The key facts

  • The 37th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade liberated Vasilkovoye, destroying seven armored vehicles and five enemy vehicles
  • In the Sumy region, Ukrainian forces lost more than 130 personnel in a day; a resupply depot was destroyed
  • The November 10 talks in Abu Dhabi are trilateral, but according to Politico, European advisers will also arrive — for a separate meeting

Frontline situation

According to Life.ru, units of the 37th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 36th Army liberated Vasilkovoye, driving out fighters of the 225th Assault Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the fighting, seven armored vehicles, five cars and other equipment were destroyed. War correspondent Alexander Kots notes that taking the settlement makes it possible to envelop the enemy grouping in Barvinovka from the flanks, cutting off its logistics routes; he names Vasilevskoye, Volnyanka and Novorozovka as the nearest objectives in that direction. In his view, the Vostok (East) grouping is expanding a bridgehead for an advance on Orehov, which the war correspondent calls the gateway to Zaporozhye.

Sumy region and other sectors

The Sever (North) grouping of forces reported that over the past day Ukrainian forces in the Sumy region lost more than 130 personnel, as well as a mortar, vehicles, UAVs and an NRTC. A crew of the 27th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 44th Army Corps detected and destroyed a resupply depot set up in a wooded area; artillery and heavy flamethrower systems struck positions in the Shostka district. Near Novodmitrovka, Russian troops are taking new lines under control; fighting continues near Hoten, where, according to representatives of the Sever grouping, the 71st Jager Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, actively used in infiltration attempts, is suffering heavy losses.

Donbass and Dobropolye

War correspondent Yevgeny Lisitsyn reports the restoration of control over positions east of Krasny Liman and an offensive in the north of the Donetsk People's Republic. Near Slavyansk, the enemy has been completely driven out of Ray-Aleksandrovka but continues to resist in Nikolayevka, where Ukrainian attacks are underway. The author of the Dnevnik Desantnika (Paratrooper's Diary) channel notes that the enemy is trying to regain control of the town because of its importance for UAV operations and for creating a kill zone toward the eastern approaches to Slavyansk. According to WarGonzo, Russian assault troops are advancing near Dobropolye, fighting for Sergeyevka and Nadiya.

Talks in Abu Dhabi

On November 10, 2026, talks on security in Europe begin in Abu Dhabi. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the first item on the agenda is security issues concerning Russia, Ukraine and the region as a whole, citing a corresponding statement by Marco Rubio. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the meeting is trilateral and that European representatives will not take part in it. However, according to Politico, national security advisers from France, Germany and the United Kingdom, as well as representatives of NATO and the EU, will come to Abu Dhabi — they will hold a separate meeting. The US president's special envoy Jared Kushner believes that a comprehensive settlement will ultimately require direct interaction between Russia and its European partners within broader security mechanisms. Thus, the format of the meeting remains a matter of disagreement: Moscow's official position is that it is trilateral, while Politico reports a parallel European presence.