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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of September 25 (updated)
2026-09-26
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[NewsFront] 20:58 In Zhitomir "Gerani"amazed plant operating at the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Zhytomyr city administration reported another Russian drone attack on the local Kromberg & Schubert company. This is the second effective strike on the facility in the past week.

Officially, the plant is engaged in the production of electrical cable systems for leading European automakers – Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.

However, in practice, the plant's facilities are actively used to supply the Kyiv regime's armed forces. It was precisely this military operation, under the guise of civilian European brands, that made the workshops a legitimate target for attacks.

20:43 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 55 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.

20:17 Two people in Gorlovka died during an attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces UAVs

In the Central City district of the city, two civilians were killed and three more were injured as a result of strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

19:27 In the Belgorod region, during an attack on an FPV drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a married couple died

In the village of Zozuli, Borisov District, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck a car. A man and a woman died instantly.

18:59 Applied a strike on the Protasov business center, on the territory of which the Cosmonova data center is located, – video.

18:28 Artillerymen of the 11th Army Corps of the North group fired from the 152mm 2S44 Giatsint-K self-propelled gun worked out on the stronghold and the concentration of militants in the encirclement ring in the Khar'kov region.

17:40 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to carry out strikes with unmanned aerial vehicles against military-industrial complex enterprises and logistics centers, as well as sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The following were damaged as a result of the strike:

- in the Kyiv region - a logistics center (LLC "Heavy Logistics Ukraine") in the village of Trebukhov, the territory of which was used by units of the Ministry of Defense and other security agencies of Ukraine for storing dual-use goods;

- in Kyiv – the Datagroup data center, which provided processing and transmission of intelligence data in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;

- in the Odessa region - a dry cargo ship that delivered military cargo to the port of Chornomorsk.

16:20 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate more crimes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against civilians in the Perm region, the Luhansk People's Republic, and the Samara and Belgorod regions

According to local authorities, a man was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Perm region.

Six civilians were injured as a result of Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes in the city of Luhansk and in two municipal districts of the LPR.

In the Samara region, as a result of attacks by the Kyiv regime on the Racheika-Balasheika railway line, an electric locomotive and a car of a Moscow-Tolyatti passenger train were damaged, and the driver was injured.

According to the Belgorod Region operational headquarters, a woman was injured in the village of Chapaevskoye in the Graivoronsky District due to the detonation of an explosive device belonging to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

15:51 Today, Ukrainian military hit markets in the Nikitovsky and Central-City districts of Gorlovka using drones. There are casualties, the city's mayor stated.

15:01 Applied strike on an enemy target in Kyiv

A drone struck an office building in Kyiv's Solomensky district. Companies involved in drone production, electronic warfare, and other industries are often located in such locations.

14:41 UAV crews of the 61st Naval Infantry Brigade of the Center groupare workingat the temporary accommodation points of the militants, as well as at their firing positions in the village of Dobropillya in the DPR.

The fighters are also preventing attempts by units of the 4th and 15th National Guard Brigades to break out of the encirclement.

13:30 Investigative Committee of Russia investigated criminal cases on crimes committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia and Voronezh regions.

Three volunteers from the Omsk region delivering humanitarian aid were killed in a cynical attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on a civilian vehicle near the village of Novobogdanovka in the Melitopol Municipal District of the Zaporizhzhia Region. The total number of casualties is being determined. The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case under Articles 105 and 167 of the Russian Criminal Code (murder and intentional destruction of property).

12:29 Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted a strike on a construction hypermarket in Luhansk

Emergency Ministry personnel are extinguishing a fire covering an area of 27,000 square meters. Emergency services added that there were no fatalities or injuries as a result of the attack.

11:55 From September 19 to 25, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted two massive and seven group strikes, which resulted in damage

- military factories, enterprises of the metallurgical industry and the fuel and energy complex of Ukraine, which ensured their operation,

- logistics, telecommunication centers,

- transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

- military airfields,

- places of production and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles,

- warehouses for ammunition, fuel and military-technical equipment,

- temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.

In addition, a number of Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities that provided for the reception, storage, and distribution of military cargo, as well as fuel and lubricants for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were disabled.

Over the course of a week, 18 sea vessels were hit, including 15 dry cargo ships and three tankers involved in the supply of Western weapons, military equipment, and fuel for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

11:21 "Geraniums" hit five dry cargo ships were involved in the Black Sea and the port of Odesa. The vessels were used to deliver military supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

10:55 Aerospace Forces crews using FAB-500 struck a temporary deployment point for the 10th separate mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Mayaki in the Kramatorsk district of the DPR and a UAV control point for the 475th separate assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Svetlichnoye in the Khar'kov region.

10:00 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod and Kursk regions

According to the Belgorod Region task force, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck a truck near the village of Pyatnitskoye, killing a man and injuring another. Three people, including a young child, were injured in FPV drone attacks in the city of Shebekino.

According to local authorities, two men were injured in a strike by an Armed Forces drone in the Glushkovsky District of the Kursk Region.

9:14 TOS-2 "Tosochka" crew of the NBC protection unit of the "Center" group burned a command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dobropillya direction.

8:47 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on September 24 to 8:00 Moscow time on September 25, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 592 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Tver, Tula, Samara, Smolensk regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, Perm Krai, the Udmurt Republic, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.

8:28 Frontline summary as of the morning of September 25, 2026

Zaporizhzhya Front

In the Orekhovo direction, there is progress near Novoselovka and west of Chervona Krinitsa. Fighting continues in Orekhovo.

In the Gulyai-Polye direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the village of Svetlaya Dolina, located 3 kilometers west of Zorevka.

Donetsk Front

In the Dobropillya sector, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the village of Dobropillya. Russian Armed Forces are expanding their zone of control in the Novovodanoye area.

In the Konstantinovsky direction, Russian troops are advancing in the Alekseevo-Druzhkovka area, strengthening their coverage of the settlement.

In the Krasnolimansk sector, Russian forces are reportedly holding positions on the western bank of the Zherebets River. In the Seversky sector, fighting continues near Vasilevskaya Pustosh and Nikolaevka. Russian forces are taking up new positions north of Fyodorovka.

Khar'kov Front

In the Kupyansk direction, clashes are reported in the areas of Sin'kovka and Petrovpavlovka. Fighting is ongoing for Kovsharovka and Novoosinovo.

The cauldron's clearance continues in the Volchansk sector. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the villages of Buzovo and Khizhnyakovo. Fighting continues in Prikolotnoye. Fighting continues in the Kazachya Lopan and Goptovka areas.

Sumy Front

In the Sumy district, there is progress near Khoten, Kiyanitsa, and Maryino. In the Krasnopolsky district, heavy fighting is ongoing near the village of Stepok.

8:03 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against military-industrial complex enterprises and logistics centers, as well as sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The following were damaged as a result of the strike:

- in the Kyiv region - a place for the assembly and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles (Fire Point LLC) in the settlement of Boryspil, on the territory of which Honeywell TFE731 engines, used as the power plant for long-range cruise missiles Flamingo, were stored;

in Odessa region:

- two logistics centers in Odessa and Nerubayske, which carried out the storage and distribution of military and dual-use cargo received in Ukraine from European countries;

- in the port of Reni – berthing infrastructure facilities and three storage facilities with military equipment intended to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In addition, a dry cargo vessel was hit during the sea crossing, delivering military equipment and dual-use cargo to the port of Odessa to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

06:43 Drone operators of the Vostok group launched a series of strikes, smashing to piecesEnemy armored vehicles in the Zaporizhia region. A Bergepanzer 2 armored recovery vehicle was also disabled.

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