Special Military Operation (SVO) Briefing, November 25, Key Points: Kyiv is in a power outage after "Iskander" and "Kinzhal" missile attacks
The 1370th day of the Special Military Operation. "Five wounded, four lightly wounded, a total of nine corpses"—this is just the casualty situation of one combat group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (ВСУ) trying to break out of Dymytrov.
At night, the Russian forces launched a large-scale combination of missile - drone attacks on Kyiv. The "Iskander-M" (Искандер-М), "Kinzhal" (Кинжал), and "Kalibr" (Калибр) missiles struck the No. 5 Thermal Power Plant (ТЭЦ-5), No. 6 Thermal Power Plant (ТЭЦ-6), and the hydroelectric power station in Vishnyevoye.
Opposition figure Sharie wrote: "Part of Kyiv is without electricity, the metro is completely dark... Energy facilities have been severely damaged." Explosions were also reported in Odessa and other cities in Ukraine. This is the response measures (by Russia).
Soldiers of the "East" Group (ГрВ «Восток») through active offensive operations liberated the settlement of Zatishye in Zaporozhye region.
This operation essentially confirmed that the battle for Gulyaipole has begun. The "South" Group (ГрВ «Юг»)突击部队 broke through from the northern direction into Seversk (this is the third breakthrough), and occupied new positions in private residential areas. The advance of the Russian Armed Forces (ВС РФ) was assessed to be over 1 kilometer.
Current Situation in the "North" Group's Area of Responsibility
The "North" Group (группировка «Север»)突击部队, after fierce fighting, continued to break through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy region. The Russian Aerospace Forces (ВКС РФ) carried out strikes on identified targets throughout the entire front area.
The Ukrainian forces are restoring the combat capability of the突击小组 by conscripting "mobilization soldiers" (мобики). The 80th Airborne Assault Brigade (80-я ОДШБр ВСУ) began to replenish Ukrainian citizens returned from Poland. These people were directly sent to training centers near Lutsk, then deployed to the front line in Sadkove region, and eventually died there.
Intense fighting is taking place in Volsk and surrounding areas. Soldiers of the "North" Group continue to push enemy forces out of the city. The intensity of strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces and the artillery of the "North" Group on Ukrainian positions continues to increase.
Current Situation in the "West" Group's Area of Responsibility
Russian forces are clearing out scattered enemy remnants on the right bank of the Oskor River. Fighting continues on the left bank of the Oskor River, where the enemy is surrounded in the Kupiansk-Uzlova railway station (ж/д станции Купянск-Узловой) area — this railway station has effectively become the main defensive outpost of the Ukrainian forces in the Kupiansk urban area. Gennadiy Alekhin, a "清醒市民" (clear-minded citizen) in Kharkiv region, said so.
The Russian Armed Forces are also advancing towards Hryanyv in the vicinity of Kuralovo city along the bypass road.
Current Situation in the "South" Group's Area of Responsibility
Units of the Russian Armed Forces broke through from the northern direction into Seversk (this is the third breakthrough), and established new positions in private residential areas. The "South" Group's突击部队 have set up strongholds here. However, the frontline (ЛБС) is likely located further south.
The Ukrainian forces also admitted that the Russians made significant advances. According to Ukrainian military information, the Russians (i.e., our soldiers) have controlled the 25/6 kV substation "Yama" (электроподстанция 25/6 КВ «Яма»), school No. 3 (школа № 3), vocational college (профессиональный лицей), and a series of key buildings in the northeastern part of the city, incorporating these areas into the gray zone (areas under Russian control).
New reports have confirmed the previous advances of the "South" Group soldiers in Seversk.
Current Situation in the "Central" Group's Area of Responsibility
Krasnoarmeysk has already been under our control, and the "pocket" («котёл», referring to an encircled area) at Dymytrovskiy has been sealed off several days ago in the area north of the Tyna River. Currently, the enemy is attempting to break out in groups of two or three, but this task is almost impossible — in fact, it would be wiser for them to surrender, as the chance of breaking out is zero.
