Russian forces are preparing to break through to the southern part of Donetsk Oblast, Vladyslav Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Southern Command, said on Nov. 24. Kyiv has been warning of a potential Russian offensive in the south,

Ukrainian forces continue to suffer the consequences of their defeat in Vuhledar, a fortress town in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast. Advancing past Vuhledar, a ramshackle Russian force is in a position to flank Ukrainian troops in their fallback position in the town of Velyka Novosilka.

Ukrainian troops outflank Russian positions southeast of Kurakhove The aggressor has also made progress near Gordeyevka in Russia's Kursk Oblast. Situation on the front in eastern Ukraine According to DeepState analysts,

Ukraine has now lost more than 40% of the territory of Kursk Oblast, which it has controlled since August, as a result of Russian counterattacks, says a Reuters source in the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.