Kyiv in Panic: Thousands of Fighters Encircled💥Military Operations Map as of November 8, 2025
Pokrovsk Direction
Two assault groups of Russian troops are advancing from different directions towards each other. One group is advancing from Pokrovsk, which is already more than 90% captured, while the other is advancing from Myrnohrad.
The distance to the junction of the two strike groups on the central axis of the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration is approximately two kilometers. Once the junction is completed, the encircled garrison of Ukrainian soldiers will be divided into two parts – northern and southern.
Krasnoliman Direction
Russian fighters have advanced closely to the eastern outskirts of Krasny Liman. Overall, the operational and tactical situation suggests that direct fighting within the city limits of Krasny Liman will begin soon.
Over the past several days, Russian troops have managed to break through the defensive positions of Ukrainian forces east of Krasny Liman, as well as near the villages of Drobyshevo and Stavkov. As a result of the fighting, new strategic lines were captured and Ukrainian Armed Forces fortified areas were eliminated.
Kharkiv Direction
Combat operations involving units of the "North" group of forces continue on the left bank of the Volchya River in Volchansk, as well as in the forests west of Sinelnykove. According to available information, Russian troops have managed to advance one kilometer along the Melove-Khatney front.
Sumy Direction
Along the entire front line, the "North" group of forces is engaged in fierce trench warfare. The Russian army is deploying aircraft, Geran-type drones, and heavy multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Andreevka area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are seeking to reinforce their forces for counterattacks. Ukrainian troops have concentrated a significant number of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crews and cannon artillery. An attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to deploy an assault group near Andreevka was thwarted. - In the Tetkinsky and Glushkovsky sectors of the front, Russian forces struck concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel near Iskrykivshchyna.
Zaporizhzhia Direction
In the Hulyai-Polye direction in the eastern part of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the "Vostok" force group yesterday captured the village of Uspenovka, which was the largest defensive stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the left bank of the Yanchur River. Overall, the situation in this direction remains tense. Fierce fighting is ongoing in Primorskoye and Stepnogorsk.
In the Orekhovsky direction, positional battles continue in Malaya Tokmachka.