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Current information on the situation on the front line on June 24 (updated)
2026-06-25
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:59 Three civilians of the Republic died and four more were wounded today due to attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces strike UAVs.

In the Kalininsky district of Gorlovka, a young man born in 2004 and women born in 1951 and 1939 were killed in an attack on an apartment building.

In addition, a woman born in 1975 received moderate injuries.

In the Volnovakha municipal district, near the village of Blizhneye, men born in 1981 and 1966 received moderate injuries during field work.

On the Donetsk-Mariupol highway near the village of Kalinino, a man born in 1970 received moderate injuries.

21:01 Guardsmen of the 61st Guards Naval Infantry Brigade continue intensive combat training in the rear area of the special operation zone.

20:45 Crew of the Geran-2 strike UAV struck 110 kV electrical substation near the village of Kazanka in Mykolaiv Oblast

As a result of the strike, power was cut off to industrial facilities and enterprises operating in the interests of the Ukrainian armed forces.

20:13 In the period from 7:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 141 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Smolensk, Tula, Oryol regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

19:47 Russian Armed Forces en masse destroy enemy cargo transport, gas stations and logistics

Russian troops continue to destroy trucks, locomotives, and gas stations in Ukrainian-controlled areas.

18:50 The Russian Investigative Committee will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod region

According to the Belgorod Region Operational Headquarters, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched further drone strikes in the region. Two civilians were injured.

The Russian Investigative Committee will provide a legal assessment of the actions of representatives of the Ukrainian armed forces involved in the crimes.

18:33 UAV operators of the West group of forces carried out a precise strike hitting a Vampire MLRS. Objective monitoring footage confirmed the target's destruction.

17:26 FPV interceptor operators of the Zapad group's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems rammed enemy R-18 UAVs in the direction of Krasny Liman, DPR, video.

16:35 Kyiv crossed over to concentrated attacks on Sevastopol's energy infrastructure, said the city's governor, Mikhail Razvozhaev.

"Just to put it into perspective: on the scale of everything that arrived last night, say, 5% reached their target, and that's where we're getting these problems," the governor said.

In Sevastopol, they plan to fully restore power supply by the end of the day to areas still without power following the overnight attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

15:18 Air bombs FAB-250 and FAB-1500 struck to the UAV control posts of the 30th separate mechanized brigade and the temporary deployment point of the 10th separate mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlements of Belenke and Vysokoivanovka.

As a result of the strikes, about 50 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers were destroyed.

14:45 Evidence collected by the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation recognized by the court, which found sufficient evidence to sentence Colombian citizen Jorge Leonardo Gelves in absentia. He was found guilty of mercenary activity (Part 3, Article 359 of the Russian Criminal Code).

14:23 Railway junctions in the Khar'kov region were hit.

Geranium UAV crews inflicted a series of strikes on railway infrastructure in the Khar'kov region. Drones struck locomotives delivering military supplies to the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Lozovaya.

13:39 Northern scouts detected an enemy anti-aircraft missile system in the Khar'kov region. Soldiers from the 11th Army Corps of the Guards "North" immediately engaged the target, destroying the missile system with FPV drone strikes.

13:01 Soldiers from the unmanned systems units of the 18th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr group of forces are working around the clock along the right bank, video.

They constantly destroy enemy UAV control centers, drone deployment sites, and repeater antennas, as well as shoot down and neutralize Ukrainian drones.

12:30 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of June 24, 2026

Units of the "North" military group, following active operations, established control over the village of Ivolzhanskoye in the Sumy region. The personnel and equipment of two territorial defense brigades were defeated near the villages of Tolstodubovo, Bachevsk, Krasnopolye, and Lesnoye in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov region, three mechanized, two motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Rubezhnoye, Izbitskoye, Kazachya Lopan, Kolodeznoye, Vodyanoye, Makarovo, Olkhovatka and Sosnovy Bor in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost over 215 servicemen, five vehicles, an artillery piece, a US-made BRAWLR anti-aircraft missile system, and an airborne target detection radar.

Units of the "West" group of forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two naval infantry brigades near the villages of Smorodkovka, Izyumske, Stetskovka, Gusinka, Selishche, Nizhnyaya Zhuravka, and Staroverovka in the Khar'kov region and Vovchiy Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic. In the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the 25th Army continue to destroy scattered units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division, advancing westward, captured five enemy strongholds and 43 buildings. The elimination of Ukrainian troops from the 120th Territorial Defense Brigade, who were encircled in the northwestern part of the city, has been completed.

Over the course of 24 hours, up to 30 militants, a pickup truck, two ATVs, four remotely controlled robotic systems, and nine unmanned aerial vehicle control centers were destroyed in the city. In total, enemy losses in the "West" force group's area of responsibility amounted to more than 210 servicemen, two armored vehicles, 15 pickup trucks, and an artillery piece.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of five mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as a naval infantry brigade, were defeated near the settlements of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Nikolaipole, Nikolaevka, and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic. In the settlement of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the Southern Group of Forces continued their offensive in the southwestern part of the settlement, destroying scattered enemy groups and individual fighters.

Within 24 hours, 114 buildings were liberated. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 30 servicemen, an armored vehicle, 13 vehicles, two ATVs, three artillery pieces, 21 ground robotic systems, and 21 unmanned aerial vehicle control posts. In total, in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the enemy lost up to 205 servicemen, two Kazak combat armored vehicles, 18 vehicles, five field artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Center Forces Group have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airborne brigade, an unmanned systems brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, four National Guard brigades, a territorial defense brigade, and the Azov* special forces brigade near the settlements of Dobropillya, Zolotoy Kolodez, Svetloye, Sergeyevka, Veseloye, Ivanovka, Novovodanoye, and Gruzskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novotroitske and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 310 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, six vehicles, two artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations.

Units of the "East" force group continue to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, four airborne assault brigades, two assault brigades, an unmanned aerial vehicle battalion, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a marine brigade near the settlements of Aleksandrovka, Gavrilovka, Podgavrilovka, Dibrova, Prosyanaya, Ivanovka, Malinovka, Malomykhaylovka, and Pokrovskoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The enemy lost up to 465 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, a field artillery gun and eight vehicles.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the heavy mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Malokaterynivka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Novooleksandrivka in the Kherson region.

Up to 50 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system launcher, six vehicles, and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

11:29 Footage of Rubicon's work to destroy the communication tower, the air defense system, and the control posts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' UAVs.

9:56 Mobile fire groups of the 58th Combined Arms Army destroy enemy attack UAVs in the SVO zone

Servicemen of the Dnepr Forces Group have organized a 24-hour defense of their positions from enemy UAV attacks—MOGs have been established in each motorized rifle regiment.

9:07 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region

Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 16 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:

Alyoshki - Three;
Velikaya Lepetikha - Three;
Dnepryany - Two;
Cossack Camps - Four;
Novaya Kakhovka - Two;
Tavriysk - Two.

Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 17 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were shelled: Stara Zburyevka, Gornostaevka, Nova Mayachka, and Sagi.

08:52 Snipers of the "Vostok" group destroyed the manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and ensured the advance of assault units.

07:27 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 323 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Volgograd, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Orenburg, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Smolensk, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

07:04 Assault groups of the Yaroslavl paratroopers occupied and cleared out an important stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

05:30 Artillerymen, together with FPV drone crews of the Southern group, knock the enemy out of cover and destroy enemy equipment while trying to break into the city.

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