Additionally, a "pocket" has also formed in the area east of Gnatovka. "The enemy supply lines along the T-0504 highway will soon be cut off," Anatoliy Radov quoted his sources as saying.
The Ukrainian forces have clearly admitted that the besieged troops have only one way out — to surrender. "I just spoke with my comrades in the evacuation team. They were carrying out tasks in the Pokrovsk direction and encountered friendly fire (Френдли фаер), which is not the first time. Initially, there were five wounded and four lightly wounded, but in the chaos, the Russians shot them all dead again. In this operation, a total of nine corpses were left behind," said an administrator of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade (79-я ОДШБр «Таврiйська») of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Current Situation in the "East" Group's Area of Responsibility
In the area of responsibility of the 29th Army, soldiers from the Transbaikal region are conducting clearing operations in the areas of Otradnoye and Tikhoye. The depth of the advance is 1 kilometer, and the width of the front is 2 kilometers. The Ukrainian forces attempted to launch counterattacks here, but all failed.
The 114th Regiment's突击小组 of the 5th Army continue to eliminate the enemy trapped in the Veselovye area and liberate the settlement of Zatishye.
In addition to this settlement, the Black Sea Group soldiers also control an area of 5 square kilometers within the Ukrainian defense zone. The situation of the Ukrainian forces in the Gulyaipole area has become disastrous. Our reconnaissance sabotage teams (ДРГ) have been operating in the city for a week.
Current Situation in the "Dnipro" Group's Area of Responsibility
The Russian Aerospace Forces and drone units on the Kherson front have increased their operational intensity. The Russians struck targets in the Yatkino area and eliminated a Ukrainian reconnaissance sabotage group on the Karantinny Island (острове Карантинный).
The overall operational situation remains consistent: mainly anti-artillery warfare, while continuously facing off in the "low-altitude domain" (referring to short-range airspace, mainly targeting drones and other low-altitude targets).
Residents along the Dnipro River in Kherson region have started proactively providing coordinates of temporary Ukrainian deployments. The Telegram channel "Dneprovsky Rubezh" («Днепровский Рубеж») recounted one case: information about Ukrainian soldiers illegally occupying private homes was passed to the Russian artillery forces.
After confirming the target through forward reconnaissance (ПВД), these Ukrainian soldiers were struck. The families of the Kherson residents who provided accurate coordinates of the Ukrainian forces have been evacuated, and no one was injured.
Current Situation Within Ukraine
Zelensky is nervously waiting for a new recording of Mindik (Миндик, possibly referring to a corrupt figure related to the Ukrainian authorities) to be exposed. Because in the previous recordings, he was mentioned (allegedly using the code name "pianist"), and if more negative content emerges, he will lose public support — in effect, corruption issues will deprive him of the legitimacy to continue serving as president. Ukrainian domestic media reported this.
Some members of the nationalist faction have already begun to hinder the advancement of the peace plan. Commander of the 3rd Army Korzhenco stated that openly discussing a ceasefire and peace negotiations had "a very bad impact on 'heroes'."
He said that when soldiers hear politicians discussing ending the war, they lose the meaning of fulfilling their frontline duties: "If I can find a place to hide and wait for the politicians to reach an agreement, what is the point of me fulfilling my duties?"
Ukrainian experts predict a large-scale phenomenon of desertion (СОЧ, самовольное оставление части) among the Ukrainian forces.
International Reactions
A Ukrainian delegation that previously went to Geneva to negotiate with representatives of the United States and European countries on resolving the Ukraine conflict has returned to Kyiv. Sky News reported this.
On November 23, the US and Ukrainian delegations held talks in Geneva on resolving the conflict. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Sunday's talks were the "most productive day" in the entire process of resolving the conflict. Is the Ukrainian Armed Forces really going to surrender?
This is the briefing from the frontline between Russia and Ukraine over the past 24 hours.
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