Marta Gichko14:24, 17.11.25

This settlement was an important high point, which affects the use of drones, in particular against the Defence Forces.

Russian troops raised the Russian flag in the village of Rivnepillia in the Zaporizhia region, a settlement from which Defense Forces units recently withdrew. According to Ukrainian serviceman Stanislav Bunyatov, call sign “Osman,” the capture of this area will have critical consequences for the situation in the area.

On his Telegram channel , he noted that the loss of commanding heights significantly impacts the ability to use drones.

“The altitude that was lost plays a significant role in the use of UAVs against the Ukrainian Defense Forces,” Osman wrote.

The British newspaper The Telegraph reports that the towns of Orekhov and Huliaipole are currently under real threat of encirclement. According to DeepState mapping, Russian forces advanced approximately 30 kilometers in the Zaporizhzhia direction between October 1 and November 15.

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As ISW reports, the situation in the Gulyai-Polye direction remains extremely serious , with Russian troops continuing to advance and maintain intensive offensive operations.

At the same time, Vladislav Voloshin, a representative of the Southern Defense Forces, noted that recent Russian offensives threaten to cut off Hulyaipole from key logistics routes, including the T-0401 Pokrovskoe-Hulyaipole highway.

Taking advantage of the fact that Ukraine has concentrated its main forces on the defense of Pokrovsk, Russia seizes territory in southeastern Ukraine , putting the strategically important cities of Orekhov and Hulyaipole at risk of encirclement.

(C)UNIAN 2025