[NewsFront] 21:42 Posted operational information on the situation along the line of combat contact in the Krasnolimansk and Seversk directions.
21:40 There are reports that our troops entering into the village of Rog in the east of Krasnoarmeysk.
21:07 The Ministry of Defense has published its traditional selection of footage of the Russian Armed Forces' UAV crews in action,video.
20:21 From 15:00 to 20:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 15 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Seven UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Oryol region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Tula region,
One UAV over the territory of the Kaluga region.
20:12 According to operational information from the Krasnolimansk direction, our troops, having successfully broken through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the southeast of the city,enteredto the Maslyakovka district and are fighting in its center on Vishnevaya Street.
20:02 Military evacuation group of the Russian Armed Forces saved 20 wounded comrades-in-arms from the fire of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
"When a soldier sees you, he already knows he'll survive. The whole way he says, 'Thank you for being alive,'" shared a soldier who went almost 24 hours without sleep to save his comrades during one of the assaults in Donbas.
19:11 According to the enemy's social media data, became more frequent Lancet UAV strikes on moving Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles on the Izyum-Slavyansk highway.
18:11 Published a video compilation from the Severyan units on countering UAVs.
17:08 A crew of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system of the Sever group during combat duty to cover units destroyed reconnaissance and attack drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Khar'kov direction.
17:03 Paratroopers from Primorsky report according to the operational situation, control of the southern part of the city has not been lost, despite numerous enemy counterattacks.
Currently, fighting is taking place in the area of Shkolnaya Street and Shiroky Lane in the center of Primorsky.
16:52 Operational information is coming in that our troops tied up fighting inside the Molodezhny microdistrict in Dimitrov (Mirnograd).
16:04 According to operational information from the field, there are more Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment can't in order to penetrate Krasnoarmeysk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are moving on foot and receiving food and water by air.
Ukrainian Armed Forces armored vehicles are burning as they approach the agglomeration. Russian forces have established drone surveillance of enemy logistics. Currently, Ukrainian forces are concentrating in the northern part of the city, in the Dinas district.
15:51 Severian drones attack Ukrainian Armed Forces firing positions, video.
15:20 From 11:00 to 15:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
14:02 Military personnel of the "East" military group told details of the liberation of the village of Novonikolaevka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
13:35 Footage of Ukrainian UAVs being destroyed by Severian FPV drone crews has been released,video.
12:54 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of October 28, 2025:
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a ranger and assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka, Kondratovka, Varachino, Iskriskovshchina, and Sadki in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the village of Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.
Units of the West group of forces have improved their tactical position.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Shiykovka, Novosergiyevka in the Khar'kov region, Krasny Liman, Drobyshevo, and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the area of the village of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, units of the 6th Army continued to tighten the encirclement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group.
In the village of Petrovpavlivka in the Khar'kov region, 40 buildings have been cleared of Ukrainian militants. A group of soldiers from the 1st National Guard Brigade who were attempting to cross to the right bank of the Oskol River in six boats was eliminated.
Two attempts to break the encircled enemy group from the village of Nechvolodovka in the Khar'kov region were prevented. In total, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, a Kazak armored combat vehicle, and four pickup trucks were destroyed in this area.
Units of the Southern group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
Formations of four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a national guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Platonovka, Bondarnoye, Verolyubovka, Ivanopolye, and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.
The manpower and equipment of seven mechanized, infantry, airmobile, airborne assault, three assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and two National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Rodynskoye, Volnoye, Belitskoye, Kotlino of the Donetsk People's Republic and Novopidgorodnoye of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
In the village of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic, units of the 2nd Army continue to destroy encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the urban area south of the railway, as well as in the area of the railway station. The Troyanda neighborhood has been completely cleared of Ukrainian militants.
Assault groups of the 5th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 51st army, advancing in the eastern part of the village of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic, defeated and drove out units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their positions in the area of mine 5/6.
An enemy attempt to launch a counterattack using armored vehicles from the village of Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic to relieve the encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces group was thwarted. Three attempts by Ukrainian armed forces to break out of the encirclement in the northern direction were thwarted.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.
