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After Ukraine’s October Gains, Russia Opens November With Zero New Settlement Claims
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Russia’s Defense Ministry and its military groupings did not announce the alleged capture of a single new Ukrainian settlement during the first eight days of November, breaking with a pattern of frequent territorial claims in previous months, according to an analysis by Militarnyi published on November 9.
The last such Russian announcement came on October 28, when Russia’s Sever grouping claimed it had “captured” Alisivka in the Kharkiv region and Barylivka in the Sumy region.
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Two days earlier, on October 26, Russia’s Defense Ministry had claimed that troops from the Vostok grouping had taken the village of Soniachne in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Before that, Moscow had regularly issued statements claiming the seizure of Ukrainian settlements across several sectors of the front.
The sudden pause comes as Ukrainian forces continue offensive operations of their own and regain territory in several areas.
One of the most significant recent operations was Vivaldi, an offensive conducted by Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps on the Lyman axis.
The operation began in late May and unfolded in four stages before concluding in October.
During its final stage, Ukrainian forces retook Zelena Dolyna, Lypove, and Kolodiazi in the Donetsk region, along with another 101 square kilometers of territory.
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Across all four phases of Operation Vivaldi, Ukrainian forces regained control of 277 square kilometers and 16 settlements.
The eight-day absence of new Russian “capture” announcements does not by itself mean fighting or Russian offensive operations have stopped. It does, however, mark a notable break from Moscow’s previous pattern of repeatedly announcing territorial gains while Ukrainian forces are simultaneously conducting counteroffensive actions and recovering ground.
Previously, an assessment by the Institute for the Study of War stated that since September, Russian forces have lost a net 241 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory—meaning Ukrainian gains have exceeded Russian advances by that amount.
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