[NewsFront] 21:26 Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces – Commander of the Joint Group of Forces in the SVO zone, General of the Army Valery Gerasimovcheckedthe progress of combat missions carried out by units and military units of the Center group of forces operating in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
20:46 In the period from 15:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on dutydestroyedsix Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Three UAVs flew over the Kursk region,
Two UAVs flew over the Belgorod region,
One UAV flew over the Rostov region.
20:10 Russian Armed Forces soldiers are burning armored vehicles and transport of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region,video.
19:53 Russian Armed Forces advanced north of Stepova Novoselovka in the direction of Petrovpavlovka in the Kupyansk direction.
19:50 Drone operators-paratroopers of the Ivanovo Airborne Forces unit burn enemy equipment in the area of the village of Chernove near Chasov Yar.
UAV crews from the Aleysk motorized rifle unit of the "Center" group of forces lifted into the air a fortified enemy stronghold in a forest belt on the approaches to Krasnoarmeysk.
Attack UAV operators from the 56th Separate Special Forces Battalion of the 51st Guards Army of the Southern Military District destroyed enemy UAV control posts, antennas, and repeaters in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, UAV crews from the Vostok group of forces overtook enemy heavy hexacopters in the air.
19:10 In Belgorod, after drone strikes, another civilian was killed. The 18-year-old girl, who suffered barotrauma, was taken to the hospital and received the necessary treatment. Treatment will continue on an outpatient basis.
In the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka in the Shebekinsky District, a drone dropped explosives, causing a roof hole and broken windows in a private home. A second drone strike damaged a garage, as well as the roofs, windows, and entrances of two other private homes.
In the town of Stroitel in the Yakovlevsky District, a drone detonated on the territory of an agricultural enterprise, damaging the windows and the body of a truck.
In the Belgorod district, in the village of Nechayevka, the roof of a private home was breached by a drone dropping an explosive device. In the village of Ustinka, an FPV drone attacked a private home, setting one of the rooms on fire. The fire was extinguished. The roof and windows were also damaged.
In the village of Krasnaya Yaruga, four vehicles were damaged as a result of a drone detonation.
18:58 "Gerani" attacked Dnepropetrovsk -video.
17:32 During a scheduled flight over the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, the Supercam S350 UAV crew revealed repeated launch of drones by the enemy from an abandoned building.
As a result of precise artillery strikes, the enemy's UAV control center was destroyed.
16:40 In the period from 8.00 to 15.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
16:00 As a result of shelling of Energodar by the Ukrainian Armed Forces damaged a building of the college, a branch of Melitopol State University.
The shell exploded near an academic building, in which, at the time of the shelling, there were over 200 students and over 30 teachers.
15:37 The crew of the T-80BVM tank of the Center group of forces destroyed an enemy stronghold camouflaged in a forest belt in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
15:00 Artillerymen of the Eastern Group of Forces destroyed motor vehicles and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
14:15 in the Odessa Regional Shopping Center confirmed that, during a document check, their employees were attacked with a knife.
The TCC employee is in the hospital. The attacker managed to escape.
13:01 Ukrainian serviceman who participated in the illegal invasion of the Kursk region, sentenced to a long term of imprisonment
The court found evidence collected by the Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation sufficient to convict Oleg Pasenko, a serviceman of the 118th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was found guilty of committing a terrorist act in the Kursk region (paragraphs "a" and "c" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
12:27 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of September 17, 2025
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Varachino, Andreevka, Sadki and Yunakovka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Velyka Pisarevka in the Sumy region and Vovchansk in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, five vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. Eight ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Kupyansk, Boguslavka, Borovskaya Andreyevka, and Gorokhovatka in the Khar'kov region, and Kirovsk and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 250 troops, a British-made Snatch armoured fighting vehicle, 28 vehicles and two artillery pieces.
