Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry previously announced on November 8 that its forces seized Volchye in Dnepropetrovsk region.
- A Russian fighter identified as “Zvezda” told RIA that roughly 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the fighting in Volchye, a claim not independently corroborated.
- The ministry said Guard Private Ruslan Iskhakov captured two Ukrainian soldiers whose statements provided locations of enemy forces, weapons and ammunition stores.
- According to a Defense Ministry account relayed by TASS, junior sergeant Mikhail Oznobishin used tank fire to destroy two fortified positions and a machine‑gun crew, enabling Russian units to take the strongpoints.
- RIA reported a Ukrainian fixed‑wing drone attack on Dokuchaevsk that damaged two houses and left debris with Ukrainian‑language markings, while the ministry said troops evacuated three civilians from near Krasnoarmeysk who described repeated threats and attempted drone strikes.