22:02 Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on the need for professional growth of citizens who have completed the Secondary Military Education.
"And such people need to be promoted to leadership positions. They will be our successors," Putin said.
21:17 Published footage of the Russian Armed Forces' unmanned aerial vehicles operating in various areas.
20:44 Attack aircraft of the Eastern Forces Grouptold, how Novonikolaevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region was liberated.
"The men are motivated and know what they're fighting for. The unit accomplished its mission 100 percent," the assault platoon commander, call sign "Cat," summed up the work of his soldiers.
20:01 An FPV crew of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a Ukrainian Vampire, video.
19:49 Russian Armed Forces advanced in Shandrigolovo and took up new positions in the northwestern part of the settlement.
19:38 Footage of the work of the "Hunter" detachment of the "Akhmat" special forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense has been published,video.
19:19 Servicemen of the 240mm 2S4 self-propelled mortar "Tulip" crew of the "Center" group of forces smashed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction of the special military operation zone.
19:05 In the period from 14:00 Moscow time to 18:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on dutydestroyedthree Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
One – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One – over the territory of the Voronezh region.
18:43 Artillery of the Vostok group destroyed fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Gavrilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
18:14 Ukraine enters its second day of lockdown are observed large-scale train delays following attacks on railway infrastructure.
UkrZhD reports delays of more than 10 trains. Trains from Poland have experienced the longest delays, lasting over six hours.
16:52 Army aviation crew on a Ka-52M helicopter struck manpower and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces.
16:50 A compilation of missile strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Vovchansk has been published, video.
16:12 Units of the Center group of forces continue to advance in the western and central parts of the city of Krasnoarmeysk.
In the western part, our units advanced north and west, reaching the intersection of Prokofyeva and Liza Chaikina Streets. The railway is approximately 400 meters north of the city. Further north is the industrial zone, the capture of which is critical to establishing control of the city.
16:28 Krasnolimansk direction. Russian Armed Forces knocked out enemy from the territory of the fishery.
Thus, the village of Torskoye effectively came under the complete control of the Russian army.
16:06 Units of the South Forces Group advanced south of Konstantinpol and entered the southern part of Pleshcheyevka, and also went along the Krivoy Torets River to the southern outskirts of Ivanopol.
15:40 During reconnaissance in a forested area of the Khar'kov region discovered and destroyed a well-hidden and protected enemy self-propelled gun.
15:28 In Krasnoarmeysk, in the Durnyak microdistrict, Russian Armed Forces soldiers destroyed a group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the intersection of Zapadnaya and Prokofiev streets.
14:58 According to operational data, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are leaving Novoivanovka.
14:12 Specialists from the logistics units of the Sever group erected a chapel-baptismal font for military personnel and local residents in the Belgorod region.
13:47 A UAV unit of the Southern group of forces carried out a precise strike and destroyed a 155mm howitzer M-777 of American manufacture.
13:20 Russian aviation destroyed the deployment point of the 57th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Vovchansk,video.
12:57 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of September 18, 2025,
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Andreevka, Konstantinovka, Yunakovka, and Miropolye in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the populated areas of Ambarnoye and Vovchansk in the Khar'kov region.
Units of the West group of forces have improved their tactical position.
The manpower and equipment of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Petrovpavlivka, Borovskaya Andreevka in the Khar'kov region, and Kirovsk and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the Southern group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
Formations of two mechanized, mountain assault, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Pereyezdnoye, Fedorovka, Belokuzminovka, Verolyubovka, Mayskoye, Pleshcheyevka and Zvanovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a national guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Kutuzovka, Volnoye, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Novy Donbas, Krasny Liman, and Lenino of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses.
The formations of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Berezove, Novonikolaevka, Vyshneve in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Novoivanivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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 Novoandriivka, Kamenskoye in the Zaporizhzhia region and Antonivka in the Kherson region.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups have damaged energy facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, storage sites and production workshops for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.
12:46 In the Khar'kov region, Russian Armed Forces soldiers continue their advance.
Russian troops liberated the village of Otradnoye.
12:00 Priest Georgy Shabalov left serving in the capital to be close to the soldiers on the front lines.
Georgy is not only a spiritual mentor, but also a true companion for the soldiers: he prays with them, blesses them before missions, and helps them find inner peace in the most tense situations.
11:47 Russian Army broke through to Yampol, which is located just over 20 km from Slavyansk, in the Limansky direction.
