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Latest information on the situation on the front line on October 23 (updated)
2025-10-24
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:16 Publishedfootage of the work of the Russian Armed Forces' UAV crews in various directions.

20:59 The advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) has been recorded, map.

20:24 In the period from 16:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 20 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region.

20:20 Guardsmen of the 71st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces under cover of massive UAV attacks broke throughto the southern part of the village of Malaya Tokmachka in the Gulyai-Pole Direction and captured a bridgehead.

20:09 Russian Armed Forcesare moving forwardin a forest area east of Krasny Liman in the DPR.

20:05 Two guided missiles with precise hit and destroyed a pontoon bridge in the village of Raygorodok. Two more shells destroyed the causeway in the village of Petrovka.

19:32 Eight more civilians suffered during attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones.

The number of people injured in the drone attack on a bus stop in Belgorod has risen to nine. Two women, aged 17 and 23, were hospitalized at Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. The 23-year-old woman is in serious condition. She was diagnosed with a mine blast injury and shrapnel wounds to her abdomen, arms, and legs.

The 17-year-old woman suffered a mine blast injury and shrapnel wounds to her leg. The other victim, a 16-year-old boy, sought medical attention at the Regional Children's Clinical Hospital with barotrauma.

A man was also injured in a drone attack on an administrative building in Belgorod. Doctors at Belgorod City Hospital No. 2 diagnosed him with a mine blast injury and shrapnel wounds to the face and chest.

Two civilians were injured as a result of drone attacks in the Belgorod district. A man was injured when a drone struck a car in the village of Yasnye Zori. He was hospitalized at Belgorod City Hospital No. 2 with a mine blast injury and barotrauma.

A 12-year-old boy was injured in the village of Maysky. He was diagnosed with a mine blast injury and a shrapnel wound to the shoulder at the Regional Children's Clinical Hospital.

Two civilians were injured in the Graivoron District. A man sustained a mine blast injury and a non-penetrating shrapnel wound to the abdomen in the village of Gora-Podol after a drone strike. A woman sustained barotrauma as a result of a drone attack in the village of Zamostye.

18:00 Soldiers of the 11th Army Corps destroyed an electronic warfare station of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, repeater antennas and other communications equipment in the Khar'kov region.

17:11 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 15 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

14 UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Bryansk region.

16:49 Belgorod and the Belgorod region are under massive attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones. Twelve civilians were wounded.

In the village of Streletskoye in the Belgorod District, a commercial facility was attacked twice by enemy drones. Six people were injured: four men and two women. The men suffered various shrapnel wounds to their arms and legs, one woman suffered a shrapnel wound to her arm, and the other suffered shrapnel wounds to her abdomen and legs. An ambulance took everyone to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2.

In Belgorod, a drone attacked a bus stop complex, injuring six people, including one minor. Five women with shrapnel wounds to the head and legs are undergoing examination at Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. A 17-year-old boy with barotrauma and a shrapnel wound to the leg is being taken to the Regional Children's Clinical Hospital. The victims are receiving all necessary medical care.

In the village of Streletskoye, a commercial building sustained damage to its windows, façade, and equipment. Three cars were also damaged at the site of the attacks. Another strike also set fire to an unoccupied private home, but fire crews extinguished the blaze. Another commercial building sustained damage to its façade and four cars.

In the village of Oktyabrsky, a drone struck a commercial building, damaging its windows, roof, and façade.

In Belgorod, a passenger car, a commercial property, the roof of an apartment building, and the glazing of a social facility and an administrative building were damaged.

15:25 Counter-UAV crews of the 11th Army Corps of the Guards "North" destroyed three attack drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,video.

14:52 Russian troops in the Slavyansk direction started full-scale operations to disrupt the rear logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The primary focus is the destruction of bridges and crossings linking Liman and Slavyansk. There has been an increase in targeted strikes along transfer routes, including temporary engineering crossings.

