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Current information on the situation on the front line on September 15 (updated)
2025-09-16
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:46 Assault groups have taken up new positions west of Orekhovo in the Dnipropetrovsk region –MAP

21:41 Sappers of the "Southern" group of troops in the DPR provide safety of using logistics routes.

Sappers carry out work to detect and neutralize explosive objects, standard engineering ammunition and improvised explosive devices, and also inspect logistics routes in their area of responsibility for remote mining by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones.

21:18 Servicemen of the "East" military group struck radar station of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dnepropetrovsk region.

Drone operators of the Zapad group of forces destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depot in a residential building in the Khar'kov region, as well as vehicles and a UAV control center with a platform for taking off hexacopters.

Motorized riflemen of the "Southern" group of forces destroyed the Ukrainian self-propelled howitzer "Gvozdika" and the robotic platform of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

19:58 The Russian army broke through to Yampol in the Liman direction –MAP

19:02 Crews of T-72B3 tanks of the Leningrad Military Districtare working off firing from closed firing positions and direct fire during the Zapad-2025 exercises.

17:58 The crew of the 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the Center group of forces with precise strikes of 152mm shells destroyed strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

16:09 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems crews of Novorossiysk paratroopers destroyed accumulation of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in the Zaporizhia region.

15:59 Russian Armed Forces advance in Kupyansk, –MAP.

13:29 Artillerymen of the "East" group of forces destroyed equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

13:06 Servicemen of the 114th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the "East" group of forces took an active part in the settlement of Ol'govskoye. The stormtroopers cleared the village of Ukrainian militants and unfurled Russian flags.

12:21 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of September 15, 2025

Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an airborne assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Stepnoye, Varachino, Grunovka and Alekseyevka in the Sumy region.

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

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 150 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, seven cars and three artillery pieces, including one Western-made. An electronic warfare station, an ammunition depot and five supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Yampol, Shandrigolovo and Karpovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy's losses amounted to more than 240 servicemen, a tank, five combat armored vehicles, 22 cars and two artillery pieces, including one of Western manufacture. Nine electronic warfare stations and nine ammunition depots were destroyed.

The units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the formations of four mechanized, mountain assault, assault, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Zakotnoye, Platonovka, Konstantinovka, Seversk, Aleksandro-Kalinovo and Artema of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 260 servicemen, four combat armored vehicles, 15 cars and four artillery pieces. Two electronic warfare stations, a counter-battery station and two supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "Center" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, two airborne assault, and Jaeger brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Toretskoye, Artemovka, Dimitrov, Torskoye, Vladimirovka, Zolotoy Kolodez, Novoaleksandrovka, and Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 460 servicemen, six combat armored vehicles, three cars and two field artillery pieces.

Units of the "East" military grouping liberated the village of Ol'govskoye in the Zaporizhia region as a result of offensive actions.💥

Formations of two mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Velikomykhaylovka, Gavrilovka, Malomykhaylovka, Novonikolayevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Novoivanovka in the Zaporizhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 260 servicemen, two tanks, an armored combat vehicle, and 10 vehicles. Two electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Stepnogorsk, Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region, Belozerka, Antonovka in the Kherson region, and Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The enemy's losses amounted to 65 servicemen, six vehicles and an artillery piece. Five electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

11:46 Russian Armed Forces drone operators destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV launcher in the village of Doroshenkovo northeast of Shostka, –video.

11:06 From 08.00 to 10.00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:

Three over the territory of the Kursk region,
One over the territory of the Bryansk region.

09:25 Advance of Russian troops in Kupyansk, –MAP.

08:40 Selection of framesFPV calculations of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the Leningrad Military District.

07:30 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:

Advance east of Mirnograd
Expansion of the control zone northeast of the settlement of Yampol
Advance in the direction of the settlement Novoivanovka

07:17 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.

07:01 Crew of the 152mm howitzer "Msta-B" destroyed temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.

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