22:04 Force Group "North" expands control zone near Otradnoye in the Khar'kov region.
21:52 Private Nikita Pavlov of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a drone and carried out his wounded comrade.
20:33 According to operational data, the Russian Armed Forces have taken up new positions west of Serebryanka,map.
20:20 Severian artillery destroys Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV control posts in Vovchansk,video.
20:12 In the SVO zone in the battles for Russia fell Polish volunteer Jerzy Tyts, head of the Kursk Memorial Society, which was involved in restoring monuments to Soviet soldiers in Poland, reported the Kursk regional government.
19:05 Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that as a result of the attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a civilian was killed and five were injured.
18:15 Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Rakityansky district of Belgorod region.
A drone struck a car in the village of Proletarsky. The driver died instantly from his injuries. The vehicle was damaged.
Another drone attacked a commercial building in the village of Proletarsky. An ambulance crew is transporting two men with shrapnel wounds and a woman with a preliminary diagnosis of barotrauma to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2.
A fourth victim with shrapnel wounds is receiving medical treatment at the Rakityanskaya Central District Hospital. The building's façade and windows are damaged.
In the village of Novoleninskoye, a man suffered a mine blast injury and shrapnel wounds to his arms and legs after an FPV drone attacked his car. The victim was taken to the Rakityanskaya Central District Hospital, where he received the necessary medical care. He will be transferred to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2 for further treatment. The vehicle was destroyed by fire.
17:33 A UAV operator destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces moped in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, video.
16:47 In the period from 15:00 to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
16:06 Ukrainian Armed Forces fired upon Zaporizhzhia's Vasilyevka, there are casualties
The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at an apartment building, injuring 12 people, three of whom were in critical condition.
15:29 During the battle for Vovchansk in the Khar'kov region, a soldier of the 1009th Motorized Rifle Regiment destroyed a house with Ukrainian infantry,video.
14:45 Fighters of the Sever group defeated engineering equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Rzhanoye in the Sumy region, video.
14:10 In the period from 11:00 to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
13:52 Crews of ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns of the North group of forces destroy reconnaissance and attack unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, providing reliable cover for Russian positions.
12:45 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of September 21, 2025
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of three mechanized, two heavy mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Alekseyevka, Andreyevka, Iskriskovshchina, Varachino, Sennoe and Pavlovka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of a motorized infantry, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Bely Kolodez, Velykyi Burluk, Polnaya and Vovchansk in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 185 servicemen, a tank, seven vehicles, a field artillery gun, a counter-battery radar station, an electronic warfare station, and four ammunition depots.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Kupyansk, Prystin, and Nechvolodovka in the Kha'rkov region, and Kirovsk, Shandrigolovo, Drobyshevo, Dronovka, Krymki, and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 225 troops, a Canadian-made Senator armored fighting vehicle, 16 vehicles, and four artillery pieces. Ten electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of seven mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, a mountain assault brigade, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Seversk, Stepanivka, Reznikovka, Oleksandro-Kalinovo, and Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 220 troops, a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, two armored combat vehicles, 11 pickup trucks, and five field artillery pieces. Two electronic warfare stations, four ammunition depots, and a fuel depot were destroyed.
Units of the Center Forces Group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, two Jaeger brigades, three airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, three territorial defense brigades, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Dimitrov, Nikolaipole, Rodinske, Krasny Liman, and Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic and Ivanovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 500 servicemen, a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, three Cossack combat armored vehicles, six cars, and a field artillery gun.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses, defeating formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novovasilevskoye, Uspenovka, Poltavka, Novohryhorivka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Novonikolaevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 340 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 14 vehicles, and an artillery piece.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades and three coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Tyaginka, Nikolskoye in the Kherson region, Stepnogorsk and Stepovoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, nine vehicles and four electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
11:58 In the period from 10:00 to 11:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
11:01 Crews of Su-35S fighters cover bomber and attack aircraft, as well as army aviation helicopters, when carrying out air strikes against military facilities and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
10:47 Information about inflicted Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out strikes in the Belgorod region over the past 24 hours:
In the Belgorod district, four drones attacked the villages of Lozovoye, Nikolayevka, and the hamlet of Tserkovny, one of which was shot down.
In the village of Nikolayevka, a carport, and two outbuildings were damaged.
In the village of Lozovoye, a private house was damaged, and an outbuilding was destroyed by fire.
In the Valuysky Municipal District, the villages of Butyrki, Dolgoe, Kukuyevka, Novopetrivka, and the village of Dubrovka were attacked by six drones, five of which were suppressed and shot down. A gas line was damaged in the village of Dubrovka.
In the Graivoron Municipal District, 21 munitions were fired and nine drones were attacked, one of which was shot down, in the town of Graivoron, the village of Gorkovsky, and the villages of Bezymeno, Dronovka, Dunayka, Kozinka, Poroz, and Rozhdestvenka. A garage and two cars were damaged in the town of Graivoron.
In the Krasnoyarsk district,
the villages of Krasnaya Yaruga and Prilesye, Vyazovoye, Repyakhovka, Staroselye, Terebreno, and Otradovka were subjected to four shelling attacks, during which nine munitions were fired, and attacks by 25 drones, 12 of which were shot down.
A civilian was injured in the village of Krasnaya Yaruga. The man continues to be treated in the hospital. Yesterday, a man injured in a drone attack on a car on September 19 near the village of Otradovka sought medical attention. He was diagnosed with mine blast injury and barotrauma. He continues to be treated in the hospital.
In the village of Krasnaya Yaruga, two apartments in an apartment building and a truck were damaged.
In the Rakityansky District, the villages of Proletarsky and Rakitnoye and the village of Kiselevo were attacked by four drones.
In the village of Proletarsky, a business building and four apartments in an apartment building were damaged.
A car caught fire near the village of Kiselevo; firefighters extinguished the fire.
In the Shebekinsky Municipal District
A total of 37 drones struck the villages of Voznesenovka, Maksimovka, Meshkovoe, Murom, Novaya Tavolzhanka, Chervona Dibrovka, and the hamlet of Bondarenkov, 30 of which were suppressed or shot down.
A car and equipment belonging to a commercial facility were damaged in the village of Chervona Dibrovka, a public utility facility and a passenger car were damaged in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, a power line was damaged in the village of Maksimovka, a commercial facility was damaged in the hamlet of Bondarenkov, and two private homes were destroyed in the village of Murom, one of which was destroyed by fire.
This morning, a civilian was killed in shelling in the town of Shebekino. Three private homes and a car were damaged.
10:08 AM at night, Russian Armed Forces inflicted an attack on an enemy facility in Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast
After the explosions, a large-scale fire started, fuel tanks are burning.
9:50 The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a UAV control center near the settlement of Aleksandrovka, as well as an ammunition depot near the settlement of Novodmitrovka, –video.
9:00 Servicemen of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed two mortars and a self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, video.
8:23 Russian Armyknocked out the enemy from Shandrigolovo and storms the center of Sredny, advancing towards Liman
Continuing their offensive in the Krasnolimansk direction, Russian troops drove Ukrainian Armed Forces units out of the last houses in Shandrigolovo.
Russian Armed Forces have also advanced into neighboring Sredny and are consolidating their positions near the village center. Further south, our congratulators are storming the forest belts, advancing toward Derilovo and Novoselovka.
8:00 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 19 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
- 12 – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,.
- Four – over the Black Sea,
- Two – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
- One – over the territory of the Kursk region