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Two Russian servicemembers raised flags in Novouspenivske in what ISW assessed was an infiltration mission that did not change control of terrain or the FEBA.
Novouspenivske, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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Russian forces (military_unit) Rivnopillya (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian troops (military_unit) Uspenivka (location) Novomykolaivka (location) Rivnopillia (location) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Southern Defense Forces (military_unit) Oleksandrivka (location) Huliaipole (location) Pryvilne (location) Zelenyi Hai (location) Pavlivka (location) Vorone (location) Stepove (location) Novopavlivske (location) Russia (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Novouspenivske (location) Nove (location) Okhotnyche (location) Huliaipole direction (location) Solodke (location) Yablukove (location) Ivan Fedorov (person) Ukrainian defenders (military_unit)
Source Reports
Infiltration mission in Novouspenivske did not change control of terrain
Southern Defense Forces reported troops pulled back from positions near five villages in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Nov. 11
Ukrainian troops were forced to withdraw from positions near five settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.916Z
Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-11-2025