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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of October 11 (updated)
2025-10-12
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 22:01 According to operational information, our troops committed a major breakthrough near Dimitrov (Mirnograd) and broke into the village of Balagan in the east of the city.

21:34 From 15:00 to 21:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Five over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two over the territory of the Kursk region.

21:06 Aircraft-type drone struck a tower in the village of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region.

20:49 Russian troops installed control over the village of Kazatskoye (Moskovskoe) east of Mirnograd.

19:46 Calculation of ZALA "Lancet" struck Ukrainian Armed Forces locomotive in Chernihiv region.

19:25 The Russian Armed Forces have regained control over Vladimirovka in the area of the Dobropolsky salient, map.

19:41 On the instructions of the acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexander Khinshtein immortalized the name of Sergei Chebnev, who died during the liberation of the Kursk region.

18:59 A precise strike with a loitering munition was carried out on the French self-propelled gun “Ceasar”, which was moving into a firing position,video.

The enemy's equipment was destroyed, along with its crew and ammunition. After the attack, one of the Ukrainian self-propelled gun's shells flew out of a tree line and exploded nearby.

18:48 Russian Armed Forces entered in the village of Balagan to the east of Mirnograd (Dimitrova).

18:37 The surgeon is in serious condition wounded during the attack on a Ukrainian drone in Horlivka

A drone hit bus #2 in a residential area of Horlivka, resulting in a serious injury to a surgeon at City Hospital No. 2. The doctor, who had been saving lives in the operating room for many years, suffered a traumatic amputation of his arm and leg.

17:22 Crews of reconnaissance UAVs "SKAT 350 M", performing aerial reconnaissance in the Khar'kov direction, revealed firing points and positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. After analyzing the received intelligence, the target coordinates were transmitted to the command for artillery fire.

16:59 Today, an enemy UAV wounded a 41-year-old man in the Belovsky District of the Kursk Region. He suffered mine blast and multiple shrapnel wounds.

15:57 From 12:00 to 15:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed four Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

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

15:22 Ukrainian Armed Forces twice hit drones in the park of forged figures in Donetsk

The glazing of two windows in the Donetsk city district administration building was broken, and paving slabs and a wrought-iron bridge in the forged figures park were damaged.

14:59 Assault units of the 5th Guards Combined Arms Army of the East Group of Forces continue to breach enemy defenses in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

14:24 As a result of the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces drone in the Rylsk district of the Kursk region, two people were killed.suffered

As a result of the attack, a 42-year-old woman sustained moderate injuries. She is currently in the Kursk Regional Hospital, where our doctors are providing the necessary care. Her husband sustained minor injuries and will be receiving by outpatient care.

In addition, a 58-year-old driver of the truck was killed in a truck attack in the village of Biryukovka in the Bolshesoldatsky district.

13:20 In Vovchansk, the Severyans continue to advance and destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel. This is largely due to the effective work of the Russian Aerospace Forces' aircrews.video.

12:57 Ministry of Defense summary of the Special Military Operation as of October 11, 2025

Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized and ranger brigades and the assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Pisarevka, Novaya Sich, Mogritsa, Alekseyevka and Varachino in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Dvurechanskoye in the Khar'ko region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 165 service members, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, and 13 vehicles. An ammunition depot and four supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Drobyshevo, Stavki, and Novoselivka in the Donetsk People's Republic and Kupyansk in the Khar'kov Oblast.

The enemy lost up to 210 troops, three armored combat vehicles, 24 vehicles, two artillery pieces, including one Western-made, and ten electronic warfare stations. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. Units of four mechanized brigades, two airmobile brigades, and a naval infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Dronivka, Ivanopol, Yablonivka, Kramatorsk, and Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 170 troops, three armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, an artillery piece, a counter-battery station, and an electronic warfare station. Three ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade, four airborne assault brigades, an airmobile brigade, a Jaeger brigade, a special forces brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Vladimirovka, Novonikolaevka, Toretskoye, Dimitrov, Belitskoye, Rubezhnoye, and Sergeyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 525 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, five cars, and an artillery piece.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Four mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated near the settlements of Stepovoe, Sosnovka, and Verbove in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Novomykolaivka and Uspenovka in Zaporizhia Oblast.

