Near Dobropillya, Russian troops attempted to break through the defenses, but the occupiers’ armored columns suffered losses.
14 November 2026
Russian forces launched a series of mechanized attacks in the Dobropillia direction, taking advantage of the dense fog to advance toward Ukrainian positions. According to Ukrainian monitoring channels, enemy armored vehicles suffered significant losses, but individual infantry groups managed to approach the defensive lines.
The enemy attacked in the direction of Druzhkovka and Kucherov Yar. An attempt to advance directly toward Dobropillya cannot be ruled out.
According to preliminary data, most Russian tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, equipped with massive anti-drone nets, were destroyed or disabled before reaching Ukrainian positions.
Another, larger-scale assault was recorded further east, near Zolote Kolodez. According to Ukrainian media, the Russian convoy consisted of more than ten armored personnel carriers, three tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, light vehicles, and several dozen soldiers on motorcycles.
According to available reports, some armored vehicles managed to reach the “New Donbas” defensive line. After the vehicles were disabled, Russian infantry was able to land south of Gruzskoye.
At the same time, other units of Russian troops were allegedly redeployed north of Shakhovo.
“Ukrainian sources claim that the attacking equipment was ultimately destroyed or disabled, and only a small number of Russian soldiers reached the line of contact. The offensive has reportedly been contained, while Ukrainian forces continue to search for more than 10 Russian servicemen believed to have infiltrated the area,” the NSTRIKE account wrote on the social media site X.
French OSINT analyst Clement Molin also reports on attempts at a Russian offensive near Dobropillya.
“Some Russian military vehicles were spotted in Novaya Poltavka, 15 kilometers from the front line. They participated in the assault, which was presumably aimed at Rusiny Yar and Sofiyivka.
During the second attack, which originated from the same area and involved approximately six armored vehicles, Russian forces managed to breach defensive sector “0.5” near Shakhovo. Infantry disembarked from their vehicles, and some of the vehicles, including two tanks, advanced further north toward the first defensive line, “Novy Donbas,” before being stopped.
Simultaneously, numerous infiltration attempts by Russian infantry groups from various directions were reported (approximate locations are indicated on the map). Several Russian servicemen were hit by medium-range drones while preparing for an assault east of Myrnohrad,” the analyst writes .
He adds that the occupiers are counting on taking advantage of the fog to concentrate as many forces as possible as close to the front line.
According to the analyst, last year, similar tactics allowed a significant number of Russian troops to penetrate Pokrovsk, which created the conditions for the subsequent battle for the city.
Meanwhile, UAV operators from the 1st Separate Assault Regiment published a video of strikes on an enemy column moving in the direction of Dobropillia.
According to unit commander Dmitry “Perun” Filatov, the 1st and 2nd unmanned aerial vehicle battalions were deployed to repel the attack.
In total, Ukrainian troops managed to destroy 30 Russian occupiers, seven vehicles, and three ATVs. They were moving in a column along dirt roads toward the line of contact.
Dialog.UA previously reported that the video the Russian army presented as evidence of the capture of Dobropillya was filmed more than 20 kilometers from the front line.
As a reminder, Russian generals reported to Putin on October 17 about the alleged capture of Dobropillya, but the Ukrainian side denied this information.
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