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Ukrainian forces have pulled back from several positions in the southern Zaporizhzhia<\/a> region amid heavy fighting and adverse weather.
Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Ukraine<\/a>‘s Southern Defense Forces, told public broadcaster Suspilne that troops had \u201ccompletely withdrawn\u201d from the villages of Uspenivka and Novomykolaivka.
\u201cVery fierce fighting continues for Yablukove and several other locations,\u201d he said. \u201cThe defensive operation is ongoing, and the contact line remains dynamic.\u201d
Russia<\/a> is taking advantage of the weather to advance in small groups, moving on foot or motorcycles, with the adverse weather preventing Ukrainian forces from deploying drones against them.
It comes as Ukraine\u2019s government suspended its justice minister<\/a> on Wednesday, amid an investigation into corruption in the energy sector<\/a>.
Prime minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said the decision to suspend<\/a> German Galushchenko was taken after an \u201cextraordinary session of the government\u201d.
Galushchenko, who previously served as energy minister, was the subject of investigative actions, his ministry said on Tuesday, without specifying whether this was in relation to the energy corruption case.
Russian president Vladimir Putin will inform president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev about tests of Russia’s Burevestnik and Poseidon missiles, should the Kazakh leader be interested, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
The comment was reported by state news agency RIA.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not say when the conversation between Russia and the UK took place.
“During this contact there was an acute desire of the interlocutor to talk about the position of the Europeans and there was a lack of any intention or desire to listen to our position,” Peskov said.
“Given the impossibility of exchanging views, the mutual dialogue has not developed.”
The Kremlin said earlier today that there had been contact between Britain\u2019s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, and Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, but the talks failed to develop into a sustained dialogue.
The Financial Times reported that Powell had sought to establish a back channel to Moscow amid concerns in Britain and Europe that the administration of US president Donald Trump might sideline their interests on Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Britain had shown little interest in engaging with Russia\u2019s perspective on the conflict.
\u201cThere were indeed contacts,\u201d Peskov said. \u201cA dialogue took place, but it did not continue.\u201d
Three Russian Geran-2 drones struck the Holodnohirskyi district in central Kharkiv on Tuesday, injuring five people, governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
Four of the injured were hospitalised, he added.
The attack also caused damage to a civilian enterprise and nearby buildings, Syniehubov said.
Ukraine’s military said today that it had withdrawn troops from near a settlement on the south-eastern Zaporizhzhia frontline, but that it has stopped Russian advances in the area.
\u201cOn November 11, 2025, late in the evening, as a result of combined fire damage to our positions in the Rivnopillya area, Ukrainian units moved to more advantageous lines in order to save the lives of personnel,\u201d it said in a statement.
The cities of Kupiansk and Lyman in Ukraine\u2019s north-eastern Kharkiv region have also recently witnessed an uptick in combat, according to reports.
Fighting has intensified in the Orikhiv and Huliaipole sectors of the frontline, with up to 50 clashes reported daily.
Russian units continue to launch assaults and infiltration attempts as they try to press their advantage before winter.
Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Ukraine\u2019s Southern Defense Forces, said Russian troops are carrying out heavy bombardments.
\u201cThey have destroyed all existing fortifications and shelters, forcing us to withdraw from several positions,\u201d he said.
Ukrainian forces have moved to secondary lines to stabilise the front.
Voloshyn described the situation as \u201cquite difficult,\u201d with Russian troops pushing to advance deeper into Ukrainian territory.
Ukraine\u2019s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russian forces have captured three settlements amid fierce fighting in southern Ukraine.
In a Telegram post, he said Russian troops had stepped up activity in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, using dense fog to infiltrate Ukrainian positions.
The situation has worsened around Oleksandrivka and Huliaipole, where Russian forces are exploiting their numerical advantage, he added.
Ukrainian forces have pulled back from several positions in the southern Zaporizhzhia region amid heavy fighting, a military spokesperson said.
The retreat marks another shift in the front line as Russian troops push forward in south-eastern Ukraine.
Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces, told public broadcaster Suspilne that troops had \u201ccompletely withdrawn\u201d from the villages of Uspenivka and Novomykolaivka.
\u201cVery fierce fighting continues for Yablukove and several other locations,\u201d he said.
\u201cThe defensive operation is ongoing, and the contact line remains dynamic.\u201d
Russia’s defence ministry has said that its forces had pushed Ukrainian troops out of Sukhyi Yar, a small settlement south of the embattled cities of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad.
Reuters reported the development but could not independently verify the battlefield report.
Russian air defences destroyed 22 Ukrainian drones overnight, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday.
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