War update: 216 clashes on frontline, Russia concentrates efforts on Pokrovsk, Lyman sectors
There were 216 combat engagements on the front, 92 of them in the Lyman and Pokrovsk sectors, where fighting continues.
This was reported by Ukrinform, citing operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 22:00 on November 26, 2025, on Facebook.
“Since the day started, a total of 216 combat engagements have occurred. The invaders carried out 41 airstrikes, dropping 103 glide bombs. In addition, the Russians used 3,178 kamikaze drones to strike and conducted 2,972 shelling attacks on our troops’ positions and populated areas,” the publication states.
According to the General Staff, in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy assault actions. The enemy also carried out two airstrikes using nine glide bombs and conducted 162 shellings, including two with multiple-launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions 11 times and was repelled near Vovchansk, Synelnykove, Ambarne, and Dvorichanske.
In the Kupiansk sector, enemy units carried out five assault actions, attempting to break through Ukrainian defensive positions toward the settlements of Pishchane and Petropavlivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions 43 times near the settlements of Hrekivka, Novovodiane, Novoihorivka, Novoselivka, Kopanky, Kolodiazi, Serednie, Ridkodub, Karpivka, Zarichne, and toward the settlements of Lyman and Drobysheve. Ukrainian defenders are currently repelling enemy attacks in 14 locations.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy attempted to break through seven times in the areas of Yampil, Serebrianka, Dronivka, Vyimka, and Sakko i Vantsetti.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled four attacks near Chasiv Yar and toward Predtechyne.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 31 times, concentrating their offensive efforts in the areas of Yablunivka, Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar, and toward Kostiantynivka and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian units tried to breach Ukrainian defenses 49 times in the areas of Volodymyrivka, Fedorivka, Nikanorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Novoekonomichne, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Yalta, and Dachne. Three combat engagements are ongoing.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces are holding back enemy assaults; the enemy is suffering significant losses — today 126 invaders were neutralized in this sector, 94 of them irreversibly. Ukrainian defenders destroyed one vehicle and 20 drones, as well as an artillery system and ten enemy personnel shelters.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, Ukrainian units stopped 14 enemy attacks near Ivanivka, Zelenyi Hai, Oleksiivka, Pryvilne, and Krasnohirsk.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 17 enemy attempts to advance near Zatyshshia, Solodke, Yablukove, Zelenyi Hai, and toward Huliaipole.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian units repelled two enemy attacks near Prymorske.
In the Prydniprovske sector, no combat engagements have been recorded so far.
As reported by Ukrinform, long-range drones of the Special Operations Forces struck Russian troops preparing to advance in the Pokrovsk area.
Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine