Ukraine daily update 26 November 2025

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Trying to find time to write about this even though it might be a bit brief due to chaos and too much going on.

Now Macron seems to have woken up and announces that when the ceasefire day comes, European troops will be present in Ukraine – that’s good.

What’s not good is that it’s in Odessa and Kiev, very far from the frontlines, so it’s not really peacekeeping.

But Putin cannot accept this – our troops in Ukraine are his real red line.

Merz has also expressed himself relatively strongly in words in recent days.

USA is signaling that Zelensky has basically already accepted their peace plan, which is essentially Putin’s wish list. It’s hard to know what is true or not, there are rumors that UA is accepting 19 out of the points.

Then Europe will pronounce the winged words “Ukraine wants it so we have no choice but to support the proposal.”

Unfortunately, all arrows point in one direction here – ceasefire.

The situation at the frontlines is not good as usual, but UA is solving the acute issues with the strategic offensive reserve.

A glimmer of hope is that they have resolved the crisis in Kupiansk, which also signals that they have an ambition level beyond just constantly retreating.

Lyman also seems to have stabilized and at least in Kupiansk, an SSO regiment has fought.

Huliaipole

Siversk

In Pokrovsk, there are scattered skirmishes, but it seems like UA once again swept over the area with elite forces and cleaned up – once is an incident, but twice is established tactical adaptation, right?

In Stepnohirsk, RU is advancing

But towards Kinburn Spit, some OSINT analysts say that Ukraine is making life difficult for RU.

It’s quite clear that the army is strained and beyond the offensive strategic reserve they are relying on now, the condition is not great, and I estimated around +60,000 in the strategic reserve.

UA offensive as rumored?

Just as RU has now positioned itself with Trump’s help, an offensive wouldn’t provide political support.

So – for all those who thought Europe should stay low, what do you think of Macron’s move to be typically French and not stay low at all?

Or that Russia is on the verge of collapse as everyone claims – wouldn’t it be the absolute best for Europe to increase the pressure so that Russia actually collapses?

I think many engage in wishful thinking and try to justify doing nothing while the situation at the frontlines is as it is – Ukrainian soldiers who have been fighting for four years are being hunted by drones and they are expected to continue running around and avoiding death all by themselves without knowing how long or what the goal is, the objective is at best vague.

I now put my hope in Macron, by not keeping a low profile at all, managed to sabotage the entire GRU’s peace plan attempt.

Because if Europe insists on European troops in Ukraine upon a ceasefire, the ball is back in Putin’s court and he must try to wriggle out of this.

But it doesn’t solve anything other than temporarily avoiding our 1938, but the fundamental problem remains.

Russia has, through China’s help, a digital battlefield, drone weapons, and indirect capabilities that make Ukraine’s defensive warfare overwhelming.

Now Ukraine has solved this through “hit-and-runs” with their most valuable offensive strategic reserve and the situation is under control.

Then the “development clock” for drone weapons will soon move a quarter turn and Ukraine has autonomous cheap AI interceptor drones under development that might neutralize the drone weapon at the frontlines and absolutely long-range drones.

China is not far behind, probably ahead in the same capability.

Then I start to quietly wonder how long Europe will sit still and do nothing?

Is there an expiration date?

According to far too many, that seems to be a strategy we should stick to.

I can imagine that a few blown-up Christmas markets, Ukraine throwing in the towel, and an acute financial crisis for us would be difficult to handle – all three, Russia is working on delivering even on weekends.

The EU seems to slowly be moving towards worse relations with China, but at a snail’s pace – can’t we get a bit of good old Sinophobia and burnt Chinese buffets before Christmas at least?

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-xi-hold-first-call-since-us-china-truce-signs-of-us-eu-friction-emerge-231853530.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANySbV2BQAE0JIz-9IVumTxOM9NYhwNvX46PtBPFseSflA0T5SVCzbw6iEQ0Q5iRNamhLSqXW_OJhq5_GrTnWENNT-9FuvSCiWN7siZiMNhy1oGAFnv8exPM-vSqeWk72HTUyJ1RLQ7phXW-_bSnFRaKKaPSOpaT-PR2LLSiOih4

Well, as long as Ukraine can hold out, everything is manageable, and as long as we don’t have a ceasefire, we have avoided the sprightly man with a mustache waving a signed paper.

Good move by Macron to introduce European troops in Ukraine as a necessity – Putin can’t really oppose that with the argument that it will complicate things for them when they break the agreement in six months.

It will probably be lively in France this Christmas now that Macron had the audacity to speak on the matter – a bit of burning churches and blown-up Christmas markets interspersed with bacon in Qurans in front of some mosques, and it’s business as usual.

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73 thoughts on “Ukraine daily update 26 November 2025”

  1. MXT

    Russian losses in the war in Ukraine 2025-11-26

    980 KIA

    4 Tanks

    1 AFVs

    44 Artillery systems

    2 Anti-Aircraft systems

    743 UAVs

    14 Cruise missiles

    124 Vehicles and Fuel tanks

    1 Special equipment

     

  2. 205

    N Slobozhansky-Kursk 3
    S Slobozhansky 3↘
    Kupyansk 4
    Lyman 5↘
    Slovyansk 11đŸ’„â†˜ïž
    Kramatorsk 1
    Kostjantynivka 20đŸ’„â†˜ïž
    Pokrovsk 52đŸ’„đŸ’„đŸ’„â†˜ïž
    Oleksandrivskij 13đŸ’„
    Huliaypillia 16đŸ’„
    Orikhivsk 1

    Sum 130↘
    Total 156↘
    Unloc 26↗
    Unloc/Sum: 20%

  5. 205

    “Let’s back our gratitude for Ukraine up with actions.”

    — Reinier Van Lanschot, Dutch đŸ‡łđŸ‡± MEP (member of European Parliament) đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș

    đŸŽ„https://x.com/JPLindsley/status/1993391830525002188/video/1

  6. MXT

    The French police have arrested four people, two of whom are Russian citizens, on suspicion of espionage for a foreign power, reports Reuters.

    One of the suspects, a forty-year-old Russian man, was caught on video putting up pro-Russian posters around the Arc de Triomphe in September, writes Le Monde.

    Another is said to have approached French business leaders in an attempt to obtain information about the country’s economic interests.

  8. MXT

    Off-Topic, Chat Control

    Voluntary?
    Those who intend to abuse the law to collect completely different information will of course do so. The change does not affect the protection of personal integrity at all. Rather, I thought that was what caused the retreat, not whether it should be mandatory to monitor or not.

    “The EU countries have agreed to proceed with the so-called “chat control” law, reports TT. This after a compromise where several of the most controversial points have been watered down.

    According to the agreement, it will no longer be mandatory to scan private communications. Instead, countries will be offered a voluntary opportunity to do so.

    The proposal was first put forward by the Swedish EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson (S) in the spring of 2022. It meant that private chats and emails would be scrutinized to combat online child abuse, but it sparked strong criticism for being too intrusive into privacy.”
    https://omni.se/eu-overens-om-chat-control/a/k0WX2v

  9. MXT

    “đŸ€Ź The moment of strike and the devastating consequences of the Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia. 💔 At least 19 people were injured, more than 30 high-rise buildings were damaged.”

  11. MXT

    ⚡ The United Kingdom is prepared to join a European Union initiative that would channel revenue from frozen Russian assets toward supporting Ukraine.

  14. 205

    Anders Fogh Rasmussen đŸ—ŻïžđŸ“Ł:

    Europe must stop waiting for signals from Washington and take the initiative in Ukraine.

    Paper guarantees mean nothing to Putin. Only concrete commitments matter.

    That’s why I now call for Europe to deploy up to 20,000 troops behind Ukraine’s front lines, establish an air shield with around 150 combat aircraft, and unlock frozen Russian assets.

    Europe earns its seat at the table by bringing real capability, not by asking for permission.

    Artikel:

    https://www.channel4.com/news/trumps-ukraine-peace-plan-capitulation-former-nato-boss

    https://x.com/andersfoghr/status/1993221555166310410?s=46

  18. MXT

    “Trump’s team says a “tremendous” Ukraine peace deal is almost done. Reality looks very different. đŸ‡·đŸ‡ș Moscow still insists any deal must reflect what Putin thinks he already won at Anchorage — including leverage over Ukraine’s NATO path and gains in Donbas.

    đŸ‡ș🇩 Kyiv, meanwhile, refuses to cross three red lines:
    – ceding key parts of Donbas
    – accepting strict limits on its army
    – abandoning its NATO aspirations

    Between those positions lies only a narrow corridor for compromise. What’s really being negotiated is not just a ceasefire text, but whether Ukraine remains a defensible state — and whether Europe accepts that borders can be changed by force.”
    https://bsky.app/profile/euromaidanpress.bsky.social/post/3m6jtqdn5pm2n
    https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/26/trump-peace-push-barriers-ukraine-russia/

  20. MXT

    “Ukrainian drone operators wiped out a Russian assault group in Zaporizhzhia after spotting a tank-led column forming in fog Russia attacked with tanks, MT-LBs, and six Ulan vehicles near Verbove but was caught completely off guard by Ukrainian FPVs”
    https://bsky.app/profile/euromaidanpress.bsky.social/post/3m6jszrl4rf2v
    https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/26/russian-media-claimed-mala-tokmachka-secured-forever-ukrainian-fpv-drones-destroyed-entire-column-hours-later/

  23. MXT

    “First we meekly allowed millions of us to be killed, then we carefully pampered the killers in their comfortable old age.” Anna Aleksandrova, a hairdresser from the Leningrad region of Russia, was sentenced to 5.2 years in prison for “spreading fakes about the Russian army”

  24. MXT

    “đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș The EU will unveil a legal proposal in the coming days that would finally enable the bloc to use Russia’s immobilized central bank assets for a €140 billion loan to Ukraine, – Bloomberg ‌ The document should be released in the next few days.”

  25. MXT

    “There were ‘Russian fingerprints’ all over Donald Trump’s 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine – and now we know why. This is written by Sky News’ James Matthews in an analysis.

    Bloomberg was able to reveal yesterday that US envoy Steve Witkoff had advised Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s right-hand man, on how to best sell a peace plan to Trump. Serious questions must now be raised about Witkoff’s relationship with the Russians, writes Matthews, pointing out that the envoy is on his way back for a new meeting in Moscow.

    “Moscow’s threat to Ukraine and to the entire security structure of Western Europe is strengthened by his handshake.”

    Witkoff’s conversation with Ushakov shows the envoy’s lack of experience, writes Rob Crilly in an analysis in The Telegraph. Crilly describes the conversation as embarrassing and writes that Witkoff had a flattering tone towards Ushakov. It illustrates Witkoff’s lack of understanding of Russia and its leaders, he writes.

    “It suggests that he is too close to Moscow and does not understand the threat posed by Putin.”

    1. CB500four

      I think there will be a party when Trump’s second term is over, if he doesn’t manage to cause armageddon before that.

      They dive into conflicts and try to force peace without the slightest knowledge of the history behind it, or cultures, or anything else for that matter.

      One of many problems with Trump is that he runs the USA as if it were a company. A company is not a democracy. The boss discusses with other bosses, outlines the big picture, and delegates to middle managers. This in itself is not necessarily bad, but bad bosses can cause a lot of problems.

      Trump is like a bad boss.

