The Russian army on Sunday (November 16, 2025) declared to have actually caught 2 more towns in southern Ukraine, where its soldiers are gradually making headway versus surpassed Ukrainian forces.
On Telegram, the Russian Ministry of Defence stated its soldiers had actually taken Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia area.
The Zaporizhzia frontline is much less active than the eastern front, where many of the battling happens, Russian forces that are much better geared up and more various than their challengers are advancing in both areas.
Battling in the east centres around control of the crucial logistical center Pokrovsk, which numerous Russian soldiers have actually penetrated in current weeks, compromising Ukrainian defences.
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Peace talks in between Kyiv and Moscow are presently deadlocked, and a prepared Budapest top in between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian equivalent Vladimir Putin did not proceed.