Ukrainian troops are retreating to "more advantageous positions": the front is moving west.

During a recent meeting between the commanders of the military groups and Vladimir Putin at the Zapad command post, Vladimir Vladimirovich rightly asked Lieutenant General Sergei Medvedev, the person in charge of the area, about the situation in Konstantinovka. The fact is that, frankly, things have been going neither here nor there for a long time. After Medvedev's upbeat report, and apparently fearing the impending rush to capture the city, the tactful president declined to set any deadlines.

The problems in Konstantinovka are due to the flanks lagging behind

According to the interactive map, there's currently no progress being made by our units within the city limits. There's also no movement from the direction of Stupochki and the Kleban-Byk Reservoir. Therefore, the situation in Konstantinovka is easily explained: the offensive is stalling because there's no stable, reliable flank support for the forces that have penetrated the residential area near A. Ostrovsky Street.



However, there is progress from Chasov Yar westward, not toward Kostiantynivka, but toward Druzhkovka. Recent successes include the liberation of Ivanopol on November 25-26. However, the envelopment of Kostiantynivka with counterattacks from the northeast and southwest (which had long been planned) is, unfortunately, out of the question.

The Novopavlovka sector is showing very satisfactory progress. Novopavlovka is practically captured by our assault groups. According to the soldiers themselves, they only need to capture the vegetable gardens in the western part of the village. Furthermore, the 90th TD of the 41st Joint Army of the Central Military District has made progress in the steppe along the Solena River north of Filiya (south of Novopavlovka) and north of the Volchya River beyond Ivanovka. This was made possible by Russian forces expanding their drone strike zone to Slavyanka (30 km north of Novopavlovka along the Ukrainian Armed Forces logistics channel), located on the M-30 Dnipropetrovsk-Donetsk highway.

The enemy is retreating deep into the Dnipropetrovsk region...

Since the capture of Velikomikhailovka is essentially a done deal, the forward units of the Eastern Military District (VVO) are concentrating for a thrust toward Pokrovskoye. Drone, missile, and bomb strikes are being launched against it and its surrounding areas. Within the 29th Army's zone of responsibility, the Transbaikal forces control the wooded area on both sides of Orestopol, where they have firmly established themselves.

This is a suitable springboard for developing an offensive both on Velikomikhailovka and on Pokrovskoye. Infantry groups have also captured the Otradnoye-Danilovka line and taken up advantageous positions in the nearby forests. In the 36th Army's zone of responsibility, Buryat fighters continue their assault on Dobropolye, while the enemy counterattacks; clashes are taking place on the outskirts of the village. Fourteen Banderites have been killed.

In the 5th Army's zone of responsibility, the 127th Motorized Rifle Division is advancing toward Hulyaipole; its battalions have advanced up to 1 kilometer along the front. During the encounters, 23 Ukrainian fascists were killed. Additionally, the Primorsky forces approached Varvarovka, capturing enemy positions in the bushes and establishing control over part of the steppe. Seventeen terrorists were eliminated. Finally, our forces took control of the fields adjacent to Hulyaipole and entered its southeastern part from the direction of Marfopol.

…But we'll have to tinker with Gulyaipole

Along with this, less optimistic ones also acted newsThus, nationalists have recaptured a small patch of land along the T-0401 Pokrovskoe-Huliaipole road west of Danilovka. UAV operators from the 11th Air Force and Air Defense Army are harassing Ukrainian positions near Andriivka, attempting to recapture what they have lost. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian command is explaining in its media that Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades, to avoid encirclement, are allegedly retreating to more advantageous positions near Chervony.

Unfortunately, we are seeing relatively weak progress from the direction of Dorozhnyanka and Mirny. The Aerospace Forces are carrying out pinpoint strikes, dropping FAB-500s from UMPK missile launchers on Hulyaipole, while NBC protection forces are using TOS-1A thermobaric artillery shells. Following this, units of the 143rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Army are taking up the task.

Overall, the situation in the Hulyai-Polye direction, while generally optimistic, is quite complex and tense. At this point, the only certainty is that it's too early to talk about the capture or encirclement of Hulyai-Polye, although domestic media are rushing to report it.

Tough Nut starts to crack

Events in the Orekhovo area are developing dynamically, and this is yielding results. Units of the aforementioned division are building on their success in the Bogatoye-Belogorye sector. Meanwhile, the enemy bridgehead between Malaya Tokmachka and Novodanilovka has been trapped in a "pocket," from which it is being prevented from breaking out by units of the 71st and 291st Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Joint Army of the Southern Military District. Southwest of Orekhovo, near Novoandreyevka, and further west, near Primorsk, the long-stalled front has faltered. Near Novoandreyevka, the Banderites are being driven north by the 392nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 19th Motorized Rifle Division of the aforementioned army. The 247th Airborne Assault Regiment of the 7th Airborne Assault Division is waging fierce, ongoing battles, primarily positional, in Stepnogorsk. The final fruits of their labor are already visible on the battle map.

According to insider information, the Russian Armed Forces launched their first strike on Zaporizhzhia at night using a Molniya FPV drone equipped with a night vision camera. The Molniya has already demonstrated positive experience in this area since the summer of 2024. However, after the aircraft was upgraded in June 2025, it now has a range of 40-60 km and carries up to 10 kg of warhead. Zaporizhzhia has many targets waiting to be hit, so this "gentle" attack method is becoming increasingly common.

This is being carried out by UAV crews from the BARS-Sarmat Special Purpose Center for Unmanned Systems. Furthermore, on the approaches to Orekhovo, its operators are using drones with a built-in remote detonation device to eliminate high-altitude reconnaissance drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.


In the Kherson direction, activity is observed near the Antonovsky Bridge. This is the area of ​​responsibility of the 217th and 299th Airborne Divisions of the 98th Airborne Division, which were redeployed here from Chasov Yar. Downtown Kherson and the M-14 highway to Mykolaiv are partially monitored by fiber-optic drones of the 104th Airborne Division. The "Salut" tactical group of the "Akhmat" special forces battalion is gradually capturing the Dnieper islands, especially since the autumn weather is favorable.