[NewsFront] 21:31 During October 2025, the Russian Armed Forces liberated 546 square kilometers of territory, –map.
20:19 From 17:00 to 20:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed six Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Four over the territory of the Kursk region,
Two over the territory of the Belgorod region.
20:17 Drone operators of the Western military group destroy rafts used by the enemy to cross the Oskol River in the Kupyansk area.
19:57 Published a daily compilation from the Ministry of Defense featuring footage of Russian UAV operators in action across various missions.
18:41 The work of the Russian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysky (Pokrovsky) direction continues, –video.
18:10 A crew of the 240mm 2S4 self-propelled mortar "Tulip" of the "Vostok" group of forces destroyed a fortified command post of the enemy UAV in the Dnipropetrovsk region, -video.
18:01 Currently, assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces are in effect in the central part of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region.
18:00 Our fighters entrenched in the village of Zvanovka in the Northern direction.
17:33 Russian troopsare moving forwardIn the central and southern parts of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk). The Lazurny and Solnechny districts have been liberated.
17:31 Servicemen of the assault unit of the 506th Guards Motorized Rifle Poznan Regiment of the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Center group of forces are honing their skills at one of the rear training grounds in the SVO zone, video.
17:23 From 14:00 to 17:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed six Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Four over the territory of the Belgorod region,.
One each over the territories of the Bryansk and Kursk regions
16:50 Ukrainian soldiers surrounded in Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk),started to surrender - Russian Ministry of Defense.
16:45 Our fighters are in Kupyansk advanced west of the railway on the left side of Oskol and secured a foothold in the city.
16:36 A crew of the Pantsir air defense missile and gun system of the Novorossiysk paratroopers destroys enemy air attack assets in the Zaporizhzhia region,video.
15:40 Posted "Video report" from Severyan on the destruction of enemy attack drones.
15:16 Servicemen of the 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the North group of forces awarded state awards for the successful completion of combat missions in the SVO zone.
Personnel who demonstrated courage and heroism during combat missions were awarded the medals "For Courage" and "For Bravery".
14:54 Russian troops continue to advance in Vovchansk on the Khar'kov border, map.
14:46 Published new footage of drone operators at the Rubicon Center.
14:35 Our fighters have secured a foothold in the village of Sukhoi Yar in the Mirnohrad direction, map.
14:21 From 09:00 to 14:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
One each over the territories of the Belgorod and Kursk regions and the Republic of Crimea.
14:09 In Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), soldiers from the 41st Army and the 27th Motorized Rifle Division continue to expand their zone of control in the city. Our troops have begun walking up to the railway and checking the documents of locals.
13:20 Russian aviation continues to strike Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Sumy and Khar'kov regions,video.
12:57 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of November 1, 2025:
The Russian Ministry of Defense is restarting their identification of Ukrainian units for the first time in about a year.
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Andreevka, Varachino, Iskriskovshchina, Kondratovka, Novaya Sich, and Pavlovka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Sinelnikovo in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 170 service members, two armored combat vehicles, six vehicles, and a field artillery gun. Two electronic warfare and counter-battery stations, as well as six supply depots, were destroyed.
Units of the West group of forces have improved their tactical position.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Druzhelyubovka, Petrovpavlivka in the Khar'kov region, Maslyakovka, Novoselivka, Stavki, and Yarovaya in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Assault units of the 6th Army continue to destroy encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the area of the village of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region.
Another enemy attack in the northwest aimed at breaking out of the encirclement was repelled. Eight militants from the 16th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were killed. In addition, two attempts to break out of the encircled formations by units of the 151st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 15th National Guard Brigade were thwarted near the villages of Petrovka and Velyka Shapkovka in the Khar'kov region. Up to 20 militants were killed.
Over the past 24 hours, in the area of the village of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, a Cossack armored car, and five pickup trucks were destroyed.
In total, enemy losses in the "West" force group's area of responsibility amounted to more than 220 servicemen, six armored combat vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, and two field artillery pieces. Four electronic warfare stations and five ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
Formations of two mechanized, airmobile, and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vasyukovka, Verolyubovka, Dronovka, Zvanovka, Konstantinovka, and Seversk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 225 troops, a French-made VAB armored personnel carrier, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, 13 vehicles, and a field artillery gun. An electronic warfare station and a supply depot were destroyed.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and two National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Elbitskoye, Gnatovka, Grishino, Kotlino, Pankovka, Rodynskoye, Rozy Luxemburg, Udachnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, Ivanovka and Novopavlovka of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
In the village of Krasnoarmeysk, Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the 2nd Army continue to destroy encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces units near the railway station. Furthermore, the clearing of Ukrainian militants from the villages of Gnativka and Rih, Donetsk People's Republic, is nearing completion.
