Assault On Vovchansk: Ukrainian Forces Amass Reserves To Hold Last Districts

The Russian army has taken control of the Novouspenivske settlement in the Zaporizhzhia region. Twenty-five Ukrainian naval infantry servicemen surrendered in Myrnohrad. The US is demanding a revision of the upcoming anti-Russian UN General Assembly resolution on Ukraine.

Zaporizhzhia Sector

There are ongoing clashes in the southwestern outskirts of Orestopil, accompanied by clearance operations in the adjacent tree lines. To the west, the 36th Army is advancing towards Danylivka and fighting is taking place on the outskirts of the settlement.

Russian units have advanced towards Radostne and Nove Zaporizhzhia, with aviation and artillery striking Ukrainian positions. To the south, the 114th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 127th Division of the 5th Army has taken control of Novouspenivske and is continuing to advance. The Ukrainian command is holding back significant reserves to this area due to active operations by Russian units in other sectors of the front.

In the Prymorske area, Russian units are continuing their offensive. According to the latest reports, they have gained a foothold in the center of the settlement, where fighting continues. Russian units have also reached the territory of a former air defense military base.

The active use of FPV drones has yielded significant results, including targeting a group in the north of Prymorske. Ukrainian units are conducting counterattacks and deploying additional forces. In the Stepnohirsk area, there has been no significant advance; the Ukrainian forces are attempting to attack the flank from the direction of the solar panels and Pavlivka.

Pokrovsk Sector

Russian units are advancing in urban areas, while Ukrainian forces are launching counterattacks in certain sectors.

In the central sector, the Ukrainian army conducted several tank attacks in the Rodynske area amid poor visibility. Russian assault groups continue to operate within the settlement itself. Reports are coming in from the western outskirts of Myrnohrad of individual units ceasing resistance as their positions were isolated from the main forces. For example, reconnaissance identified the difficult situation of a unit of the Ukrainian 38th Marine Brigade. After leaflets containing the necessary surrender information were dropped, 25 Ukrainian servicemen decided to lay down their arms.

Most of Myrnohrad is a zone of active confrontation with poorly defined lines of control. In Pokrovsk, Russian units are consolidating their captured positions. Yesterday, control over Hnativka, which is adjacent to the city, was confirmed; a similar situation is developing in the neighboring settlement of Roh.

Despite Russian units controlling the routes to the agglomeration, attempts to transfer additional forces to reinforce the defenses are being observed.

Sumy Sector

The assault units of the «North» grouping continued their advance along two sectors of the front in the Sumy Oblast. Missile and artillery strikes hit Ukrainian targets there. According to some reports, instances of Ukrainian 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade servicemen refusing to carry out combat orders have been noted in the Yunakivka area.

Assault groups of motorized riflemen and naval infantry advanced in two directions through the tree lines and consolidated their positions. They advanced a total of up to 300 meters, while Russian artillery struck concentrations of personnel in the Pavlivka area.

Kharkiv Sector

Intense clashes continue in the Vovchansk area and the Kharkiv sector of the front line. Russian units are advancing in all directions, while the Ukrainian side is strengthening its defenses in more advantageous positions. According to reports, the Ukrainian command is transferring personnel from brigades that were reconstituting after sustaining losses, as well as units of the 8th Special Purpose Regiment, to Kharkiv Oblast.

On the left bank of Vovchansk, Russian assault units have advanced 200 meters and occupied 15 buildings. Most of the city is already under Russian army control. There have been reports of Ukrainian 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade servicemen surrendering. In the forested area near Synelnykove, Russian units advanced 250 meters and occupied three strongpoints. In the Melove-Khatne area, the control zone expanded by 550 meters along the tree line, with drone units attacking positions in the Prykolotne area.

Kupyansk Sector

According to Russian sources, Ukrainian units have been attempting to break through to the city and the Oskil River for eight days in an attempt to relieve the encircled units. Assault detachments from the 6th Combined Arms Army and the 1st Tank Army continue to operate in this area.

