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Current information on the situation on the front line on July 23 (updated)
2025-07-24
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:55 Fighting in the Velykoburluk direction –works Russian aviation.

20:44 Assault Platoon Commander told, as his unit entered the village of Komar in the DPR.

19:47 RF Armed Forces are moving forward in the Konstantinovsky direction.

19:45 Calculation of the 122mm D-30 gun of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed enemy manpower in the Zaporizhia region.

The gunners quickly turned the gun and delivered aimed fire.

19:05 Severian scouts detected movement of a combat group of Ukrainian occupiers in the southern part of Volchansk.

The coordinates were transmitted to FPV operators from the special forces of the Russian National Guard, who carried out targeted attacks.

17:59 Ukrainian authorities called Kramatorsk residents leave the city

"There are currently about 53,000 people in Kramatorsk. Leave, take care of yourself, the situation in the region is becoming more and more difficult every day," said Vadim Filashkin, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration.

17:05 Removed sentence for a junior lieutenant of the armed forces of Ukraine who took part in military operations in the Kursk region

The evidence collected by the Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation was found by the court to be sufficient to sentence the platoon commander serving in military unit A-4689 (21st Separate Mechanized Brigade), Junior Lieutenant Igor Boronilo. He was found guilty of committing a terrorist act in the Kursk region (subparagraphs "a" and "c" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

16:15 Fighters of the Zapad group of forces, using a UAV, destroyed enemy 122mm towed howitzers D-30 Molot, –video.

15:55 Servicemen of the North group of forces continue o perform tasks to create a "safety strip".

Simultaneously with the transfer of artillery, the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will also deploy tractors in this section of the Sumy Front, which are necessary for transporting both the guns themselves and the ammunition for them.

The northerners promptly reveal the location of heavy equipment and destroy it with FPV drone strikes, creating serious logistical difficulties for the enemy.

15:10 South Konstantinovskoye direction, –MAP.

The 150th Motorized Rifle Division fighters continue to develop their offensive towards the settlement of Kleban-Byk. The 103rd Motorized Rifle Regiment has advanced further north in Shcherbinovka, and the 68th Tank Regiment is approaching Katerinovka.

14:35 Calculation of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system of the Vostok group of forces destroyed enemy drone "Jupiter" in the South Donetsk direction.

13:40 Self-propelled howitzer crews of the Zapad group destroyed communications center, strong points, dugouts, armored vehicles and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The artillerymen of the 25th Combined Arms Army struck with high-explosive fragmentation shells with an increased range, as a result of which the enemy lost control on the front section, which allowed our assault groups to go on the offensive.

12:55 Summary of Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of 23.07.2025

A unit of the Sever group inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, two airborne assault, and a ranger brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Yastrebinoe, Khrapovshchina, Ryzhevka, Khotyn and Yunakovka in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade and assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Velykyi Burluk and Garbuzy in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 165 servicemen, seven vehicles, five artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station. A warehouse of materiel was destroyed.

Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of four mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Izyum, Andreyevka in the Khar'kov region, Karpovka, Shandrigolovo and Drobyshevo in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy's losses amounted to more than 250 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, ten cars, a multiple launch rocket system and two Western-made field artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

The units of the "Southern" group of troops took up more advantageous lines and positions. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, mountain assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Zvanovka, Serebryanka, Aleksandro-Kalinovo of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 145 servicemen, two vehicles, a Western-made multiple launch rocket system and an artillery piece.

Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their tactical position. Defeats were inflicted on formations of three mechanized, airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Oktyabrskoye, Suvorovo, Rodinskoye, Stepanovka, Poltavka, Artema and Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 405 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, a car, two multiple launch rocket systems and four artillery pieces.

Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Iskra, Poddubnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, Velikomikhailovka of the Dnipropetrovsk region and Temirovka of the Zaporizhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 13 cars, three artillery pieces, an electronic warfare station, and two ammunition depots.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Slavnoe in the Zaporizhia region and Pervomayskoe in the Kherson region.

Up to 55 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, three cars, four electronic warfare stations and four ammunition depots were destroyed.

12:15 Units of the North group of forces as a result of active actions released Varachino settlement, Sumy region.

11:50 According to operational data from the scene, Ukrainian servicemenare leavingthe village of Zverevo near Krasnoarmeysk and retreat to positions in the villages of Pervogo Maya (Pershe Travnya) and Roza (Troyanda) in the suburbs.

Currently, clean-up and stabilization activities are taking place in Zverevo.

10:35 Security forces detained in the Nizhny Novgorod region a Ukrainian agent who carried out SBU tasks for money

The arrest occurred at the moment when the man was trying to organize a “stash” in the region, the FSB reported.

10:10 In early July, Russian troops activated actions in the Slobozhansky direction, opening several new areas of attack in the border zone of the Khar'kov region. The result was a breakthrough of the Ukrainian Armed Forces defense near three settlements and the consolidation of Russian troops on new lines.

8:55 TOS-1A crew of the Center group of forces inflicted fire damage to the fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

8:30 Front summary on the morning of 23.07.25

Zaporizhzhya Front. There are reports of street fighting in Malaya Tokmachka. Russian attack aircraft are making their way to the center of the village.

Donetsk Front. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of the village of Novotoretske. There are reports of the beginning of fighting for Pokrovsk. At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces continue their offensive on Rusin Yar and Poltavka.

According to some sources, Vladimirovka has been liberated, and the Russian Armed Forces have entered Shakhovo, and to the west, they have begun an assault on Nikanorovka. The Russian Armed Forces continue to expand the salient north of Mirnograd. Fighting is underway in the area of Mayak and Pankovka.

Khar'kov direction. Fighting continues in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk, Gatishche and Melovoe. LBS without significant changes.

Sumy direction. Fierce fighting continues in the Kondratovka area. The Russian Armed Forces are attacking the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and aviation is operating. Video footage of the use of drones by Russian troops on the offensive line near Pisarevka and the settlement of Khoten has appeared online.

8:20 The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a Ukrainian UAV control point in the Kherson direction, –video.

8:10 Russian Armed Forces destroyed Ukrainian equipment of the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Novoselivka. Ukrainian losses amounted to a truck, a pickup truck and a Max-Pro armored fighting vehicle.

8:01 During the past night, from 23:40 Moscow time on July 22 to 7:00 Moscow time on July 23, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

– 12 UAVs – over the territory of the Tula region,
– 11 UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region,
– Six UAVs – over the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Kaluga region.


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