The enemy lost over 360 service members, two armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, an artillery piece, and two electronic warfare stations. Two supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kamenskoye and Novoandriyevka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, two vehicles, six electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots and two supply depots were destroyed.

12:10 From 09:00 to 12:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were over the territory of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

11:12 Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past 24 hours attacked 84 UAVs from eight districts of the Belgorod region, six civilians were injured.

10:15 Frontline summary on the morning of October 11, 2025

Zaporizhzhya Front
Fighting continues in the Stepnogorsk-Primorskoye area; no changes in the LBS have been recorded.

Donetsk Front:
In the South Donetsk sector, Russian forces are entering Poltavka, advancing east of Okhotnichye, and taking up positions along the Yanchur River.

An offensive north of Stepovoye and the beginning of an assault on Alekseyevka are reported.

In the Pokrovsk sector, fighting continues near Rodinske and Krasny Liman. Russian artillery and aircraft are active in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. In the Dobropillya sector, there are gains in Vladimirovka and Dorozhne.

Russian forces are advancing near Shakhove and Kucherov Yar.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are counterattacking from Belitske toward Dorozhne and Nikanorovka.

In the Konstantinovka sector, fighting is ongoing on the approaches to Konstantinovka. Russian forces are also advancing north of Aleksandro-Shultino and east of Ivanopol.

In the Krasnolimansk direction, fighting continues near Novoselovka, Derilovo, and Zarechny.

Russian troops are reportedly taking up new positions in the northern part of Yampol.

Khar'kov Front:
The fighting for Kupyansk continues. Russian forces are advancing from the city's central part to the south. According to sources, Russian units are expanding their zone of control east of Kupyansk, in the area of Kucherovka and Petropavlovka.

Sumy Front
Tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces are reported in the area of Alekseevka and Varachino.

9:51 Ukrainian military continue to attack the civilian population of border areas

In the village of Maksimovka, Shebekinsky District, Belgorod Region, a Ukrainian Armed Forces FPV drone attacked a passenger car. A civilian was injured. An ambulance crew provided medical assistance to the woman with barotrauma on the scene.

A Ukrainian Armed Forces drone detonated on impact with the ground in the village of Meshkovoye in the Shebekinsky District of the Belgorod Region. A man driving by was injured. He was hospitalized at the regional clinical hospital with barotrauma.

In the village of Otradnoye in the Belgorod region, two men suffered mine-explosive injuries and barotrauma as a result of an FPV drone attack on a car.

9:15 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzer of the West force group destroyed artillery gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.

122mm D-30 howitzer crews carried out precise strikes against a command post, communications equipment, and enemy manpower shelters in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

8:30 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who defected to Russia destroy NATO equipment and Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in the battles near Krasnoarmeysk. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost:

- a robotic ground complex and an armored combat vehicle in the area of the village. Novopavlovka;
– artillery and pickup trucks in the area of the settlement. Grishino;
– octocopter in the village Sukhoi Yar;
– tank and pickups in the area of the village. Sergeevka;
– tank in the area of the settlement. Gavrilovka;
– BMP in the area of the settlement. Krasnoarmeysk;
– pickups in the area of the settlement. Matyashevo and Chuguevo.

8:20 During the past night, in the period from 23:00 Moscow time on October 10 to 7:00 Moscow time on October 11, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 42 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

19 UAVs were flying over the Volgograd region,
15 UAVs were flying over the Rostov region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Ulyanovsk region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Voronezh region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Republic of Bashkortostan, and
One UAV was flying over the Saratov region.

8:00 Attack aircraft of the 242nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment of the Southern Military District pass combat training and combat coordination.

Assault units of the Center group of forces continue to prepare for new combat missions.

Posted by:badanov

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