The situation 1335 – November 13, 2025

1. Russian forces continue to advance and to intensify offensive operations in the Hulyaipole and Velykomykhailivka directions, exploiting the effects of battlefield air interdiction (BAI) and poor weather that hampers Ukrainian drone observation.
2. Russian forces continue to advance in the Pokrovsk direction as Ukrainian forces continue counterattacks.
3. A Russian milblogger complained that recent footage of Russian forces conducting logistics into Pokrovsk under the cover of fog allowed Ukrainian forces to interdict the effort.
4. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that the Kremlin remains unwilling to compromise on its long-held maximalist war aims that amount to Ukraine’s complete capitulation.
5. Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strikes campaign against Russian energy infrastructure on the night of November 12 and 13 with the second known use of FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles.
6. Russian forces continue to commit war crimes against Ukrainian civilians.
7. Ukraine’s European allies continue to provide monetary aid to Ukraine, including to support military requirements.
8. Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Velykomykhailivka. Russian forces recently advanced in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area, near Pokrovsk and Hulyaipole.

The full update of the Russian offensive 1335 is available on UNDERSTANDING WAR