The launcher of the Seyalka multiple launch rocket system, nine electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defense brigades have been defeated near the settlements of Seversk, Pereyezdnoye, Fedorovka, Stepanovka, Mayskoye, Pleshcheyevka, Svyato-Pokrovskoe, Konstantinovka, and Roskoshnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 255 troops, a tank, six armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, and four field artillery pieces, including a US-made M-777 155mm howitzer. Two electronic warfare stations, five ammunition and fuel depots, were destroyed.
Units of the Center Forces Group have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of a heavy mechanized brigade, two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, three airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Belitskoye, Novy Donbas, Krasny Liman, Lenino, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, and Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 535 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, including an M113 armored personnel carrier, a MaxxPro armored car, and a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, 12 vehicles, and three artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, and three territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Verbove, Velykymykhaylivka, and Berezove in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Uspenovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 275 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 13 vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades and coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Malye Shcherbaky, Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhzhia region, Olhivka, Antonivka and Yantarne in the Kherson region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 50 service members and eight vehicles. Eight electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
12:00 Soldiers of the 217th Parachute Regiment of the 98th Ivanovo Airborne Division burn positions and firing points with Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in the villages of Nikolaevka and Chervonnoye beyond Chasov Yar, supporting the advance of our attack aircraft into the development.
11:27 Ukrainian Armed Forces inflicted a strike on an ambulance in Aleshki, there are casualties
The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired on an ambulance in the city of Oleshky, Kherson Oblast Governor Volodymyr Saldo reported.
The ambulance was responding to an emergency call when it was attacked. The medics were injured as a result of a direct hit.
11:16 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group consisting of three people tried to conduct reconnaissance in the area of the village of Tetkino in the Kursk region.
The saboteurs' movements were noticed by Russian military personnel and they prevented a border breach.
10:55 Information on strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod region over the past 24 hours:
Five drone strikes were carried out in Belgorod. A commercial building and 12 vehicles were damaged, one of which was destroyed by fire.
In the Belgorod District, 21 UAVs attacked the villages of Brodok, Oktyabrsky, Razumnoye, and Severny, and the villages of Bessonovka, Golovino, Novaya Derevnya, Repnoye, Streletskoye, Tavrovo, Ustinka, and Chaiki, as well as the hamlet of Tserkovny.
A civilian was injured in a drone attack on a commercial facility in the village of Tavrovo. The 19-year-old was hospitalized at Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. Medics say he is in serious condition. A building canopy, equipment, and five vehicles were damaged at the attack site.
Garages and six vehicles were destroyed by fire on the premises of a company in the village of Streletskoye.
A truck trailer was damaged in the village of Bessonovka, one vehicle was damaged in the village of Ustinka, and a power line on the premises of a company in the village of Oktyabrsky. Two vehicles and a commercial facility were damaged overnight in Bessonovka.
In the Borisovsky district, the villages of Berezovka and Gruzskoye were attacked by four drones, one of which was shot down.
In the village of Gruzskoye, two apartments in an apartment building were damaged.
In the Valuysky Municipal District, 10 drones attacked the villages of Borki, Dolgoe, and Kazinka, as well as the hamlet of Mikhaylovka, seven of which were suppressed. A car and a power line were damaged in the hamlet of Mikhaylovka, and a private home was damaged in the village of Kazinka.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down over the Veydelevsky District. Falling debris damaged a power line.
In the Volokonovsky District, the village of Konovalovo and the hamlet of Volchiy-Perviy were attacked by four drones.
In Volchiy-Perviy, a civilian was injured when a drone struck a car. The man continues to receive outpatient treatment. The vehicle was damaged.
In the Graivoronsky Municipal District, 13 munitions were fired during five shelling attacks on the villages of Gorkovsky, Bezymeno, Golovchino, Dunayka, Mokraya Orlovka, Novostroyevka-Vtoraya, Poroz, Rozhdestvenka, and Spodaryushino, and 12 drones were struck, three of which were shot down. There were no consequences.
