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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of October 21 (updated)
2025-10-22
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:41 RF Armed Forcesare advancingin the Dnipropetrovsk region and are storming Pokrovsk

Fighters of the "Center" force group are actively destroying enemy infantry and equipment day and night.

In support of the offensive, attack drone operators carry out precise strikes on targets.

20:31 In the period from 16:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 58 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

57 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region and
One UAV over the territory of the Kursk region.

20:09 Operators of the Molniya UAV of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West Forces Group provide powerful fire support for assault units. They destroy armored vehicles, camouflaged artillery pieces, and shelters housing Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.

18:24 Ministry of Defense Russian Federation:

Servicemen from the Dnepr group of forces' UAV unit destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces Jupiter-H1 drone bomber and two Baba Yaga-type quadcopters in an aerial battle.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, FPV drone crews of the Novorossiysk paratroopers, as well as drone operators of the Vostok group of forces, continue to strike military installations and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In the Khar'kov region, an FPV drone operator from the "West" force group destroyed an M-113 armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, while drone operators from the "North" force group destroyed a vehicle, a temporary accommodation point, and enemy personnel.

Attack UAV crews from the Center group of forces destroyed the air defense posts of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations along with enemy manpower in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

FPV drone crews from the Rubicon Center struck vehicles and armored vehicles, firing positions, UAV control centers, high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles, and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units.

18:06 Pokrovskoe (Krasnoarmeyskoye) direction. Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk)

Fierce fighting. The enemy is still heavily concentrated in the city. They continue to hold positions near the hippodrome, sections of Sazonov Gully near Nulevka and Pervy Stavka, and in the Yuzhny, Shakhtyorsky, and Solnechny microdistricts. Control of the city is akin to a "layered cake."

Ukrainian Armed Forces positions are often simply blocked, taken over by attack drone crews, and assault units advance further. This has created the threat of partial encirclement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in the central and southwestern areas.

West of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), our units are advancing along the railway and in the area of the Pokrovskoe-Lenino (Molodetskoye) mine administration in the direction of Sergeevka.

17:19 Destruction of the antitank missile system of the 255th Separate Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Operation of the Vostok group of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Prosyanaya,video.

17:07 Servicemen of the engineering unit of the North group of forces eliminate the consequences of enemy shelling and destroy explosive devices of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border areas of the Kursk region.

16:45 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Bryansk region.

15:42 Fighting on the Volchansk Front: Russian Army breaks through to Sinelnikovo

After capturing the Volchansk oil extraction plant, Russian troops are conducting a mopmup operation and consolidating their positions along the Volchya River.

15:31 Crew of the 152mm Msta-B howitzer of the Vostok group of forces tore offEngineering work to equip new dugouts and firing points for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

15:18 Battle for Kupyansk: 68th Guards Motorized Rifle Division en masse burns armored vehicles and infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city and region

Guardsmen from the 68th 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, supporting the assault on the city.

14:34 The Russian army has broken into Malaya Tokmachka and is clearing out the important village, advancing towards Orekhovo –VIDEO

14:01 Khar'kov border area. Assault groups reached the northern outskirts of Sinelnikovo –MAP

13:30 Crew of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system of the Southern group of forces destroyed Ukrainian reconnaissance UAV "Furia".

12:45 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on dutydestroyedthree Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

One UAV – over the territory of the Bryansk region,▫️
One UAV – over the territory of the Kursk region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Oryol region
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12:11 Footage of the destruction of Ukrainian equipment on supply routes in the area of responsibility of the North group,video.

10:41 In the area of the village of Stetskivka, our drone operators identified and destroyed a self-propelled howitzer "Bogdana" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, -video.

09:51 Crews of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the Leningrad Military District destroy infantry and transport of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, video.

08:39 The Severyan "Solntsepyoks" defeated enemy manpower in the Dvurechansky area,video.

08:31 Orekhovskoye direction. Russian Armed Forces took up new positions in Malaya Tokmachka, MAP.

07:56 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 55 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:

34 UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region,
Seven UAVs over the waters of the Black Sea.
Six UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Lipetsk region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Republic of Crimea

07:30 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Russian Armed Forces entered the village of Zlagoda (Pershotravnee)

Russian Armed Forces reached the outskirts of the village of Yarovaya.
Lenino (Molodetskoye) was liberated
Advancen in the Drobyshevo area
Expansion of the control zone in Pokrovsk

05:01 Mortar crews of the Center group of forces destroyed infantry group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Posted by:badanov

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