[NewsFront] 21:39 Update on the situation in the Poltavka area. The Russian army has advanced through the forests toward Uspenovka and Poltavka. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have managed to regain their positions in the eastern part of the village.MAP
21:27 Advancement of Far Easterners to Novogrigorovka –MAP
21:25 FPV drone operators of the Vostok group destroyed automotive equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Drone operators from the special forces battalion of the Center group destroyed the electronic warfare and communications assets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Reconnaissance and strike UAV crews from the Center group eliminated an enemy stronghold and equipment in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Rubicon Center specialists used UAVs to destroy manpower, communications systems, drones, and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Rubtsovsk area.
Attack UAV operators from the 238th Artillery Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, equipment, and enemy personnel in the Konstantinovsky direction.
21:19 Krasnoarmeyskoye direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have regained control of Dorozhnoe –MAP
20:28 In the period from 18:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 11 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea.
20:11 Russian Armed Forces are advancing towards Vishnevoe north of Hulyaipole –MAP
19:39 Assault units and artillerymen of the Ivanovo Airborne Forces unit from the "Southern" groupare being pushed asideenemy from Chasov Yar to Konstantinovka in the DPR.
During reconnaissance operations, the paratroopers identified the enemy's defense system and main firing points, which allowed them to prepare for a successful offensive.
18:09 Artillerymen from the Center group, using a high-precision Krasnopol projectile, destroyed an enemy UAV control point near Krasnoarmeysk,video.
16:20 FPV calculations by Severy group and destroyed reconnaissance drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The footage shows the destruction of four enemy reconnaissance UAVs that were attempting to conduct reconnaissance of Severyan positions in the border zone.
15:10 Russian aviation is operating on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region, the Vovchansk direction and the Khatnensky area, –video.
14:55 Sniper pairs of the "East" force group destroyed enemy manpower, providing fire support to assault units.
13:18 Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian Armed Forces units are advancing west of Novoivanivka, MAP.
12:50 A crew from the 136th Motorized Rifle Brigade burned a Ukrainian ATV with supplies, video.
12:11 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of October 2, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized and ranger brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Sich, Sadki, Spasskoye and Varachino in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk, Okhrimovka and Kazachya Lopan in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, three vehicles, and a field artillery gun. An electronic warfare station and seven supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Kupyansk, Novoosinovo, and Shiykovka in the Khar'kov region, and Novoselivka, Drobyshevo, Kirovsk, and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 230 troops, three US-made HMMWV armored vehicles, 14 vehicles, and an artillery piece. Four electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Seversk, Dronovka, Pereyezdnoye, Konstantinovka, Pleshcheyevka, Verolyubovka, Ivanopolye, and Oleksandro-Kalinovo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 235 service members, two Western-made armored combat vehicles, and seven cars. Eight ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two airborne assault brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Krasnoarmeysk, Toretskoye, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Kutuzovka, Krasny Liman, and Kotlino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 515 servicemen, a tank, two US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, a Cossack armored car, three field artillery pieces, and a car.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Vyshneve in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Novohryhorivka and Poltavka in Zaporizhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 295 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and five cars.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Stepovoe and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Lviv in the Kherson region.
Up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, an electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
11:35 Units of the Southern Group of Forces carried out a precise strike on a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV launcher, video.
09:59 Tor-M2 air defense missile system crew of the Dnepr force group destroyed enemy reconnaissance UAV in the airspace over the Zaporizhzhia region.
09:31 Footage of work of the Russian Aerospace Forces:
Defeat of Ukrainian Armed Forces air defense systems in the area of the village of Rodinskoye, DPR, using FAB-500 with UMPK.
Destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV launcher near the village of Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.
Defeat of Ukrainian Armed Forces air defense systems in the area of Novoosinovo using FAB-3000 with UMPK.
08:46 Crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems of the Zapad group of forces destroyed fortifications, armored vehicles, UAV control posts and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Krasnolimansk direction.
08:40 The crew of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division destroyed an SUV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with personnel, video.
07:32 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Verbove was liberated
Advance in the Pankovka area
07:30 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroye d85 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:
38 over the territory of the Voronezh region,
13 over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
11 over the territory of the Belgorod region,
10 over the territory of the Saratov region,
Seven over the territory of the Rostov region,
Four over the territory of the Volgograd region,
Two over the territory of the Penza region.
05:02 Artillerymen of the 44th Army Corps of the North Group of Forces destroyed military equipment and concentrations of enemy manpower in the Khar'kov direction.