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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of October 22 (updated)
2025-10-23
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:37 UAV operators of the Vostok group of forces torn offrotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

UAV crews of the Ulyanovsk paratroopers continue to hunt for enemy heavy hexacopters of the Baba Yaga type.

The destruction of the temporary deployment point of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using the Geran-2 UAV in the area of the village of Prosyanaya.

FPV drone crews from the Rubicon Center destroyed enemy vehicles, armored vehicles, communications system elements, and manpower in the Rubtsovsk area.

21:36 Advance of Russian paratroopers in Stepnogorsk –MAP

21:00 In the period from 16:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed nine Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Six – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three – over the territory of the Bryansk region.

20:13 Crews of the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems of the North force group destroyed accumulation of military equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Khar'kov direction.

19:21 During the operation to liberate the village of Ivanovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region to form a buffer zone on the border with the Donetsk People's Republic, servicemen of the 228th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 90th Guards Tank Divisio nknocked outenemy from strongholds hidden in the forest adjacent to the village, and crossed the water obstacle by fording.

19:09 BMP-2 of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed by a strike from a Severyan drone, video.

18:58 Konstantinovskoye direction - advance of Russian forces.

Stupochki - Belaya Gora: Russian Armed Forces have advanced, leveling the front line for a further offensive on the southern approaches to Konstantinovka;

Predtechino: Russian forces have consolidated their positions and are preparing to storm Konstantinovka;

18:43 Buk-M3 air defense missile system crew provided air cover for units of the Center group of forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

17:09 In the period from 13:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed six Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles

Four - over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One - over the territory of the Kursk region,
One - over the territory of the Tula region.

16:55 The Russian army began to usenew tactics for searching for Ukrainian attack drone crews.

14:24 Under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chiefc arried out training of strategic nuclear forces involving their land, sea and air components

13:27 In the period from 11:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

13 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
2 – over the territory of the Kursk region.

13:25 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of October 22, 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- and air-based precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, as well as strike drones, against energy infrastructure facilities supporting Ukraine's military-industrial complex.

The strike targets were achieved, all designated objects were hit.

Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. Formations of a Jaeger Brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defense brigades, and the GUR Special Operations Forces Center have been defeated near the settlements of Khrapovshchina, Kondratovka, Khoten, Leninske, Novaya Sich, and Varachino in Sumy Oblast, and Novoselivka and Novgorod-Siversky in Chernihiv Oblast.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the village of Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 180 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 13 vehicles, an electronic warfare station, and three supply depots.

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 territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Shiykovka, Novosergiyevka, Petrovpavlivka, and Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, and Maslyakovka and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy suffered losses of up to 230 troops, three armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles, and a D-30 122mm howitzer. Nine electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line. Four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were defeated near the settlements of Seversk, Fedorovka, Vasyukovka, Pazeno, Dronovka, Nikolaevka, Stepanovka, and Ivanopol in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 220 troops, three tanks, an armored fighting vehicle, 10 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit. Four supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center group of forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Ivanovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The manpower and equipment of seven mechanized brigades, two airborne assault brigades, an assault and a Jaeger brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades and three National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Grishino, Sergeyevka, Kucherov Yar, Nikolaypolye, Toretskoye, Belitskoye, Dimitrov and Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Ukrainian armed forces lost over 520 servicemen, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, and two pickup trucks.

Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Pavlovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Defeat was inflicted on formations of three mechanized brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Aleksandrovka, Orestopol, Alekseyevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Rybnoye, Novouspenovskoye, Zeleny Hai and Vishnevoe in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The enemy lost more than 315 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, five cars, two artillery pieces and two electronic warfare stations.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Stepnogorsk, Novoandriivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, Nikolske and Antonovka in the Kherson region.

Up to 60 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, 11 vehicles, an electronic warfare station, and a fuel depot were destroyed.

12:42 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the Southern Forces Group destroyed fortifications and control points for enemy drones on the northern shore of the Kleban-Byk Reservoir.

12:31 Units of the Guards "East" as a result of active offensive actions releasedt he village of Pavlivka in the Zaporizhia region. Troops took up positions along the Yanchur River.

11:27 In the period from 07:00 Moscow time to 11:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

Eight over the territory of the Republic of Dagestan,
Three over the Black Sea, and
Two over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.

09:35 The air defense unit of the 24th separate battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit with the use of FAB-500 in the area of the settlement of Bessalovka (Sumy Oblast). The air defense unit of the 36th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit with the use of FAB-3000 in the area of the settlement of Konstantinovka (DPR), –video.

08:08 During the past night, air defense systems on dutydestroyedand 33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were intercepted:

Eight UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Four UAVs over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
Four UAVs over the territory of the Leningrad region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Pskov region,
Three UAVs over the waters of the Black Sea,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Novgorod region,
One UAV over the territory of the Oryol region,
One UAV over the territory of the Tver region,
One UAV over the territory of the Tula region.

06:11 Ministry of Defense Russian Federation:

A 122mm D-30 artillery gun crew from the Guards 58th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr force group disrupted the rotation of a Ukrainian Armed Forces unit and the supply of ammunition in the Zaporizhzhia region at night, and in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, a D-30 crew from the Center force group destroyed a stronghold containing enemy manpower.

A crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer from the Vostok group of forces carried out targeted strikes on enemy UAV control points in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

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