The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 263, from 19 November 2025, 14:00 to 26 November 2025, 13:00 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 in territorial control.
Kharkiv Area
Russians pushed forward within village Synelnykove near Vovchansk.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
In the north, Russians likely completed the capture of village Odradne.
Northwest of Borivska Andriivka, Russians advanced towards Novoplatonivka and Bohuslavka, reaching and entering the latter village.
Northwest of Lyman, Russians advanced within village Novoselivka. North of Lyman, Russians took village Stavky.
Southeast of Lyman, Russians advanced within Yampil, and southwest of it towards Ozerne.
Siversk Area
Northwest of Siversk, Russians took village Platonivka after advancing from Dronivka.
Within Siversk, fighting continued while Russians advanced into the town from the east in addition to previous pushes from the south.
South of Siversk, Russians took village Zvanivka.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. The Siversk front by the afternoon, 26 November 2025. All information on the maps is approximate.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Southeast of Kostyantynivka, Russians took village Ivanopillya or most of it.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
North of Pokrovsk, Russians advanced within Rodynske.
From the area of Pokrovsk city, Russians pushed in the directions of Myrnohrad and Hryshyne.
Fighting continued in Novopavlivka with Russians widening the area under their control within the town.
Zaporizhzhia Area
West of Velykomykhailivka, Russians took village Tykhe after advancing from the south.
Russians advanced from Yehorivka towards Radisne, entering the village.
In the southeastern section of the frontline, Russians completed the capture of villages Zatyshshya and Vesele, and entered villages Zelenyi Hai and Vysoke.
South of Orikhiv, Russians entered village Novodanylivka from the south.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
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