Russia has pushed Ukrainian forces from key frontline towns

"The Russian army has taken control of several key frontline cities, including Krasnoarmeysk

in Russia's Donbass (Pokrovsk, in Ukrainian) and Volchansk in Kharkov Region, the chief of Russia’s General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, has told President Vladimir Putin.
According to presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin was briefed on the situation during a visit to a command post on November 30.
Putin was also informed that the operation to liberate Gulyaypole in Zaporozhye region has begun, with street fighting already underway. The president “gave new directives to provide the troops with everything necessary for combat operations during the coming winter,” Peskov added." RT