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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of October 26 (updated)
2025-10-27
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:19 In the period from 16:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty interceptedand 22 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed:

19 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
One – over the territory of the Moscow region.

21:00 Konstantinovskoye direction. Russian Armed Forces expanded the zone of control north of Rusyn Yar –MAP

20:21 UAV crews of the 11th Motorized Rifle Regiment destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry by dropping VOGs, –video.

19:11 The crew of the "Young" 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the Leningrad Military District destroyed an ATV with Ukrainian infantry, video.

18:14 Druzhkovskoye direction

The enemy, having lost control of Rodinskoye and having operationally encircled the group in the Pokrovsk-Mirnograd (Krasnoarmeysk-Dimitrov) agglomeration, has been attempting for the second day to counterattack further north, on the western flank of the so-called Dobropolsky salient.

Enemy groups from Belitskoye slip between Nikanorovka and Suvorovo into the forest belt north of the anti-tank ditch. There, they mass and attempt to attack Suvorovo and Lunacharskoye (Fedorovka).

On the approaches to Lunacharskoye (Fedorovka), our guys are greeting them with open arms. Over the past two days, 15 men have been killed in action at the front of one of our units. Five were captured, but during their evacuation to the rear, Ukrainian UAVs eliminated them.

16:27 In the period from 11:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 26 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

17 over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Six over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Three over the territory of the Kursk region.

14:33 Russian Armed Forces burned a train used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy Oblast

"Geraniums" destroyed an enemy train carrying fuel in the area of the village of Chernoplatovo.

13:43 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the Center group of forces inflicteda group attack on the manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

13:21 The FPV crew of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division of the 11th Army Corps destroyed an FV432 “Bulldog” armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,video.

12:49 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of October 26, 2025

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

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

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the heavy mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Bologovka in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 190 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, nine cars, and four warehouses of supplies.

Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Aleksandrovka and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Nechvolodovka, Kutkovka, Monachinovka, and Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy suffered losses of up to 230 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, and 18 automobiles. Seven electronic warfare stations and four ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. They have defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Predtechino, Kuzminovka, Ivanopol, Seversk, Pleshcheyevka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost more than 240 servicemen, a tank, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, nine armored combat vehicles, 17 cars, four artillery pieces, four electronic warfare stations, and a fuel depot.

Units of the "Center" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of six mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, two assault brigades, three airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Krasnoarmeysk, Grishino, Rodinske, Dimitrov, and Toretskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Ivanovka and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 505 servicemen, three Cossack combat armored vehicles, nine cars, and an ammunition depot.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of a mechanized brigade and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Rivnepillia in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Novooleksandrivka, Danilovka, Orestopol, Tykhoye, and Pokrovskoe in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 300 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 14 cars, two artillery pieces, two electronic warfare stations, and two ammunition depots.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Stepnogorsk, Novodanilovka and Pavlovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 50 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, seven cars, an electronic warfare station, and a supply depot were destroyed.

12:04 The Russian Armed Forces have completed the liberation of Rodinsky, MAP.

11:59 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 11:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 18 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

17 over the territory of the Belgorod region and
One over the territory of the Bryansk region.

11:28 Novopavlovskoye direction. Russian Armed Forces have driven the enemy out of the fortified area north of Novonikolayevka.MAP.

10:45 A crew of the Metis ATGM from the motorized rifle regiment of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West Group of Forces destroyed personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.

09:02 UAV operators of the Guards artillery unit of the Dnepr group of forcesare working on FPV drone control skills in specialized classes in the Zaporizhzhia region.

08:40 In the area of the settlement of Malye Prokhody, UAV crews destroyed an enemy FPV drone repeater and a Starlink satellite communications terminal,video.

07:34 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Advance in the Yunakovka area
Expansion of the control zone in Mirnohrad
Russian Armed Forces entered Yegorovka.
Russian Armed Forces entered Kurilovka
Expansion of the control zone between Verbovo and Alekseyevka
Advance in the Kamenka area

07:22 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 82 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles:

30 UAVs over the Bryansk region,
26 UAVs over the Tula region,
Seven UAVs over the Black Sea,
Four UAVs over the Sea of Azov,
Four UAVs over the Krasnodar region,
Four UAVs over the Ryazan region,
Three UAVs over the Rostov region,
Two UAVs over the Moscow region, including one UAV flying to Moscow,
On eUAV over the Kursk region,
One UAV over the Lipetsk region.

Posted by:badanov

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