[NewsFront] 20:17 Russian troops strengthen their onslaught, advancing in the Konstantinovsky direction. Earlier, our units liberated Stupochki, digging in there.
19:26 Judging by the geolocation, the Russian army has control over part of the residential sector of the center of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) –MAP
19:00 FPV drone crews of the Northern Forces Group destroyed temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV crews –VIDEO
Crimean paratroopers' UAV units in the Sumy direction are paralyzing logistics and disrupting Ukrainian Armed Forces attacks.
Combat work of strike UAV crews of the "Center" group of forces to destroy armored vehicles and pickups with manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
FPV drone operators from the Vostok group of forces destroyed enemy mortar crews and vehicles in the Zaporizhzhia region.
FPV drone operators from the Dnipro group of forces destroyed UAV control centers and the Ukrainian Armed Forces' communications system.
Fighters from the "East" group of forces disrupted the transfer of enemy personnel near the village of Uspenovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Novorossiysk paratroopers' UAV operators destroyed enemy drone crews in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
Drone operators from the Southern Group of Forces burned two Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup trucks near the village of Konstantinovka.
18:08 As a result of the fighting for the village of Privolye, servicemen of the Vostok group of forces advanced four kilometers into the depth of the enemy's defense.
17:49 From 14:00 Moscow time 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 Belgorod region and
One each over the territories of the Bryansk and Kursk regions.
17:36 Update on the situation in Krasnoarmeysk. The Russian army is gradually making progress in building up the city's interior.MAP.
17:11 Konstantinovskoye direction
Units of the South Group of Forces continue fighting to clear the territory east of the Kleban-Bykskoye Reservoir/northwest of Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk), where the enemy still maintains a local presence in some places (at the Matrona Moskovskaya mine, in the northern part of Shcherbinovka).
From the Nelepovka area, our assault units entered the southern part of Ivanopol along the Krivoy Torets River and advanced to Shevchenko Street.
In Pleshcheyevka the enemy holds its positions.
17:03 In the South Donetsk direction, drone operator "Chek" and motorcyclist "Sokol"supportattack aircraft of the Vostok group.
16:01 Iskander OTRK crew inflicted an attack on a site where a long-range UAV was being prepared for launch and on Ukrainian Armed Forces trucks in the area of the village of Martovoye.
15:24 Combat operations to liberate the village of Peschanoye in the Khar'kov region were carried out with the support of artillery, heavy flamethrower systems and unmanned attack aerial vehicles, -VIDEO
15:08 From 11:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Two UAVs each – over the territories of the Belgorod and Kursk regions.
14:04 Servicemen of the 14th Army Corps of the Dnepr group of forces conducted combat coordination in the Kherson region.
13:17 Seversk direction. Russian Armed Forces have taken up new positions between Pereyezdny and Vyemka south of Seversk. The pocket is gradually closing. MAP
12:27 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation from October 11 to 17, 2025:
Units of the "North" force group defeated the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an airborne assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades. In the Khar'kov direction, decisive actions liberated the village of Tykhoye in the Khar'kov region.
The formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated.
Over the past week, in the area of responsibility of the "North" group of forces, the enemy lost more than 1,315 troops, three tanks, 12 armored combat vehicles, 80 vehicles, and nine field artillery pieces. Six electronic warfare stations and 38 ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force group, following decisive action, liberated the villages of Borovska, Andreevka, and Peschanoye in the Khar'kov region. Formations of five mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an airborne assault brigade, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were defeated.
The enemy lost over 1,570 troops, 21 armored combat vehicles, including seven foreign-made, 171 motor vehicles, and nine field artillery pieces. Thirty-nine ammunition depots and 61 electronic warfare and counter-battery stations were destroyed.
Over the past week, units of the Southern Group of Forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of six mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade.
Over the past week, Ukrainian armed forces in this area have lost up to 1,345 service members, a tank, 24 armored combat vehicles (including six Western-made vehicles), 87 vehicles, and 17 field artillery pieces. Six electronic warfare and counter-battery stations, as well as 27 ammunition and supply depots, have been destroyed.
Units of the Center group of forces, as a result of active and decisive actions, liberated the settlements of Moskovskoe, Balagan and Novopavlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Defeat was inflicted on formations of five mechanized brigades, two Jaeger brigades, an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades.
The enemy lost more than 3,705 servicemen, a tank, 14 armored combat vehicles, 35 cars and 12 artillery pieces.
Over the past week, units of the "East" military group liberated the settlements of Alekseyevka and Privolye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a national guard brigade were damaged.
The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to over 2,315 servicemen, two tanks, 17 combat armored vehicles, 103 cars, 13 field artillery pieces, and 10 electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, a coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 435 service members, two armored combat vehicles, 50 vehicles, and five artillery pieces. Twenty-six electronic warfare stations and 13 ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
11:53 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Gulyai-Polye direction, –MAP.
11:26 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces and liberation of the village of Privolye, –MAP.
11:07 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces near Fili, –MAP.
10:25 Konstantinovka. Russian troops have occupied the first buildings in the Santurinovka neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of the city.MAP.
10:17 Military signalers of the Center group of forcesprovidestable communication channels in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
10:09 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces near Dimitrov, –MAP.
07:31 During the past night, from 23:00 on October 16 to 7:00 on October 17, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 61 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:
32 UAVs over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
13 UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region,
Six UAVs over the Black Sea,
Five UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Two UAVs each over the territories of the Tula region and the Moscow region, One over the territory of the Kursk region.
07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance east of the village of Filiya
Expansion of the control zone west of Stepnogorsk
Advance west of Predtechino
Expansion of the control zone in Kupyansk
05:01 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer of the Center group of forces destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV control point in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and a Tornado-G MLRS crew covered the enemy with fire in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.