      • Never listens to his subordinates
      • Doesn’t care to understand things before making decisions
      • Doesn’t think about the consequences of his decisions
      • Doesn’t learn from his mistakes
      • If he gets an idea in his head, it must be carried out with stubbornness
      • Only listens to other bosses in the “mutual admiration club” who plant their ideas in his head
      • Is weak to flattery and bribes
      • Rules with a stick, not a carrot
      • Hires incompetent middle managers that he can control
      • Micromanages and interferes in things he doesn’t understand through the incompetent middle managers
      • Takes credit for all successful business deals that someone else has carried out
      • Blames all bad business deals on his subordinates or the bosses before him.
      • Etc… etc..

      He is the sum of all the bad qualities a boss can possess.

       

      1. MXT

        I think you’ve hit most of his downsides.

        I might as well add that he also doesn’t seem to possess any financial knowledge. Partly considering that his businesses have gone bankrupt or performed generally poorly, and partly considering how he’s handled his tax race.

        His “strength” seems to be that he can deceive others and shamelessly exploit all situations for his own gain. Right now, he’s probably in a better position than ever, but of course, that’s because he managed to become president, not because he’s knowledgeable about economics.

  26. MXT

    EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that Russia lacks a genuine willingness to engage in peace talks. This is reported by the BBC.

    She emphasizes that Ukraine needs strong security guarantees and that Europe will support the country “every step of the way.”

    – Regardless of how a future peace agreement is shaped, it is clear that a large part of the implementation will rely on the European Union and its NATO allies.

    von der Leyen also states that Russia’s tactics remain unchanged and that violence escalates every time progress is made towards real peace, writes Europaportalen.

    – We have seen this before. This is a pattern.

  27. johan No.1

    Condemnation –

    USA refuses to meet with Kallas, Ursula is tough as nails.

    Merz is German-tough and Macron says troops in Ukraine.

    In words, it is not done at all as everyone who says we should be cautious – so does the EU make a mistake according to them?

    Personally, I think we have a good start if we follow up 👍

    1. MXT

      As you write in the next comment, it may finally start to look like Europe is thinking of resisting and not going along with Ukraine being forced to bow down to the USA/Russia.

  28. johan No.1

    Then it starts to resemble something.

    Putin can never accept what Europe is saying now.

    If Ukraine just holds out now, we are on the right track.

  31. johan No.1

    Mango Mussolini has, with a bit of luck, failed again.

    Let’s see how they behave in the meeting with Zelensky, but now all the big ones in the EU have gone against the line of doing nothing.

    1. Umlaut

      We (đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș) should just let go of the USA completely. Why should 🌼 & co dictate anything at all? Since 🌼 became president, it’s all about sales to Ukraine or other intermediaries; no sanctions (the Lukoil sanctions have been postponed, so surprising…), no contributions. So it’s Europe directly, or indirectly, that pays for what the USA stands for nowadays. The USA are just subcontractors and should be treated as such.

      2. Lasse W

        Possibly, it may be significant that the USA is behind a peace agreement because the Russian narrative states that the USA is the adversary. The USA is also a country admired in Russia and a country they want to be seen as equal to. Therefore, it may be an advantage that the USA is involved if one wants to increase the chances of a peace agreement. “We have reached an agreement with the USA on….”

        1. Umlaut

          We have tried to massage 🌼’s ego, and how well has that gone? Should we try to massage the Russians’ ego now too?

          If the names on the paper are important (which the Russians still, as usual, use as toilet paper after a couple of years) they can have it in the end. 🌼 probably thinks the Nobel Prize is his.

  32. johan No.1

    The Russians do NOT like the leaked conversation with Witkoff.

    It’s starting to shape up đŸ€©đŸ€©

    Counterfire set up and we have allies in the USA

    1. MXT

      There’s no need to jump on Trump when he doesn’t surprise but just does what I already expected from him (even though I’ve tried to keep a small flame of hope burning that his hostile attitude towards Ukraine and Zelenskyy and his fawning over Putin would be temporary).

      You, on the other hand, now have the chance to admit that it would have been a thousand times better if the Democrats had won the election so we could have been spared Trump! 😉 😂

      (Although Trump has, of course, made the USA less woke and that seems to be the most important thing for many..)

