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Russia made its largest territorial gains in a month since March 2022 in November, advancing over 725 square kilometers mainly near Pokrovsk.

November 30, 2024 Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast

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Kyiv Post Ukrinform Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent UNIAN

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Entities

Russia (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) BMD-4 (weapon_system) Russian forces (organization) Ukrainian defenders (organization) Ukrainian forces (organization) Russian troops (organization) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Kurakhove (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) 24th Brigade (military_unit) Zhelte (location) Pustynka (location) Rozdolne (location) Illynka (location) Novodonetske (location) Trudove (location) Pushkino (location) Russian occupation forces (military_unit) Chasiv Yar (location) Russian Federation Armed Forces (organization) 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Daniel (military_unit) Andrii Polukhin (person) DeepState (organization) 5th Separate Assault Kyiv Brigade (military_unit) RBU-6000 Smerch-2 (weapon_system)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russia made its largest territorial gains in a month since March 2022 in November, according to AFP analysis of data from the US Institute for the Study of War. Kremlin forces advanced over 725 square kilometers (280 square miles), mainly in the east near the city of Pokrovsk – up from 610 square kilometers in October.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The Defense Forces destroyed 7 Russian BMD-4s with a crew and troops within one day while repelling an enemy assault in the Donetsk sector

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Russian forces advanced near Chasiv Yar refractory plant and south of Chasiv Yar

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian troops captured 725 square kilometers in November, overrunning a badly overstretched Ukrainian defense in several areas

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Reinforcements were redeployed to the Kurakhove area in Donetsk Oblast, which helped partially improve the situation for the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

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