In the Krasnoyarsk district, the villages of Krasnaya Yaruga and Prilesye, and the villages of Vyazovoye, Grafovka, Demidovka, Ilek-Penkovka, Kolotilovka, Repyakhovka, and Staroselye were subjected to five attacks using 23 types of ammunition and attacks by 18 drones, two of which were shot down. Information on the aftermath is being clarified.
In the Shebekinsky Municipal District, two munitions were fired and 79 drones were attacked.
In the city of Shebekino and the villages of Belyanka, Voznesenovka, Grafovka, Malomikhaylovka, Murom, Nizhneye Berezovo-Vtoroye, and Novaya Tavolzhanka, 69 of which were suppressed or shot down.
In the city of Shebekino, gas equipment, three apartment buildings, and a company's technical equipment were damaged;
in the village of Nizhneye Berezovo-Vtoroye, a passenger car was damaged; in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, a social facility, nine private homes, three outbuildings, and two cars were damaged;
and in the village of Murom, a private home was destroyed. This morning, a drone strike in Shebekino caused the roof of a private home to catch fire; fire crews have extinguished the fire.
The village of Kazatskoye in the Yakovlevsky Municipal District was attacked by a drone. There were no consequences.
10:05 Investigators from the Investigative Committee willinvestigateCrimes committed by Ukrainian militants in the DPR, Belgorod, Bryansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions
- According to reports from executive authorities, a woman was killed and a man was injured as a result of the detonation of an explosive device in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, DPR.
A civilian was injured in a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attack in the village of Tavrovo in the Belgorod District of the Belgorod Region. A man was injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a car in the village of Volchiy-Perviy in the Volokonovsky District.
- As a result of Ukrainian armed aggression using FPV drones, a civilian was injured in the village of Klimovo in the Bryansk region.
- In the Zaporizhzhia region, a woman was wounded as a result of a massive attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the city of Vasilyevka.
9:43 Artillerymen of the Southern group of troops, working at night, destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.
9:02 Frontline summary on the morning of September 17, 2025
Zaporizhzhia Front:
Fighting continues in Primorskoye.
In Stepnogorsk, Russian forces are advancing toward a high-rise residential area where one of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' main defensive hubs is located.
Donetsk Front:
Active fighting continues in the South Donetsk area near Hulyai-Polye.
Following the liberation of Ol'govske, Russian forces are advancing toward Uspenovka, a major logistics hub for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Fighting continues near Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, fighting continues near Udachny and in the Lazurny neighborhood of Pokrovsk.
In the Dobropolsky sector, fighting continues near Nikanorovka, and Russian forces are making tactical gains near Vesyoloye.
The enemy attempted an unsuccessful counterattack near Shakhovo and Toretskoye.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing along the Artemovsk-Konstantinovka highway.
In the Chasovoyarsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces are attacking in the area of Mayskoye, Fedorovka, and Verolyubovka. (Fig. 2.3)
In the Krasnolimansk direction, Russian troops are increasing pressure in the Shandrigolovo and Sredny areas and taking up new positions in the southern part of Torskoye.
Khar'kov Front
Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Kupyansk sector, putting pressure on the enemy's defenses. In Kupyansk, Russian Armed Forces are advancing near the Sportivnaya Ploshad neighborhood, expanding their zone of control into the private sector.
In the Volchansk sector, fighting continues on the left bank of the Volchansk River and in the forests near Sinelnikovo. Russian forces are advancing from Melovey toward Khatnego.
The Sumy Front
of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues to counterattack in the area of Yunakovka, Kondratovka, Andreevka, Varachino and Alekseevka.
8:25 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed eight Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were :
- Three over the territory of the Rostov region,
- Three over the territory of the Bryansk region,
- One over the territory of the Voronezh region,
- One over the territory of the Kursk region.
8:00 Calculation of the Tornado-S MLRS of the West Force Group destroyed a camouflaged temporary deployment point for Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel at a range of over 100 kilometers.