  36. maggan

    I am impressed by Ukraine on so many levels, on the battlefield, in the media, and diplomatically. They outshine the USA in diplomacy (maybe not very difficult right now, but there should be some competence in a selection 10 times larger in population, even if not everyone in the country is relevant due to the wrong party affiliation).

    I was taken aback when they accepted the plan with some modifications, and sent the ball straight into the opponent’s penalty area. Thought it was all over, but things are starting to look really bright. The loans with ryz assets as security within the EU seem to be a go, positive positive to paraphrase the first one 🙂

  37. 205

    Hello, everyone. This is Roman. Pogorily. This is the team’s YouTube channel. Deepstate. Today we will briefly Let’s go through the hottest spots on the front, we’ll discuss the situation there. But Before we begin, I would like to remind you I encourage you to subscribe to our channel, Like, leave your comments Comment and share this video. Let’s get started.

     

    Let’s begin, friends, with Pokrovsk. New enemy advances in Pokrovsk Recently, you all saw the update on the map, where a little more appeared red zone in the central part of the city. This symbolizes that the enemy continues to consolidate in the central part of the settlement. Recently they published their footage of how they move around there, move around the enemy moves freely along this in the very center, demonstrating, that they are already occupying the city little by little. But they accumulate there, building up their positions, pull up additional reserves, because the southern part does not blocked, and in essence we have already lost this the ability to block it. Therefore the enemy is gradually crossing the railway in the enemy moves freely along this in the very center, demonstrating, that they are already gradually taking over the city. so unpleasant messages from the enemy, if anything closes, yes, there is the central part of the city, then it will essentially be the same captivate the northern part and then from Mirnograd it will be very, very difficult to get out, but We will see what our decision will be. command in the future. Immediately concentrated somewhere in the area Marfovdennaya, but there is no activation yet imperceptibly, so we will also monitor, whether the Russians will come out of there. However, now It is also important to note that we are aware of this. also discussed in previous videos. They try to cover the field, hunt on our logistics and, accordingly, complicate any movement into the settlement, conduct rotations, there bring some provisions, eh, extra ones reserves and the like. They themselves, in particular, mining some roads. This is remote mining. Additional reserves are being brought in, because the number of infantry is increasing, the amount of work done by drones is increasing. And now the field is, well, not in a critical situation, but in a sufficiently difficult situation to pay attention to, because, in essence, the line of combat collision, it collapses and now trying to build a new frontier defense. We have also tightened up our additional reserves to maintain the situation. And in essence, it begins and such a battle unfolds for the field, which we will all now observe. At the same time, by the way, it is worth noting that the enemy has gone on a rampage field with shelling. He did so almost every day. simply levels the settlement to the ground, using cabs, fabs, and other means fire damage. Therefore, now those who are in Huliaipole, very, very It’s not easy.

    Now let’s move on to the populated area. Russians are already in Seversk Siversk point. And here, too, the situation is not very pleasant. About we noted this on our Telegram channel. And now you can see on the map how it has changed there line of combat engagement. Enemy is being selected and has already been selected and entered the city of Seversk. He is recorded in the eastern outskirts of the city. Also trying Russians are already in Seversk Siversk point. And here, too, the situation is not very pleasant. About we noted this on our Telegram channel. And now you can see on the map how it has changed there line of combat engagement. Enemy is being selected and has already been selected and entered the city of Seversk. He is recorded in the eastern outskirts of the city. Also trying in the eastern outskirts of the city. Also trying climb into the southern outskirts, into the south part of the settlement. There climbs in on foot, sets up ambushes. And In the previous video, we discussed this. This is not a very pleasant moment for us. fighters, which ended badly consequences. But the problem is that in communication with units, with soldiers, essentially, from Dronivka to Rozdolivka, That means there are already three teams, the problem is that the delivery is not always reliable reports, reliable information, yes, in the description of the situation, yes, there and upstairs. She’s playing in these unpleasant moments, when even soldiers, unaware that the enemy was already went in, yes, there, for example, in the south part of the city, sets up an ambush, and they go out into open terrain on their position, and then them there shoot them. That’s why we still have a lot to do here. There is much to be clarified. And according to previous descriptions in Siversk is quite complex a situation where the enemy has found a difficult place, he will build on his success and exert pressure. And, of course, gradually engulfing the settlement itself. Well, but how quickly will all this happen? will take place depends on the departments, who are there. And, of course, we we will try to find out for sure, in why is there a painting there and how is it really the line of combat engagement passes through.

