Recent Russian frontline advances in Ukraine

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

Compilation of Russian advances in Ukraine from November to December 2025

Verification:

TC: 00:05-00:33 /APPLIES TO SHOTS 1-3

- Location confirmed from buildings, road layout and trees which matched satellite imagery

- Date could not be verified

- But reports from Russian Defence Ministry claimed on November 7 its troops had captured the village

USPENIVKA, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 7, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS DRONE FOOTAGE OF BOMBS EXPLODING, CAPTION READING (Russian): "Uspenovka (Ed: Russian version of Ukrainian Uspenivka) under our control".

2. RUSSIAN FLAG ON PARTIALLY DESTROYED BUILDING / DRONE FOOTAGE OF SURROUNDING AREA

3. RUSSIAN FLAG ON BUILDING, TROOPS WAVING AT DRONE CAMERA

Verification:

TC: 00:33-00:42 /APPLIES TO SHOT 4

- Location confirmed by buildings, river, terrain and road layout which matched satellite imagery

- The date could not be independently verified

RYBNE, ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 9, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

4. TROOPS WAVING RUSSIAN FLAG / AERIAL FOOTAGE OF SURROUNDING AREA

Verification:

TC: 00:42-01:19 /APPLIES TO SHOTS 5-10

- Location is confirmed by road layout, greenery and fields that matched satellite imagery

- Date could not be independently verified

NOVE, ZAPORIZHIA REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 10, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

5. VARIOUS AERIALS OF EXPLOSIONS AT VILLAGE AREA

6. VARIOUS OF GUN CAMERA FOOTAGE OF EXPLOSION AT VILLAGE AREA

SOLODKE, ZAPORIZHIA REGION UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 10, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

7. AERIAL OF PEOPLE WAVING FLAGS IN VILLAGE AREA

8. AERIAL OF VILLAGE

HNATIVKA, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 10, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

9. AERIAL OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE PEOPLE WAVING RUSSIAN FLAG AND ANOTHER UNIDENTIFIED FLAG STANDING IN AREA SURROUNDED BY DEBRIS

10. AERIAL OF VILLAGE

Verification:

TC: 01:19-01:40 /APPLIES TO SHOTS 11-13

-Buildings, trees and road layout matched satellite imagery

-Date could not be verified independently

-Official statement announced the capture of Danylivka on Thursday (November 13)

DANYLIVKA, DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 13, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

11. DRONE FOOTAGE OF EXPLOSIONS AND SMOKE RISING

12. DRONE FOOTAGE OF SOLDIER HOLDING FLAG OF RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY NEAR BUILDING / FIELDS SURROUNDING BUILDING

13. DRONE FOOTAGE OF TROOPS HOLDING RUSSIAN FLAG NEAR BUILDINGS

Verification:

TC: 01:40-02:11 /APPLIES TO SHOT 14

-Buildings, road layout and river matched satellite imagery

-Date could not be verified independently

-Russia announced the capture of Orestopil on Friday (November 14)

ORESTOPIL, DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 14, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

14. VARIOUS DRONE FOOTAGE OF TROOPS HOLDING RUSSIAN FLAGS / DRONE FOOTAGE OF BUILDINGS

Verification:

TC: 02:11-02:27 /APPLIES TO SHOTS 15-16

-Location confirmed from shape and position of grass, trees and roads which matched satellite imagery

-Date could not be independently verified

YABLUKOVE, ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 15, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

15. CROSS HAIR VIDEO OF EXPLOSION IN FIELD

16. VARIOUS AERIALS OF PEOPLE HOLDING RUSSIAN FLAGS, SMOKE RISING, OPEN FIELDS

Verification:

TC: 02:27-03:10 /APPLIES TO SHOTS 17-25

- Location confirmed from position and shape of buildings, roads and fields which matched satellite imagery of area.

- Date could not be independently verified.

RIVNOPILLYA VILLAGE, ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 16, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

17. DRONE VIEW OF SOLDIERS HOLDING RUSSIAN FLAG

18. DRONE VIEW OF BUILDINGS / SMOKE PLUME RISING

19. DRONE VIEW OF SOLDIERS HOLDING RUSSIAN ARMY BATTALION FLAG / BUILDINGS IN RIVNOPILLYA

20. DRONE VIEW OF SOLDIERS HOLDING BATTALION FLAG

21. DRONE VIEW OF BUILDING ENTRANCE

22. DRONE VIEW OF BUILDINGS AND VILLAGE

23. DRONE VIEW OF SOLDIERS HOLDING RUSSIAN FLAG

24. DRONE VIEW OF BUILDINGS AND TOP VIEW OF VILLAGE

25. DRONE VIEW OF RUSSIAN FLAG MOUNTED ON BUILDING / TOP VIEW OF VILLAGE

Verification:

TC: 03:10-03:27 /APPLIES TO SHOT 26

-Buildings, trees and road layout matched satellite imagery

-Date could not be verified independently

-Russian Defence Ministry announced capture of Hai village on Monday (November 17)

HAI, DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 17, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

26. VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE RELEASED BY RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL SHOWING RUSSIAN FLAG / DRONE ZOOMING OUT TO GENERAL VILLAGE VIEW

Verification:

TC: 03:27-03:55 /APPLIES TO SHOT 27

-Roads, trees and buildings matched satellite imagery

-Date could not be verified but RIA news agency cited the defense ministry on November 17 saying Dvorichanske was captured

DVORICHANSKE, KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 17, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

27. (CAPTIONS AR SOURCE) DRONE VIEW OF SOLDIERS SHOWING RUSSIAN FLAG IN HEAVILY DAMAGED BUILDING, CAPTION READING (Russian): "RUSSIAN TRICOLOUR OVER DVORICHANSKE" / GENERAL VIEW OF DVORICHANSKE VILLAGE / SOLDIERS SHOWING RUSSIAN FLAG

Verification:

TC: 03:55-04:29 /APPLIES TO SHOTS 28-29

- Location verified as being shot in south Pokrovsk from buildings, signs, roads and trees which matched satellite and file imagery.

