Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry says Volchye remains under its control after the Nov. 8 announcement, with a fighter claiming about 70 Ukrainian troops were killed during the operation.
- Frontline accounts relayed by state media describe seized Western-made small arms in Volchye and their use against retreating Ukrainian soldiers.
- The ministry reports Guardsman Ruslan Iskhakov captured two Ukrainian servicemen whose information on positions and depots was described as highly valuable.
- A separate ministry brief credits tanker Mikhail Oznobishin with destroying two fortified points and a machine-gun crew, enabling infantry to advance.
- RIA reports Dokuchaevsk was struck by at least three fixed‑wing drones that damaged two houses and ignited a fire, with debris bearing Ukrainian-language markings, while Russian units say they evacuated three civilians from the Krasnoarmeysk area and published evacuee testimony about repeated drone attacks.