    The enemy breaks through to Liman Let’s move straight on to Liman, friends, shall we? as it is located nearby. Here also The situation is not looking good. In the future, you will most likely see new updates, including an increase in the red zone in the forest between Liman and Yampil, where the enemy is increasing its control, increases its stay. And from that area they are now are very actively trying to get involved in the settlement of Dibrova. There will also be some changes on the map. And if you look at their fixation, then They are already approaching the outskirts again. We mentioned this once before. And now they our pilots are being actively destroyed there. However, so they chose this vector for themselves and they will continue there now move. Why? First, they looking for any weak spots. Yampil they still can’t take it. They go around in different ways, try to somehow show the same flags, but they’re not very good at it. Therefore, they try to circumvent, that is the direction of travel to Dibrova is to go around Yampil in the direction of the lake, as well as envelop the estuary itself, because in the estuary they at least are already recorded very often, but everything These are one-time events where they just die. So we will keep an eye on it. as events unfold, mark all this on map, record all of this in our Telegram channel.

     

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  41. 205

    Kazakhstan shut down one of Russia’s main land borders, stranding over 5,000 trucks carrying Chinese goods destined for Russian factories and warehouses.

    The closure stems from Astana’s enforcement of secondary sanctions, with Kazakh customs blocking electronics, drones, batteries, and dual-use components. Russian companies report multimillion losses as shipments spoil and contracts fail.

    Moscow issued an emergency decree to clear the backlog, but as soon as new cargo arrived, the queues returned. The problem runs deeper than logistics – Kazakhstan has become one of Russia’s key channels for sanctioned goods over the past two years, and Western governments noticed.

    Kazakh officials upgraded their customs system with USAID help and now explicitly target prohibited cargo. Russia has no viable alternatives: routes through Mongolia are limited, Far East crossings are overloaded, and Caspian ferries cannot meet industrial demand.

    The shutdown exposes Russia’s dependence on a neighbor it cannot pressure or bypass, creating a structural choke point with nationwide consequences for an already overstrained economy.

    🔗Read more in our Frontline report:

    https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/25/frontline-report-2025-11-24/

    


    1. MXT

      👍 Well done Kazakhstan!

      Also saw that China’s Industry declined:

      “Profits in the Chinese industry took a hit in October, falling by 5.5 percent compared to the previous year, according to fresh statistics from the country’s national statistical authority.

      The increased trade tensions during the fall between the US and China are said to be behind the decline, CNBC reports.

      The downturn is the largest since June and marks a shift in trend after double-digit profit increases in the industry in August and September.

      During the first ten months of the year, industrial profits increased by 1.9 percent.”
      https://omni.se/kinas-industri-deppar-handelskriget-pressade-vinsterna/a/oELyP0

  42. MXT

    Russian losses 2025-11-27 in the war in Ukraine:

    Good morning!
    1140 KWIA
    1 Tank
    3 AFVs
    21 Artillery systems
    1 MLRS
    1 Anit-aircraft system
    2 Aircrafts
    214 UAVs
    109 Vehicles & Fuel tanks
    1 Special equipment
    SLAVA UKRAINI
  43. Lasse W

    Even Rubio falls in line and does not want to discuss security guarantees before a ceasefire. That issue can be addressed later. The important thing for Ukraine is to be able to freely choose its future, including its alliances. Borders may be drawn here and there, but the important thing is the country’s independence.

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