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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of October 14 (updated)
2025-10-15
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:32 Units of the Ulyanovsk paratroopers of the Dnepr group apply aerial ramming of FPV drones against heavy hexacopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, such as the Baba Yaga.

FPV drone operators from the Southern Group destroyed an M-109 Paladin artillery mount and an M-198 howitzer near the village of Konstantinovka.

Counter UAV units of the Vostok group neutralized reconnaissance and heavy attack drones in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Drone operators from the Southern Group eliminated a Ukrainian Armed Forces FPV drone crew in a forested area north of the Kleban-Byk Reservoir.

Drone operators from the 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Vostok group destroyed an enemy formation, thereby disrupting its rotation in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

FPV drone crews from the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr group destroyed a camouflaged repeater antenna, a command post with personnel, and a dugout containing two Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Servicemen from the "North" group of forces, using a UAV, identified and burned a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank camouflaged in a forest belt in the Khar'kpv direction.

Attack UAV crews from the special forces battalion of the Center group of forces suppressed firing points and destroyed enemy manpower in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

21:08 Volchansk sector of the front. The 69th Motorized Rifle Division is advancing in Volchansk and in the forest to the west of the city,map

20:59 Velikoburluk direction. Kaliningrad forces have occupied a forested area south of Otradny.map

20:53 PM Sumy direction. Control zones near the border have been clarified.map

20:36 From 17:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyedeight Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Four - over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Three – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One - over the territory of the Belgorod region.

18:03 Crew of the Molniya-2 strike drone of the Center group of forces destroyed enemy UAV calculation in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

17:31 From 13:00 to 17:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

Two over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One over the territory of the Belgorod region, and
One over the territory of the Kursk region.

16:51 Battle for Kupyansk: "Storm" en masse burns equipment and infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city and region

Guardsmen from the 68th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Western Group of Forces continue to hunt for military equipment and Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters around Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region day and night, supporting the assault on the city.

15:03 Chernigov region – defeat of the Ukrainian’s airborne assault force in the Popovka area – video.

15:01 Calculation of the Geranium-2 UAV destroyed temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unit in the area of the village of Popovka in the Chernihiv region.

14:34 68th Motorized Rifle Division crews destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles in Khar'kov Oblast – video.

14:10 Crews of 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group destroyed mortar crews, UAV control posts, armored vehicles and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Krasnolimansk direction.

12:31 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of October 14, 2025

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position, defeating formations of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Andreevka, Alekseevka, Varachino, and Novaya Sich 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 Volchansk, Grafskoye and Kolodeznoye in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 195 service members, an armored combat vehicle, six vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. An electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

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

The enemy's losses amounted to more than 230 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 26 cars, a self-propelled artillery unit, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station, nine electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have defeated units of five mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Zvanivka, Dronivka, Ivanopol, Yablonivka, Berestok, and Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 205 service members, four armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, and four artillery pieces. An ammunition depot and five supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center group of forces, as a result of active offensive operations, liberated the settlement of Balagan in the Donetsk People's Republic, and also continued their advance in the eastern districts of the settlement of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The manpower and equipment of four mechanized, airmobile, ranger, airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Belitskoye, Artemovka, Vasilevka, Novopavlovka, Toretskoye and Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 550 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, six pickup trucks, and a field artillery gun.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of two mechanized brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Uspenovka and Barvinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Vodyane, Pokrovskoe, and Novomykolaivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The enemy lost up to 330 servicemen, a tank, two armored personnel carriers, 14 vehicles, an artillery piece, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novoandriivka, Kamenskoye in the Zaporizhzhia region, Antonovka and Sadovoe in the Kherson region.

Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, eight cars, three electronic warfare stations, and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

12:09 UAV crews of the Baltic Warriors destroyed the enemy electronic warfare station "Nota", as well as communications equipment, UAV control points and warehouses of materiel, -video.

11:24 Artillerymen of the Eastern Group of Forces destroyed control points for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones near the village of Poltavka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

09:13 Destruction of a 155mm self-propelled howitzer "Crab" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by FPV drones of the Russian Armed Forces in the Boguslavsky direction in the area of the village of Pristen, –video.

09:00 Northerners are disrupting the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region,video.

07:32 Changes on the map over the past 24 hours:

Borovskaya Andreevka was liberated
Adjustment of the control zone in the Markovo area in favor of our
Russian Armed Forces have regained control over the village of Dorozhnoe.
Russian Armed Forces are fighting for Dronovka.
Advance in the Shakhovo area
Adjustment of the control zone in the Alekseevka area in the Sumy region in our favor.

07:19 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:

17 UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
12 UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region,
Three UAVs over the waters of the Black Sea,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Tambov region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One UAV over the territory of the Kursk region.

05:00 Crews of T-72B3M tanks of the North group of forces destroyed strongholds, military equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction.

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