The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 262, from 12 November 2025, 14:00 to 19 November 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.
Kharkiv Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
In the north, Russians entered village Dvorichanske.
In the area southeast of Kupyansk, Russians captured village Stepova Novoselivka.
Northwest of Lyman, Russians entered village Novoselivka from the east.
Southeast of Lyman, Russians advanced in the area east of village Yampil.
Siversk Area
Russians entered Siversk from the southern and southeastern directions, with fighting taking place within the town.
Northwest of Siversk, Russians likely completed the capture of village Dronivka.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
East of Druzhkivka, Russians advanced south of village Markove and near Novomarkove.
Ukrainians counterattacked east of Kostyantynivka, entering villages Stupochky and Predtechyne.
Russians entered the northern part of village Ivanopillya from the side of Kostyantynivka.
South of Kostyantynivka, Russians advanced in the area of Kleban-Byk.
East of Dobropillya, Russians took a part of village Volodymyrivka.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
Russians re-entered the eastern part of village Dorozhnje, west of Nikanorivka.
Russians advanced in the northern parts of Pokrovsk, and advanced towards Pokrovsk from the side of Chervonyi Lyman. Possible Ukrainian presence remained only in small parts of the city of Pokrovsk.
West of Pokrovsk, Russians advanced north of Kotlyne.
Russians advanced considerably in the area of Novopavlivka, entering this town and capturing parts of it.
Zaporizhzhia Area
South of Velykomykhailivka, Russians took village Orestopil after advancing from the south.
West from there, Russians took villages Hai, Yehorivka and Danylivka.
Russians advanced considerably along the front northeast of Hulyaipole, taking village Rivnopillya, advancing west of it towards Varvarivka, taking village Yablukove, entering Zatyshshya, taking at least part of Vesele, and approaching Zelenyi Hai.
Ukrainians pushed Russians pack within Mala Tokmachka.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. Zaporizhzhya area by the afternoon, 19 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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