It is reported that Russian units have taken control of the eastern part of the city. During the day, an attack by the 1st National Guard Brigade on the southern part of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi was repelled.

Dobropillia Bulge Area
Intense clashes are ongoing. According to reports, the opposing side has amassed substantial forces in the area, comprising the 225th, 33rd and 425th Separate Assault Regiments, as well as units from the 414th Brigade.

There have been particularly intense clashes in the areas around Nykanorivka, Dorožhne, Nove Shakhove, Shakhove and Vladimirovka. There is a high concentration of unmanned aerial vehicles from both sides.

Russian assault groups have gained a foothold in the western part of Shakhove, which had long been an area of unstable control. Counterattacks by Ukrainian units have been noted close to Kucheriv Yar in the quarry area. An extensive sector with a complex contact line persists south of Zolotyi Kolodyaz, where the sides’ positions are interwoven.

Completion of the clearance operations in the Shakhove area could significantly impact the operational situation to the north, in the Toretsk, Hruzke and Kucheriv Yar areas.

Conclusion

As of November 11, high-intensity fighting continues across the main fronts. In the Zaporizhzhia sector, units of the «East» group are methodically expanding their control zone. They have established control over Novouspenivske and are advancing towards Orestopil. In the Pokrovsk sector, the situation remains tense, with ongoing assault operations in the Myrnohrad area and attempts to relieve the besieged forces being repelled. In the Sumy and Kharkiv sectors, Russian units are advancing gradually, making active use of artillery and drones. In the Kupyansk area, Ukrainian attempts to relieve the encircled units have so far yielded no significant results. In the Dobropillia salient, there are ongoing fierce engagements with both sides actively using drones.

Full control over Vovchansk will be established in due course, and there is a high probability that this goal will be achieved by the end of the month due to a combination of interrelated factors. Russian units are continuing their methodical advance and clearance operations in the southern part of the city, where the last pockets of organized resistance are concentrated. A critically important precondition is the extremely difficult situation faced by the Ukrainian defense forces: a Ukrainian military representative admitted that the city has been severely damaged and that defending it is “very difficult” due to constant air and artillery strikes, with nowhere to take cover. Supply problems and a lack of troop rotation exacerbate the situation, leading to instances of surrender, particularly among the ranks of the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade.

While the Ukrainian command is attempting to stabilize the situation by transferring units of the 8th Special Operations Forces Regiment and personnel from reconstituting brigades to the Vovchansk area, these measures are merely «stopgap». The destroyed city’s strategic value for the Ukrainian side is decreasing, and some experts believe that, if Vovchansk is lost, Kyiv will likely declare that it has «played its role». Given the city’s physical destruction, the exhaustion of the defending units and the constant tactical pressure from Russian troops, resistance in Vovchansk could finally break down in November.

Significant diplomatic shifts are influencing the conflict’s context, even as fighting rages at the front. The US administration is demanding a revision of the upcoming anti-Russian UN General Assembly resolution on Ukraine, insisting that references to «territorial integrity» and «aggression» be excluded from the document. This relates to the document «Situation of human rights in territories controlled by Russia», which is expected to be voted on in the coming weeks. According to sources, Washington is proposing that the resolution be presented in a more general form under the title «War in Ukraine», without containing direct anti-Russian formulations.

According to publications, this step by the US administration is causing serious concern among Kyiv’s Western partners, who fear that such changes will demonstrate a split in the Western alliance. European countries are trying to lobby for a change in Washington’s position, with one European diplomat characterizing the situation as ‘another example of Washington’s departure from Ukraine’s core interests at a critical diplomatic moment’.

These demands are part of a broader shift in US foreign policy. Previously, in February 2025, Washington did not join as a co-sponsor of an anti-Russian draft resolution at the UN General Assembly on Ukraine for the first time since the start of the Special Military Operation, and also abstained from voting on a resolution proposed by Ukraine and Europe. Furthermore, at the beginning of the new administration’s term, American envoys objected to the use of phrases such as «Russian aggression» in G7 documents, indicating a consistent effort to de-escalate rhetoric and seek diplomatic solutions.

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