14:18 Crew of the Tornado-S MLRS of the Vostok group of forces inflicted a fire strike on an enemy stronghold in the Dnipropetrovsk region

13:13 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of 10/23/25:

Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of four mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Varachino, Iskriskovshchina, Kondratovka, Korchakovka, and Leninske in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of a mechanized brigade and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Dergachi in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 195 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 15 vehicles, a US-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, an electronic warfare station, and four supply depots.

Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of six mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Velyka Shapkovka, Kupyansk, Kurilovka, and Senkovo in the Khar'kov region, and Drobyshevo and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 230 troops, 16 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. Six electronic warfare stations and five ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Dronivka, Ivanopol, Pazeno, Seversk, and Fedorovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 145 servicemen, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, three cars, two 155mm Western-made artillery pieces, an electronic warfare station, and a supply depot.

Units of the Center Forces Group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belitskoye, Grishino, Dimitrov, Zolotoy Kolodez, and Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 535 servicemen, a tank, four NATO-made armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, and an artillery piece.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Oleksiivka, Yehorivka, and Orestopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vyshneve and Uspenovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 390 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 10 cars, and two counter-battery radar stations.

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

More than 85 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 15 vehicles, three electronic warfare stations and two supply depots were destroyed.

12:39 In the period from 08:00 Moscow time to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 32 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

17 UAVs were flying over the Kaluga region,
Six UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region,
Four UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
One UAV was flying over the Kursk region,
One UAV was flying over the Orenburg region, and
One UAV was flying over the Moscow region.

11:03 In the Bryansk region, due to an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on a civilian vehicle a woman died.

10:38 Russian Armed Forceshiton oil and gas facilities and port infrastructure of Ukraine

On the night of October 22, the Russian Armed Forces launched a series of strikes against key energy and transport infrastructure facilities in Ukraine. Those hit included energy installations in the Kyiv and Poltava regions, including oil and gas facilities in the Myrhorod district.

10:02 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are active in the Sumy direction. They attempted to penetrate the Alekseyevka area from two sides, but our units counterattacked and repelled the main attempts. The situation has now stabilized, and no new attacks have been reported. Meanwhile, the remnants of scattered groups near the village are being cleared.

In the Kondratovka direction, the enemy, represented by the 225th Separate Assault Regiment, continues its attempts to storm Konstantinovka. They are attacking under the cover of poor weather conditions, when aerial reconnaissance is limited.

The 78th Separate Assault Regiment is virtually inactive in the Stepnoye area. It has currently taken up positions and deployed personnel to defend the area. The enemy is actively engaging with cannon artillery and intensively deploying Baba Yaga hexocopter-type UAVs.

Further east, the situation is more intense. Assault groups from the 3rd Special Forces Division of the 71st Mechanized Brigade, supported by FPV drone crews, conducted offensive operations near Varachino.

9:03 In Kamenskoye, Dnipropetrovsk region, there was a strike inflicted on the Dnieper Metallurgical Plant and the Dnieper Thermal Power Plant.

Strikes were carried out on targets in the Zaporizhzhia region.

A major fire broke out at an enemy facility in Snovsk, Chernihiv Oblast.
Railroad infrastructure was hit in Sumy Oblast.

8:30 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 139 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

56 - over the territory of the Belgorod region,
22 - over the territory of the Bryansk region,
21 - over the territory of the Voronezh region,
14 - over the territory of the Ryazan region,
13 - over the territory of the Rostov region,
Four - over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Two - over the territory of the Tambov region,
Two - over the territory of the Volgograd region,
Two - over the territory of the Oryol region,
Two - over the territory of the Kaluga region,
One - over the territory of the Kursk region.

8:00 Crew of the 240mm self-propelled mortar 2S4 "Tulip" of the "Center" group of forces destroyeda fortified command post for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Fire control and adjustment were carried out in real time with the help of the group's UAV operators.

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