Occupants advance in several directions, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces made progress in the Kursk region – ISW maps.

According to a report published on November 9 by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), on the front in Ukraine, Russian occupants are conducting offensive actions in the Kupiansk, Svatove, Pokrovske, Kurakhove, and Vuhledar directions.

Ukrainian Armed Forces Operation in Russia

On November 8, Ukrainian forces continued limited clashes on the «Ukrainian bridgehead» in the Kursk region and made slight advances in northern Novoiivankivka.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on attacks by Russian forces near Dariine, Mykolaivo-Dariine, Novoiivankivka, as well as in the directions of Leonidove and near Plekhove.

Reports suggest that Russian forces are attempting to advance to the southern outskirts of Plekhove.

Kharkiv Region

During November 7 and 8, Russian invaders conducted limited offensive actions in the Volchansk and Kupiansk areas but did not advance.

Luhansk Region

Russian occupants continued their offensive on the Kupiansk – Svatove – Kreminna line but did not achieve progress, although they managed to advance southeast of Kupiansk and west of Svatove. 

On November 6, Russian bloggers reported on the achievement of Russian troops in Krugliakovka and Kolesnikovka, as well as an advance north of Stelmakhivka, but this was not confirmed by ISW.

Putin's troops continued the offensive north of Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Kucherivka, Krugliakovka, Zahryzove, Druzheliubivka, Tverdokhlibove, Hrekivka, Novomykhailivka, Makiivka, Katerynivka, Torske, and Terniv on November 7 and 8.

Donetsk Region

On November 8, Russian troops made minor advances southeast of Kurakhove and north of Vuhledar.

Also, on November 8, Russian occupants conducted unsuccessful attacks northeast of Siversk in the Bilohorivka area.

Occupying forces further advanced northeast of Vuhledar in the areas of Antonivka, Katerynivka, and Yelizavetivka; north of Vuhledar near Bohoiavlenka and Trudove, and northwest of Vuhledar near Maksymivka, Sykhykh Yal, and Rozliv.

Occupants have also recently advanced towards Kurakhove. Geolocation footage from November 6 shows Russians raising the Russian flag over a building in the northwest part of Stepanivka, which may indicate that Russian troops have captured this settlement.

Russian «military correspondents» claim that Putin's forces have advanced northeast of Vuhledar, north of Yasna Polyana, and east of Maksymivka within Kurakhove and near Novodmytrivka and Berestove, but such evidence has not been recorded by ISW.

«Southern Axis»

Russian occupants continue offensive actions in the west of the Zaporizhzhia region but are not advancing. Positional battles continue in the area of Novoandriivka, but no changes on the front line have been recorded yet.