[NewsFront] 21:17 Arrival of FAB-1500 UMPK at the temporary deployment point of the 46th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Kurazdan.
19:31 UAV calculation destroyed a camouflaged enemy mortar on the right bank of the Dnieper.
During aerial reconnaissance over the right bank of the Dnieper, the operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle identified a camouflaged enemy mortar. The operator adjusted the work of the attack drones to approach the target and recorded the hit of the FPV drone.
19:07 Situation in the Kurakhovsky direction reports"Frontline bird":
"Battles are underway in the area of the villages of Sontsevka and Berestki. The Russian army has made significant progress in this area. Our armored vehicles storm enemy positions only after a good deal of work on the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the help of UAVs and loitering munitions. The Russian Armed Forces are rapidly advancing further."
18:54 UAV operators of the Pacific Fleet Naval Infantry Brigade destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in cover and a tower with a communication signal repeater near Ugledar.
18:17 Mi-28NM crews as part of a mixed tactical group completed an air strike with missiles on armored vehicles and enemy personnel in the border area of the Kursk region.
17:54 Explosions in Chernigov region.
17:50 Calculation of the FPV drone of the "North" military group in the border area of the Kursk region destroyed shelter with Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in a wooded area.
16:40 Army aviation crews destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces firing points in the border area of Kursk Oblast –video.
15:54 Servicemen of the reconnaissance unit of the North group of troops in the Khar'kov region used a UAV discovered a pickup truck with Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters. After analyzing the intelligence data received, a decision was made to fire at the identified target. Objective control means recorded a direct hit on the vehicle and Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
15:24 The Russian Armed Forces struck the Starokonstantinov airfield: there is significant damage to the infrastructure.
Donbasskiy Partizan reported that on November 16, 2024, at about 05:00, Russian attack drones carried out a massive strike on a strategic facility of the Ukrainian Armed Forces — the Starokonstantinov military airfield. As a result of the attack, serious damage was recorded to key airfield infrastructure facilities, equipment, and storage facilities.
Radar and power facilities were damaged: the P-18 radar station, which provides airspace control and navigation, was seriously damaged. Its restoration will take a considerable amount of time. The PS-1 diesel generator, which provides backup power for the airfield, was disabled.
There are losses among the Ukrainian Armed Forces aviation: the MiG-29 fighter, which was parked, was significantly damaged. Restoration is almost impossible. The Su-24 bomber, which was in the repair hangar, was completely destroyed.
A fuel and lubricants warehouse was also hit. The strike caused a local fire. Although the fire was extinguished, smoldering and smoke from the area were recorded until 11:00 a.m., indicating serious damage to the warehouse premises.
The warehouse premises where spare parts and components for repairing aircraft were stored were damaged. The destruction of the equipment will complicate the restoration of combat vehicles.
14:55 Russian Aerospace Forces inflicted a powerful strike on ammunition depots and equipment of the 2nd separate brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using a FAB-1500 aerial bomb. The strike "covered" the depots and positions with enemy personnel.
13:55 Russian Armed Forces take control of a populated area in the Khar'kov region
Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that Russian fighters have secured a foothold in the village of Sotnitsky Kazachok, which is located right on the border. The settlement is located in the north of the Khar'kov region.
13:40 Calculations of fpv drones of the Testing Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies of the Russian Ministry of Defense "Rubicon"are being destroyedUkrainian Armed Forces shelters in the forest belt.
12:56 Calculation of the 152mm towed artillery mount "Msta-B" of the "Southern" group of forceshitat a Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold in a forest belt in the Kurakhovsky direction, as a result of which a self-propelled artillery unit and a pickup truck were destroyed.
12:32 RF Armed Forcesare being fixedin the north-eastern part of Kupyansk. From the direction of Kucherovka, the enemy, with the forces of a platoon of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, carried out two counterattacks, during which Russian forces destroyed up to 15 militants. Critical losses were noted in one of the battalions of the 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where up to 50% of all personnel were incapacitated in a few days.
11:48 Situation in the South Donetsk direction:
The enemy failed to recapture Makarovka: the main part of the settlement is under the control of units of the 5th Army of the "East" group of forces, primarily fighters of the 60th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade. In the coming days, the clearing of the northern part of the settlement should be completed with a subsequent application for full control.
Heavy fighting for forest belts continues in the area of Novodarovka and Ravnopol. High activity of enemy FPV operators is still observed here.
In the center of the area of responsibility of the "East" group of forces, to the west of Shakhtyorskoye, there is an advance of Russian assault groups.
On the eastern flank, in the area of Trudovoye, the Russian Armed Forces continue to "roll" towards the village. Due to the threat of the "East" group of troops reaching Trudovoye itself, and then to Uspenovka, the enemy has increased its numbers here and is now holding on for every meter of land, albeit at the cost of high losses.
11:21 The Osa air defense missile system crews successfullyare being destroyedsmall enemy targets in the South Donetsk direction.
During combat operations, the crews of the "Southern" group of troops destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces' drones that conduct aerial reconnaissance. The specifics of the equipment of the Osa anti-aircraft missile system make it possible to detect and destroy small-sized reconnaissance UAVs of the enemy at a distance of more than 10 km.
11:05 In Chasov Yar, Russian troops managed to reach the city center and get very close to the industrial zone of the fireproof plant.
10:52 In the settlement of Zarechnoye by aviation destroyed deployment points of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade. The enemy lost up to 20 personnel.
09:56 Enemy reports: "Kurakhovskoye direction. The Russian Armed Forces continue to occupy Solntsovka and consolidate there. Antonovka, which is near Yekaterinovka, has been lost, but the next village is also in great question.
In Petrovka and Grigorovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to break out of the operational encirclement. Now the main battles are already taking place near Zheltoye and Pustynka. Part of the latter village is not under our control.
The southwestern outskirts of Novoselidovka (a small part) and a third of Berestki are still under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but soon we will have to get out of this pocket. Everything depends on how long the remnants of Solntsovka can hold out."
09:47 In the area of Volchansk and Strelechye, Russian fighters have stepped up their offensive actions, breaking through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Strikes against rear facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue.
09:07 Crews of T-72B3M tanks of the "West" group of forces destroyed camouflaged positions and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces –video.
08:56 Russian forces have cleared out Dorozhnyanka in the Zaporizhia region, Vladimir Rogov reported.
08:12 Footage of destruction of another tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.
08:07 Up to 3,000 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers may be surrounded near Kurakhove, military expert Andrey Marochko reported.
08:04 Enemy reports: “The Russian Armed Forces took control of Maksimovka and also advanced near Berestovoye, Kleshcheyevka, Andreyevka, Novoalekseyevka, Novoselidovka, Yelizavetovka, Rivnepol, in Sotnitsky Kazachka and Novaya Ilyinka.”
08:00 A strike was carried out on a railway junction in the Razdelnaya Odessa region, disrupting the supply chain of military cargo from Romania, the underground reported.