The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 261, from 6 Nov 2025, 16:00 to 12 Nov 2025, 14:00 Kyiv Time
Author: David Batashvili
This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources.
Kursk-Sumy Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Belgorod Area
No changes were noted in the area.
Kharkiv Area
Russians advanced within Vovchansk, and west of it in the direction of village Prylipka.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
Russians advanced from central Kupyansk into the southern part of the city.
Siversk Area
Russians advanced towards Siversk from the eastern and southern directions.
Northwest of Siversk, Russians advanced within village Dronivka.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Ukrainians counterattacked in Chasiv Yar, advancing in the southern part of the town.
Russians widened the area under their control in the far southeastern part of Kostyantynivka, and pushed forward a bit within village Ivanopillya.
South of Kostyantynivka, Russians completed the capture of village Katerynivka.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
Russians pushed forward in parts of the cities of Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk. Intense fighting was taking place in Rodynske.
Southwest of Novopavlivka, Russians advanced in village Ivanivka.
Zaporizhzhia Area
Russians advanced on the front northeast of Hulyaipole, taking villages Rybne, Nove and Novouspenivske, and entering villages Solodke, Rivnopillya and Yablukove.
Fighting without major changes continued in Mala Tokmachka, Stepnohirsk and Prymorske.

A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. Zaporizhzhya area by the afternoon, 12 November 2025. All information on the maps is approximate.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
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