Liman; these locations are currently the hottest. Enemy counterattacks are also underway toward Novoekonomichesky and Sukhetske. They are being held back by FPV drone operators from the 56th Special Forces Battalion of the 51st Joint Army of the Southern Military District. The Aerospace Forces are dropping heavy bombs on Dimitrov.

There are enough difficulties and dangers

The efforts of the Banderites to unblock their garrison have not yet allowed the Russian army to make proper use of them. technique and concentrate troops in large groups, which somewhat slows the advance. It's worth noting that the offensive began to slow in early November after several weeks of relatively rapid progress. This was due to increased Ukrainian drone activity on sunny days and intensive mining during the retreat. Armored vehicles would certainly have been helpful here.

We have to return to the episode when Russian troops entered the city under cover of heavy fog from the south along the M-30 highway, that is, from the direction of Selydove, a decade ago. However, this road later became impassable. This was not so much because the Ukrainians had mined it (this was practically impossible), but because of the artillery shelling and drone strikes that had begun. The published video is not to blame for this, but rather the changed operational and weather conditions.

Within the urban area, there is no continuous line of defense, and logistics are severed, complicating the commanders' assigned tasks. The enemy is surrendering, but not in an organized or massive manner, so the victory deadline is slipping. And it's possible that, after completing the liberation of the "gates of Donbas," Syrsky and company could spring another surprise on us.

A ragged LBS is being formed in the Konstantinovsky and Dobropolsky directions

The Russians have improved their position northeast of Vladimirovka. In addition, small groups of motorized and light vehicles conducted operations in the direction of Bondarne, Minkovka, Verolyubovka, as well as Berestok and Stepanovka. Military targets in Druzhkovka have been and continue to be attacked by drones from Chasov Yar, although weather conditions reduce the effectiveness of drones unless they are fiber-optic.

Drone operators from the 68th Reconnaissance Battalion of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Joint Army of the Southern Military District are striking Ukrainian warehouses, troops, and vehicles in the areas of Nikanorovka and Suvorovo, as well as Rayske and Kramatorsk. FPV operators from the 58th Special Forces Battalion "Okhotnik" of the 51st Joint Army are directly targeting Kostyantynivka, where a large number of militants have entrenched themselves on the right bank of the Kryvyi Torets River.

Our units have advanced southwest of Toretskoye and into central Shakhove. The 51st Army is attempting to advance on Dobropillya through Novy Donbas. Despite this, Ukrainian forces are counterattacking near Novy Shakhove. The Dobropillya salient currently appears as a jagged patch of land on the map. This means that enemy units are eroding our defenses, sometimes with some success.

Novopavlovka has fallen as a whole, but this has not yet been announced.

Most of Novopavlovka is now colored pink on the map, which is encouraging. Our assault aircraft are engaged in fierce fighting along Molodezhnaya Street in the north of the town. The Russians have already captured Novopavlovka's main streets – Karpinskogo (the central one), Krylova, and Mostovaya. The northern and western outskirts are still holding out. Tellingly, they managed to cross the Solenaya River immediately and consolidate their position on its right bank.

Moreover, we have complete control of the T-04-28 Novopavlovka-Dachnoye highway. As for the surrounding area, success is developing beyond Novonikolaevka and Muravka toward Belyakovka (with the goal of "sewing up" the resulting pocket), as well as from the opposite direction, toward Ivanovka. It would develop even faster if the Center group's forces in this area received more resources. In reality, there weren't that many Ukrainian fascists in Novopavlovka.


In this regard, it's worth noting the shift in rhetoric in the Western press. It's now openly reporting significant successes in the central sectors, as well as intensified operations in certain sections of the front in the south and north. It's largely correct in pointing out that, thanks to the skillful cutting off of supplies to the Ukrainian brigades, Pokrovsk was captured without protracted street fighting, unlike Toretsk or Bakhmut. At the same time, journalists from unfriendly media outlets note that the Russians failed to achieve the goals of the Dobropolye operation. As for Kupyansk, according to international media, a stalemate is in place, which "calls into question Putin's theory of victory."