[NewsFront] 22:11 The Russian Armed Forces took up positions west of Predtechino in the Konstantinovsky direction, map.
21:10 RIA Novosti war correspondent Ivan Zuevdiedin the Zaporizhzhia region as a result of a strike by a Ukrainian UAV.
Another war correspondent, Yuri Voitkevich, was seriously wounded.
20:49 Posted Infographics of the balance of power in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
Over the past week, Russian paratroopers have made progress in this area. The dachas are gradually being cleared, and Russian Armed Forces troops have also begun fighting for two major strongholds west of Stepnogorsk.
19:51 Soldiers of the North group of forces burned American self-propelled gun "Palladin".
19:40 Military personnel of the "East" group of forces told details of the liberation of the village of Alekseevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
19:03 Servicemen of the Center group of forces received a batch of motorcycles and UAVs from United Russia.
18:23 In the period from 14:00 to 17:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Two UAVs were flying over the Kursk region, and
One UAV was flying over the Belgorod region.
17:14 Our troops are in Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) are moving forward in the Pervomaisky district.
16:21 Soldiers of the 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces using small arms shot down attack drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Showing composure and excellent marksmanship, Russian soldiers shot down an enemy kamikaze drone heading their way.
15:50 Assault units of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the East group of forces completed another command task.
Russian military released the village of Alekseevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, taking control of more than eight square kilometers.
15:17 Russian units are advancing east of the village of Filiya in the Dnipropetrovsk region, map.
15:11 Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft are destroying Ukrainian Armed Forces deployment points in the Vovchansk direction, video.
14:46 They continue the battle for Oleksiivka in the Sumy region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are attempting to enter the village in small groups, while our forces are holding the line.
14:34 In the period from 11:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed nine Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Four UAVs flew over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Three UAVs flew over the territory of the Kursk region,
Two UAVs flew over the territory of the Belgorod region.
14:10 Russian troops launched strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Konstantinovka area in the DPR, in the Krasnoarmeysk direction and in the Zaporizhzhia region,video.
13:54 Russian Aerospace Forces for the first time during the SVO inflicted a strike on a facility in Nikolaev with a long-range KAB, which flew more than 150 km at a speed of 500 km/h.
13:09 Sappers of the Center group of forces continue demining of liberated territories of the DPR in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
12:25 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of October 16, 2025:
In response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike tonight using long-range, land-, air-, and sea-based precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, as well as strike drones, against gas energy infrastructure facilities supporting the operation of Ukraine's military-industrial complex.
The strike's objective has been achieved. All designated targets have been hit.
Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position and defeated formations of the mechanized and airborne assault brigades, the assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Varachino, Kondratovka, Pavlovka, and Sadki in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vilcha and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.
Units of the Western group of forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Kurilovka, Petrovka, and Sadovoe in the Khar'kov region, and Drobyshevo, Krasny Liman, and Novoselivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line.
Units of four mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Artema, Berestok, Dronovka, Zvanovka, Ivanopolye, Konstantinovka, Pleshcheyevka, Seversk and Stepanovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the Center group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, inflicting losses on the manpower and equipment of the heavy mechanized, five mechanized, airmobile, Jaeger, assault, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Dimitrov, Kotlino, Krasnoarmeysk, Novoaleksandrovka, Rodinske and Udachnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses.
Formations of a mechanized brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Alekseyevka, Privolye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Krasnogorskoye, Poltavka and Chervone in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade, three coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and three territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Belogorie, Novoandriivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Dniprovske, Olhivka, and Shlyakhovoe in the Kherson region.
Tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed an AN/MPQ-65 radar station, a control cabin, and a launcher for a US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system. Energy facilities supporting the operation of Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises were damaged, as were temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 146 districts.
Air defense systems shot down six guided aerial bombs, a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system missile, and 278 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Black Sea Fleet destroyed six unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Black Sea.
11:52 Servicemen of the Center group of forces told details of the liberation of the settlements of Balagan and Moskovskoe in the DPR.
11:48 Russian Aerospace Forces hit via the Ukrainian Armed Forces' pontoon crossing across the Seversky Donets.
11:47 Russian Armed Forces inflicted strikes on facilities associated with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.
11:34 Fighters of the "West" group of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 155mm self-propelled artillery unit AS-90 "Bravehart".
10:10 In the Zaporizhzhia region, FPV drone operators of the 58th Army of the Dnepr group of forces struck three UAV control points of the Armed Forces
"Over the course of roughly 20 days, we managed to hit three UAV control points. These included bunkers housing crews, drone storage facilities, one storage facility, and then remote antennas, or NCUs, common for Mavics, for FPV control and video," said the commander of a group of FPV drone operators, call sign Maykop.
9:40 AM Ukrainian Armed Forces continue attacks on civilian infrastructure in the left bank of the Kherson region
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued artillery strikes on the Kherson region, firing a total of 17 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were shelled: Hola Prystan, Mala Lepetikha, Nova Mayachka, Sagi, and Stara Zburyivka.
9:07 Frontline summary on the morning of October 16, 25
Zaporizhzhia Front:
Fighting for Stepnogorsk and Primorskoye continues. According to sources, Russian troops in Primorskoye are advancing toward the village center.
Donetsk Front:
In the South Donetsk sector, Russian forces are fighting for Poltavka, advancing along the eastern bank of the Yanchur River near Uspenovka. Russian forces are advancing further from Alekseyevka toward Tikheye.
The assault on Pokrovsk continues in the Pokrovsk sector. Russian forces have reportedly taken control of the Shakhtarsky and Lazurny neighborhoods.
Russian forces are advancing near Myrnograd. Fighting continues near Shakhove in the Dobropillya sector.
Russian forces are advancing from Vladimirovka and Poltavka.
In the Konstantinovka sector, fighting is underway near Pleshcheyevo and Ivanpolye, with the enemy stubbornly resisting. Tension remains on the approaches to Konstantinovka—in the area of Aleksandro-Shultino, Predtechino, and Belaya Gora. Fighting continues north of Chasov Yar, near Novomarkovo.
In the Krasnolimansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are storming Dronovka, advancing in Yampol, and advancing in the area of Vyemka and Zvanovka.
The Khar'kov Front.
The Russian Armed Forces' offensive continues in the Kupyansk sector. There is progress in the Petropavlovka area and in Kupyansk itself.
8:23 Civilian received wounds as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone in the Belgorod region.
In the village of Krasny Oktyabr, an enemy drone struck a car. The driver was injured. An ambulance crew is transporting a man with a hand wound to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2.
8:10 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 51 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
12 UAVs were flying over the Saratov Region,
11 UAVs were flying over the Volgograd Region,
Eight UAVs were flying over the Rostov Region,
Six UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
Four UAVs were flying over the Bryansk Region,
Four UAVs were flying over the Voronezh Region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Belgorod Region,
One UAV was flying over the Kursk Region,
One UAV was flying over the Black Sea, and
One UAV was flying over the Sea of Azov.
8:00 Tankers of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West Group of Forces destroyed camouflaged strongholds, dugouts, armored vehicles and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Krasnolimansk direction.
The effective work of the tank crews made it possible to create conditions for the continuation of the offensive of the motorized rifle units.