Russian forces have captured the village of Rybne, Hulyaipole direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~50.
Total land area: ~0.62 km².

While everyone focuses on Pokrovsk, the situation in the Hulyaipole direction continues to deteriorate even further for Ukraine.

Russia is advancing to new areas while facing minimal resistance and is now approaching the rear of Hulyaipole itself.

Regarding the Myrnohrad pocket, I think a lot of people are significantly overestimating the number of Ukrainian soldiers encircled there.

Myrnohrad is a big city, and when you include its surroundings there are a lot of other positions to hold. But Ukraine has become increasingly reliant on drones, often spreading infantry very thin across lines, creating a disorganised and often incoherent ground defence. Myrnohrad is an example of this, and there are a lot of nearby settlements that are good for concentrations of drone operators.

Additionally, many Ukrainian soldiers actually escaped this pocket back when it was still a salient. This is what allowed for Russia to penetrate deeper into the northern and southern parts of the city.

For an area of its size, with a significantly reduced garrison, I estimate that there are anywhere between 300 and 700 Ukrainian soldiers currently trapped there. It's impossible to know how many right now, but with the state the war is in today and other patterns observed from this front, it will be less than many people expect.

A short time ago, two Russian MiG-31Ks departed from Savasleika Airbase, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and launched two Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles at Starokostyantyniv Airbase in Khmelnytskyi Oblast.

Both missiles impacted the airbase. Starkostyantyniv is known to house Su-24 tactical bombers which are used for glide-bomb strikes on frontline areas as well as storm shadow cruise missiles strikes, and has the capability to house F-16s and Mirage-2000 fighters.

Interestingly, the MiG-31Ks used the new launch lines in southwestern Ryazan Oblast again. This is the second recorded instance of this taking place, with the first happening during the attacks on Ozerne Airbase, Zhytomyr Oblast a week ago on November 3.

Satellite imagery shows that as a result of the combined Ukrainian FP-2 drone and HIMARS GMLRS strike on Donetsk International Airport, only two smaller warehouses storing Geran-2 drones were hit.

One warehouse was completely destroyed, while the other received significant damage. The number of drones destroyed is probably less than 100. It's likely that the FP-2 drones only targeted these two warehouses, while the HIMARS mainly targeted the other warehouses and were mostly shot down.

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The first snow has begun falling in Slovyansk, Donetsk Oblast.

Russian forces have captured the village of Nove, Hulyaipole direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~80.
Total land area: ~0.50 km².

Russian forces have captured the village of Novouspenivske, Hulyaipole direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~55.
Total land area: ~0.10 km².

🇸🇾SYRIA: — Footage has surfaced online of Russian military vehicles moving across the Rastan Bridge toward Homs for the first time since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

Earlier, the new authorities in Damascus announced they are ready to sign a security agreement with Moscow.

The first footage has been published showing the British-developed "Raven" air defence system being used by Ukraine. The video shows it intercepting a Russian Kh-59 cruise missile, as well as a Kh-101 cruise missile.

The "Raven" system integrates AIM-132 advanced short-range air-to-air missiles with a 6x6 high-mobility armoured truck, allowing for more rapid deployments and effective interception rates, especially during larger-scale attacks.