Seven enemy attacks in the northern and northwestern directions aimed at breaking out of the encirclement were thwarted, including an assault group of the 425th Assault Regiment "Skala" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the village of Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
A helicopter landing by a GUR special operations forces group was prevented approximately one km northwest of the outskirts of the village of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic. All 11 personnel who landed from the helicopter were killed.
Units of the 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army continued to tighten the encirclement of the enemy group from the east, expanding the zone of control in the northern, eastern and southeastern parts of the village of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Over the course of 24 hours, up to 190 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, five pickup trucks, two mortars, and a field artillery gun were destroyed in this area.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the enemy lost more than 405 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, seven cars, and three field artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses.
The formations of a mechanized brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Chervony Lyman, Dnipropetrovsk region, Novonikolaevka, Rybnoye and Uspenovka in Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 290 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 10 cars, four artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades and coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novoandriivka, Primorskoye, Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhzhia region, Antonovka and Nikolskoye in the Kherson region.
More than 60 military personnel, 12 vehicles, four electronic warfare stations and three 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, military airfield infrastructure, storage sites and launch preparation sites for long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces in 150 districts.
The Black Sea Fleet's forces and assets destroyed an unmanned boat in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
Air defense systems shot down four guided aerial bombs and 205 unmanned aerial vehicles
12:35 According to operational information, Russian military started movement in Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk).
12:10 In Vovchansk, Khar'kov region, heavy rocket artillery of the Sever group destroyed deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using high-precision projectiles.
12:00 Published footage of strike teams from the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate and Special Operations Forces (GUR) working against the landing force near Pokrovsk.
11:45 20th Army of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a large ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Stavki in the Krasnolimansk direction.
11:38 in Nikolaev this morning thundered several explosions, the enemy reports the arrival of "ballistics" at a target within the city limits.
9:50 Russian Armed Forces drone operators destroyed the transport vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mortar crew, as well as other enemy vehicles in parking lots and on the move,video.
9:10 Frontline summary on the morning of 01.11.25
Zaporizhzhia Front:
Fighting for Stepnogorsk continues. Russian forces are reportedly advancing east of the town.
Donetsk Front:
Fierce fighting is underway in the southern Donetsk region for the village of Rybnoye, whose liberation will facilitate advances south and southwest toward Uspenovka. Russian forces are advancing toward the outskirts of Danilovka, thereby advancing west toward the Pokrovskoye-Hulyaipole road. Further north, Russian forces are storming Gai.
The Russian Armed Forces' offensive continues in the Pokrovsk sector. Advances are reported in Pokrovsk and toward Grishino. In Myrnohrad and further south, near Sukhoi Yar, Russian forces are exerting significant pressure on enemy positions.
Near Rodynske, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are counterattacking from the Shevchenko direction. In the Dobropillya sector, fighting continues for Zatyshok and Suhetskoye, as well as in Shakhove.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, advances are reported on the northern shore of the Kleban-Bykskoye Reservoir, as well as west of Predtechino.
In the Krasnolimansk sector, Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the forested area between Yampol and Krasny Liman. In the Seversk sector, they are advancing near Dronovka and on the approaches to the southern outskirts of Seversk.
Khar'kov Front
Russian troops are advancing towards the Kupyansk-Uzlovaya station and simultaneously consolidating their positions in the southern districts of Kupyansk, creating a threat of encirclement for enemy units to the east of the city.
In the Volchansk direction, the offensive continues in the southern part of Volchansk and near Sinelnikovo. To the east, Russian forces are advancing in the Otradnoye-Bologovka sector.
8:30 During the past night, from 23:00 Moscow time on October 31 to 7:00 on November 1, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 98 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:
45 UAVs were observed over the Belgorod Region,
12 UAVs were observed over the Samara Region,
11 UAVs were observed over the Moscow Region, including 6 UAVs flying to Moscow,
10 UAVs were observed over the Voronezh Region,
10 UAVs were observed over the Rostov Region,
Four UAVs were observed over the Tula Region,
Two UAVs were observed over the Lipetsk Region,
Two UAVs were observed over the Ryazan Region,
One UAV was observed over the Kursk Region, and
One UAV was observed over the Kaluga Region.
8:01 A crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the 1st Bashkortostan Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West Group of Forces struck an area of concentration of personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.