Some of the damage to the Kremenchug hydroelectric power station dam.

A military cargo plane has reportedly delivered new US military reinforcements to the US base in the Conoco gas field in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor, Syria.

Explosions in Sumy. Russian KAB attacks are underway.

Apparently two Iskander-Ms struck the city, rather than KABs.

Israel has restarted offensive operations on the eastern sector, in the direction of the town of Khiam. This time, they are attempting to attack it from the east.

Fierce battles are ongoing, with reports of repulsed Israeli attacks already coming in. Additionally, a short while ago, Hezbollah announced that they targeted a group of IDF soldiers east of Khiam with a rocket salvo.

As I suspected, the Russian Tu-160s conducted a combat sortie during the latest missile attacks. They have never been used in the Ukraine war before this.

Recent videos from Pokrovsk suggest that the vast majority of the civilian population (upwards of 80-90%) has been evacuated from the city.

I also suspect that the coal plant there has finally shut down. Previously, around half of the workers had evacuated. This was the last operational coal plant under Ukrainian control in the Donbas.

right....

2-3 day special operation of restoring Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Let's see how this ages.

It has been confirmed that all 8 MiG-31Ks launched Kinzhal hypersonic missiles during yesterday’s attack.

During the attacks I reported that it was likely this occurred, as the Kinzhals probably got mixed up with other types of missiles in all the confusion.

“Joe Biden Authorizes Ukraine to Use Long-Range ATACMS Missiles on Russian Territory”
- New York Times

While attempting to intercept a drone (presumably launched from Iraq), an Israeli interceptor missile went off-course and hit the ground in the port city of Eilat, Southern Israel.

Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces advanced north of Kurakhove and captured the village of Novo Ilinka.

According to reports from a Ukrainian source, this was done by attacking from the north. Russian troops entered the northern houses of Novo Ilinka, and pushed south towards the Kurakhivske reservoir, forcing a Ukrainian withdrawal. It is possible that some Ukrainian soldiers were also encircled and captured.

Ukraine responded by firing a number of FPV drones at Russian soldiers and positions, resulting in at least 6 Russian soldiers being wounded or killed.

+ ~3.23km² in favour of Russia

Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces advanced south of Kurakhove and captured the village of Dalnje.

After attacking the village from the north and the east, and establishing multiple footholds, the Russians were able to push deeper into the village and take up new positions. Heavy clashes commenced with Ukrainian soldiers defending the village. It took the Russians 3-4 days to clear the residential part of Dalnje.

After this, they went on to attack and seize the agricultural buildings, completing the capture of the settlement. This final assault was done with an APC, from which Russian infantry dismounted and took up positions in the agricultural buildings. A Ukrainian drone dropped a grenade on the dismounting Russian soldiers but missed.

+ ~2.05km² in favour of Russia

Recent reports state that Russian forces have advanced in the Pokrovsk direction and have entered the village of Pustynka and reached the outskirts of Zhovte.

In Pustynka, assault operations are reportedly underway, while southeast of Zhovte, the Russians are apparently working on "pulling up their flanks".

The first snow has begun to fall in Kursk.

Russian assault groups have reportedly reached the outskirts of Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

4 people were killed (including 2 children) after an Israeli airstrike targeted tents sheltering displaced people in the western part of Khan Younis City, Southern Gaza. The area that was bombed is also a part of the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone which Israel has promised not to bomb.

Another US military cargo plane carrying weapons and military equipment has landed in Kurdish-controlled Syria, this time at the Jabsa Fields Housing Base in the city of Al-Shaddadi (south of Al-Hasakah).

Lately an increase in US reinforcements here has been noted.