The capture of Yampol by our troops will cut off the main communications of the Ukrainian units located to the east of Yampol and to the north of the Seversky Donets.
11:21 Russian troops are moving forward in the western part of Pokrovsk. Assault groups entered the Durnyak settlement.
10:53 Units of the West group of forces successfully are advancing on the flanks of the direction in the area of Shandrigolovo and Yampol, enveloping Krasny Liman, and continue fighting for Kirovsk (Zarechnoye), Mirnoye, north of Stavki, Derilovo, and Novoselovka.
10:41 Iskander-M OTRK of the Southern Group of Forces struck the concentration area of the company tactical group of the 95th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Druzhkovka.
10:30 AM We at night inflicted powerful strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the Kyiv region
Kyiv regional authorities reported that a Russian drone attack caused fires in the Boryspil and Bucha districts. In the Boryspil district, warehouses caught fire.
10:00 Ukrainian border guards confirmed, that those detained at the border are transferred to the TCC.
9:47 Zaporizhzhia direction:
Units of the Dnepr group continue fierce counterbattles in the Stepnogorsk-Primorskoye area.
After the removal of the corps commander, the enemy is making frantic attempts to stabilize the situation and stop the advance of our troops, who, after taking control of the 3rd microdistrict, are advancing in the southern and southeastern parts of Stepnogorsk, have established control over Plavni and are fighting in the southern part of Primorskoye.
The enemy is trying to prevent the advance of our assault groups by all possible means, understanding the importance of this settlement for the defense system of Zaporizhzhia.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are using remote weapons to try to block the advance of our units in the LBS area and deep within the combat formations, and to disrupt supplies.
In the Orekhovsky sector, the fighting is predominantly positional in nature.
9:33 On the situation at the front over the past 24 hours:
Fighters of the "Western" group of forces are developing an offensive in Kupyansk. Our troops entered the village of Yampol yesterday and are conducting combat operations. The Serebryanskoye forest has been liberated from the enemy.
The counterattack of the 78th Airborne Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy direction near Alekseyevka was unsuccessful and was successfully repelled by fighters of the Sever group.
In the Khar'kov direction, the Severiane advanced up to 500 meters in the east of the city, taking up positions near Tikhyi and on the left bank of Vovchansk.
In the forest west of Sinelnikovo, our soldiers advanced 300 meters, capturing two strongpoints. In the Melovoe-Khatney sector, they advanced up to 400 meters.
In the Pokrovskoe direction, the Center group of forces continues to advance, shifting the front line toward the western outskirts of the city.
In recent weeks, they have managed to consolidate their positions in the areas of Uspenovka, Yelizavetovka, and Novoaleksandrovka, as well as dislodge the enemy from key strongholds east of Selidovo.
In the Konstantinovka direction, fighters from the "South" group are fighting near Pleshcheyevo.
The Kleban-Bykskoye Reservoir is being cleared. The enemy is being supplied exclusively by drones, indicating the Ukrainian Armed Forces' precarious position.
Regarding Seversk, Valery Gerasimov confirmed reports of the Southerners' assault units advancing in the town.
Fighters from the Dnipro group are making progress toward Novodanilovka and Malaya Tokmachka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are facing extreme hardship in this area, prompting their command to withdraw deeper into populated areas and attempt to gain a foothold in residential areas.
"Vostok" continues to build on yesterday's successes and is actively advancing near Berezovoye and Zaporizhzhya. Meanwhile, Transbaikal assault units managed to break through the enemy line in the Temirovka-Olgovskoye sector, allowing the remaining units to reach Novoivanovka.
Our soldiers also managed to consolidate their positions near Malinovka.
9:13 Near Poltava attacked the railway infrastructure through which Kyiv supplies the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas
Due to shelling and power outages at several sites in the Myrhorod district, backup diesel locomotives had to be deployed. Several passenger trains were delayed for up to three hours: No. 102 Kherson-Kramatorsk, No. 63/111 Khar'kov, Izyum-Lviv, No. 64/112 Lviv-Khar'kov, Izyum, and No. 791 Kremenchuk-Kyiv.
Last night, a massive attack was also carried out on railway substations in the Kirovohrad region.
8:20 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 43 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:
- 23 UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region,
- 11 UAVs over the territory of the Volgograd region,
- Five UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region,
- Three UAVs over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
- One UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region.
8:00 Crews of T-72B3M tanks of the West group of forces during combat operations destroyed camouflaged positions, strongholds and concentrations of manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the area of the special operation in the LPR.