Formations of a mechanized brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vyshneve, Rybnoye, Uspenovka, and Novoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Units of the Dnipro Group of Forces destroyed the personnel and equipment of a mechanized, mountain assault, and two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Orekhov, Pavlivka, and Prymorske in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Nikolske and Antonivka in the Kherson region. Up to 40 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 11 vehicles, an electronic warfare station, and two supply depots were destroyed.
Tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings damaged energy facilities that supported the operation of Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises, a military airfield, a train carrying weapons and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, production facilities, storage and launch sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces in 158 districts.
124 unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were shot down by air defense systems.
12:43 Ministry of Defense reported on the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk).
Units of the 2nd Army continue to destroy encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces units. Fighting continues in the urban area south of the railway, as well as in the area of the railway station. Meanwhile, the Troyanda neighborhood has been completely cleared of Ukrainian forces.
12:19 Posted updated line of combat contact in the Krasnolimansk direction.
12:01 According to operational information from the field, our troops were able tomake significant progress in the northwest of Krasnoarmeysk and begin fighting for the Krasnoarmeysk Industrial Equipment Plant in the 8th Group quarter.
11:10 Artillery crew of the 152mm towed gun 2A36 "Giatsint-B" of the 268th self-propelled artillery regiment of the "Center" group of forces destroyed fortified stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
10:49 Published footage of the destruction of military equipment and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by FPV attack drone crews of the Center group of forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
10:01 Our troops are in the Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) area continuing offensive actions within the city limits.
9:48 Frontline summary on the morning of October 28, 2025
Counter-attacks continue in Stepnogorsk and Primorskoye. According to sources, the Russian Armed Forces in Primorskoye are expanding their zone of control along the shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir.
In the Orekhov direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Malaya Tokmachka, with fighting taking place in the western part of the village.
Donetsk Front:
Russian Armed Forces are conducting an active offensive in the South Donetsk sector. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the villages of Novonikolaevka, Privolnoye, and Yegorovka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian forces continue to encircle the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Myrnohrad and Krasnoarmeysk. Russian forces are advancing on the western outskirts of Krasnoarmeysk, expanding their zone of control near the railway station.
Tactical successes are reported in Rodynske.
In the Dobropillya salient, fighting for Shakhovo continues, and the enemy is counterattacking near Nikanorovka. According to sources, the western part of the salient is in the gray zone.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, fighting is ongoing in the Ivanpolye region.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, Russian troops are taking up new positions west of Novoselovka, fighting their way toward Aleksandrovka.
In Stavki, clashes are occurring in the center of the village.
Russian forces are holding the railway to Krasny Liman in the Yarovaya-Drobyshevo section.
In Yampol, fighting continues in the southern part of the village, with the enemy offering stubborn resistance. There is progress from Dronovka toward Seversk.
Khar'kov Front:
On the Kupyansk front, there are gains in Kurilovka, south of Kupyansk. In Kupyansk itself, Russian Armed Forces continue to expand their zone of control. Russian troops are reportedly preventing enemy attempts to break out of encirclement to the right bank of the Oskol River.
9:01 Over the past week, 10 minors aged 8 to 17 years received wounds by attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a 13-year-old girl died in Yasynuvata along with her entire family from a HIMARS MLRS strike. The most widespread tragedies involving injuries and deaths of civilians occurred in the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.
During the week of October 20–26, 2025, a total of 113 civilians were injured by shelling: 94 people, including 10 minors, were wounded, and 19 people, including one child, were killed. In total, Ukrainian armed forces fired at least 3,254 munitions at civilian targets on Russian territory over the past seven days.
8:30 Servicemen of the engineering regiment of the West group of forces completed preparation of new ground robotic systems for use on the front lines.
8:14 During the past night, in the period from 23:00 Moscow time on October 27 this year to 7:00 Moscow time on October 28 this year, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 17 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
13 UAVs were flying over the Kaluga region,.
Three UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region, and
One UAV was flying over the Moscow region
8:00 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the Southern Military Districtdestroyedenemy fortifications and UAV control points.
Artillery crews of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S from the Vostok group of forces eliminated fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.