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Current information on the situation on the front line on September 4 (updated)
2025-09-05
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 18:04 Footage released show destruction of a point for preparing and launching long-range UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Chernihiv region.

17:27 Calculations of FPV drones of the Rubicon Center rammed high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the aircraft type, and also destroyed automobile and armored vehicles, elements of communication and electronic warfare systems, dugouts, temporary deployment points and enemy manpower.

FPV drone crews of the 44th Army Corps of the North Forces Group destroyed equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction.

Servicemen from special forces units of the Southern group of forces overtook a vehicle and a dugout containing enemy personnel in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Servicemen of the "East" military grouping hit an M-198 howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

17:25 Pokrovskoe (Dnepropetrovsk) direction

The units of the Guards Forces "East" continue their offensive in the direction of Velikomikhailovka, liberated the settlement of Novoselovka and took full control of Alexandrograd, pushing the enemy back to the west and driving them out of the fortified area north to the Volchya River.

Operational information is coming in that our units have taken control of the settlement of Khorosheye south of Novoselovka and are fighting in the Dibrovsky forest to the west, advancing toward Velikomikhailovka.

The troops of the Guards Forces "East" cleared the territory north of Iskra up to the Volchya River.

The enemy is attempting to counterattack in the Iskra area and from Ivanovka in the direction of Zeleny Gai.

Fierce counter-battles took place to the south, in the Novonikolaevka-Ternovoye-Sosnovka area, and also to the west of Temirovka.

16:35 Russian troops have driven the enemy out of the south of the DPR, –MAP.

15:03 In the Khar'kov region, FPV Severyan crews destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment, –video.

14:18 Footage of destruction of a sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that attempted to land in the island zone of the Dnieper.

13:50 Russian missilemen launched a series of strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions south of Yunakovka, –video.

13:26 Calculation of the 122mm D-30 howitzer of the Tula airborne artillerymen destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy Oblast.

12:15 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of September 4, 2025.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defense brigade, a border detachment of the Border Service of Ukraine and a regiment of the National Guard were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Chernatskoye, Alekseyevka, Yunakovka, Khrapovshchina, Kondratovka and Varachino in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry brigade and assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Melove and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost up to 180 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 12 cars and two field artillery guns. Three warehouses of materiel were destroyed.

Units of the "West" group of forces have taken up more advantageous lines and positions. The manpower and equipment of the mechanized, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Maleyevka, Olgovka, Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, Petrovskoye in the Luhansk People's Republic and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 220 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 15 cars and five artillery pieces, including three Western-made ones. Five electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

The units of the "Southern" group of forces improved their tactical position. The formations of the mechanized, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Stepanovka, Vasyukovka, Chervone, Minkovka, Seversk, Berestok, Pereyezdnoye, Markovo, Fedorovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 220 servicemen, four combat armored vehicles and eight cars. Three electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot and five supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "Center" group of forces have taken up more advantageous lines and positions. The manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Toretskoye, Udachnoye, Gruzskoye, Sukhoi Yar, Annovka, Dimitrov, Rodinskoye, Krasnoarmeysk and Krasny Liman of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 440 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, six cars and four field artillery pieces.

Units of the "East" group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and established control over the settlement of Novoselivka in the Zaporizhia region.

In addition, the liberation of the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic in the area of ​​operations of the "East" group of forces has been fully completed.

Formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Gavrilovka, Novopavlovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Poltavka, Uspenovka and Novoivanovka in the Zaporizhia region.

The enemy lost over 240 servicemen, 13 vehicles and a counter-battery radar station.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade, the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Belogorie, Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region, Sadovoe, Tyaginka and Antonovka in the Kherson region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 70 servicemen, 11 vehicles, six electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot.

12:06 Units of the "East" group of forces advanced into the depths of the enemy's defense and established control over the settlement of Novoselovka in the Zaporizhia region.

In addition, the liberation of the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic in the area of ​​operations of the "East" group of forces has been fully completed.

10:47 Dobropolskoye direction. Our fighters are trying to advance between the villages of Volnoye and Novoye Shakhovo, while the enemy is attacking Nikanorovka, trying to recapture the village completely. Fighting for Vladimirovka also continues –MAP

10:29 FPV drones of the 124th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces are sequentially destroying Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group during an attempt to advance towards the Dnieper island zone.

08:42 Servicemen of the sniper unit of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army of the Center group of forces destroyed more than 100 heavy attack drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

07:56 Around 6:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Volgograd region.

07:31 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:

Adjustment of the control zone in favor of our forces south of Pokrovsk
Advance in Kupyansk➡️
Yanvarskoye in Dnepropetrovsk region liberated,
Russian Armed Forces entered Novoselovka
Advance in the Mirny area
Enemy is present in the southern part of Stepova Novoselovka

07:13 From midnight to 06:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 46 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

24 – over the territory of the Rostov region,▫️
16 – over the Black Sea,
Four – over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
Two – over the territory of the Volgograd region.

07:06 Crews of the latest 152mm self-propelled artillery units 2S44 "Giatsint-K" of the artillery unit of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "Center" group of forces destroyed a camouflaged drone control points and Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

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