- Date could not be independently verified

POKROVSK, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 20, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

28. SOLDIER WALKING AS SEEN FROM BACK SHOT / SOLDIER APPROACHING ROAD AND MORE SOLDIERS SEEN WALKING / DAMAGED BUILDINGS AND ROAD

29. ROAD AND DAMAGED BUILDINGS

Verification:

TC: 04:29-05:06 /APPLIES TO SHOTS 30-33

- Location confirmed from building layouts, infrastructure and roads which matched satellite and file imagery.

- Date could not be verified.

KUPIANSK, KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 21, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo)

30. DRONE VIEW OF SOLDIERS LEAVING BUILDING AND SHOWING RUSSIAN FLAG (MUTE)

31. VARIOUS DRONE VIEWS OF TOWN (MUTE)

32. TWO RUSSIAN SERVICEMEN SHOWING RUSSIAN FLAG, SAYING (Russian): “TOWN OF KUPIANSK IS LIBERATED, THE VICTORY WILL BE OURS!”

33. RUSSIAN SERVICEMEN STANDING WITH ARMS, SHOWING RUSSIAN FLAGS, SAYING (Russian): “THE 121ST MOTORIZED RIFLE REGIMENT OF THE 68TH GUARDS OF THE 6TH ARMY HAS HEROICALLY SEIZED KUPIANSK”.

Verification:

TC: 05:06-05:51 / APPLIES TO SHOTS 34-37

- Buildings, road layouts, water bodies and foliage match satellite imagery

- Date not verified

- But Russia’s Defence Ministry said on November 24 its forces had taken Zatyshshia

ZATYSHSHIA, ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 24, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY – Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

34. DRONE VIDEO OF RUSSIAN FLAG OUTSIDE DESTROYED BUILDING / WIDER AREA

35. DRONE VIDEO OF RUSSIAN FLAG IN FIELD NEAR BUILDINGS / FIRE NEAR BUILDINGS / WIDER AREA

36. DRONE VIDEO OF RUSSIAN FLAG NEAR BUILDINGS / WIDER AREA

37. VARIOUS DRONE VIDEO OF PERSON HOLDING FLAG / SURROUNDING AREA

Verification:

TC: 05:51-05:59 / APPLIES TO SHOTS 38-39

- Buildings, road layout and field layout match file and satellite imagery

- Date could not be verified independently

POKROVSK, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED NOVEMBER 24, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

38. VARIOUS AERIAL VIEWS OF SMOKE RISING OVER POKROVSK

39. RUSSIAN TROOP WALKING / DEBRIS ON GROUND

Verification:

TC: 05:59-06:26 / APPLIES TO SHOTS 40-41

- Buildings, road layout and trees matched file and satellite imagery

- Date could not be verified

POKROVSK, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED DECEMBER 1, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo)

40. VARIOUS OF TROOPS HOLDING RUSSIAN FLAG

41. DRONE SHOTS OF POKROVSK (MUTE)

Verification:

TC: 06:26-06:41/ APPLIES TO SHOTS 42-49

- Buildings, fields, road layout and river matched satellite imagery

- Date could not be verified independently

- State news agency reported the capture of Vovchansk on Monday (December 1)

VOVCHANSK, KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED DECEMBER 2, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo)

42. RUSSIAN FLAGS ON HEAVILY DAMAGED BUILDING / CAMERA ZOOMING ON RUSSIAN FLAGS

43. VARIOUS OF DRONE VIEWS OF VOVCHANSK

44. RUSSIAN FLAG ON DESTROYED BUILDING

45. DRONE VIEW OF VOVCHANSK

46. RUSSIAN FLAG ON DESTROYED BUILDING

47. DRONE VIEW

48. RUSSIAN FLAG ON DESTROYED BUILDING / CAMERA ZOOMING OUT TO WIDER VIEW

49. VARIOUS OF DRONE VIEWS

Verification:

TC: 06:41-07:10 / APPLIES TO SHOTS 50

- Buildings, road and terrain features match satellite imagery

- Date not verified

- TASS state news agency reported on December 2, citing the Defence Ministry, that Russian forces captured Zeleny Hai

ZELENY HAI, ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED DECEMBER 2, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo)

50. RUSSIAN TROOPS WAVING RUSSIAN FLAG IN ZELENY HAI, AERIALS SHOWING ZELENY HAI

Verification:

TC: 07:10-07:51 / APPLIES TO SHOTS 51-53

- Buildings, road layout and chimney matched satellite imagery

- Date could not be verified independently

- Russia said on Monday (December 1) that it had captured Pokrovsk

POKROVSK, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED DECEMBER 3, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY – Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

51. DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING SOLDIER WAVING RUSSIAN FLAG OVER ENTRANCE TO POKROVSK / CITY VIEW

52. VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING TROOPS WITH RUSSIAN FLAG AND ONE OTHER FLAG STANDING ON ROOF OF BUILDING / CITY VIEW

53. DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING TROOP WAVING RUSSIAN FLAG STANDING ON ROOF OF DESTROYED BUILDING / CITY VIEW

Verification:

TC: 07:51-08:06 / APPLIES TO SHOT 54

- Location confirmed by the buildings, road layout, trees, and lake which matched satellite imagery

- Date could not be independently verified

CHERVONE, ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED DECEMBER 3, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

54. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF SOLDIERS HOLDING RUSSIAN FLAGS, DESTROYED BUILDINGS, ZAPORIZHIA SKYLINE