[NewsFront] 20:25 During the day, in the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 105 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
19:27 UAV operators of the Southern group tracked down an enemy armored combat vehicle. After waiting for the vehicle carrying the militants to pull into cover, drone crews destroyed it with a series of precision strikes (Kramatorsk direction).
17:45 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to apply strikes on port infrastructure facilities, logistics centers of Ukraine and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This afternoon, drone strikes damaged the Epicenter logistics center in Odessa, which is used to store and distribute military supplies arriving from foreign countries for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In addition, a dry cargo ship, which was delivering cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was hit while en route by sea to the port of Odessa.
15:32 Aviation of the Russian Armed Forces in the Khar'koiv region:
four FAB-250 at the firing position of the 159th separate separate brigade in the area of the settlement of Grachevka;
four FAB-250 on the 1st patrol in the village of Nesternoye;
four FAB-500s on the 159th separate separate brigade's air defense system in the village of Nefedovka.
12:16 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of September 26, 2026)
Units of the North group of forces continue to tighten the encirclement of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the northeast of the Khar'kov region and expand the external control zone.
Fighting is underway to liberate the villages of Khripuny, Grachovka, and Rublenoye in the Khar'kov region. Enemy forces are also being destroyed in the areas of the villages of Nesternoye, Shevchenkove, and Varvarovka in the Kha'kov region.
Near the village of Nefedovka in the Khar'kov region, two attempts by a group of up to 10 militants to break out of encirclement were thwarted as a result of fire damage.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 50 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, two cars, an ATV, and a multiple launch rocket system launcher.
During the expansion of the external control zone, the settlements of Petrovpavlivka and Lozovaya in the Khar'kov region were taken under control.
In addition, in the Khar'kov region, the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Svetlichnoye, Kovali, Morozova Dolina, Shapovalovka, Zhukov Yar, and Velykyi Burluk in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, the village of Maryino was taken under control during active offensive operations.
The manpower and equipment of the airmobile and mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Esman, Kiyanitsa, Vakalovshchina and Boyaro-Lezhachi in the Sumy region.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost over 245 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, eight vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and a multiple launch rocket system launcher.
Units of the "West" group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and assault brigades, as well as the territorial defense brigade, near the settlements of Glushchenkovo, Andreevka, Lesnaya Stenka, Chervony Oskol, Grushevka, and Yaremovka in the Khar'kov region and Raigorodok in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 220 servicemen, a tank, a US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle, 14 vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Druzhkovka, Slavyansk, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, Nikolaevka, Kramatorsk, Belokuzminovka, and Chervonozoryane in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 160 soldiers, 26 vehicles and an artillery piece.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belozerskoye, Roganskoye, Andreyevka, Novovodanoye, Sergeyevka, Bokovoe, Veseloye Pole, and Gornyak of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In Dobropillia, Donetsk People's Republic, units of the 51st Combined Arms Army continue to destroy encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the western and eastern parts of the city. Up to 40 militants have been killed. The enemy has made no attempts to break out of the encirclement for 24 hours.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 415 servicemen, four combat armored vehicles, 11 cars, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized infantry brigade, two airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Vesyoliy Kut, Gavrilovka, Ivanovka, and Orly in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Granichnoye, Obshcheye, Yehorivka, and Omelnik in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 275 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, and five cars.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades have been defeated near the villages of Dimitrovo, Orekhov, and Yulievka in the Zaporizhia region.
More than 35 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and 22 vehicles were destroyed.
09:22 The cauldron near Olkhovatka in the Khar'kov region has been cleared, MAP
08:45 FPV interceptor crews of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the West group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces aircraft-type UAV rammed in mid-air (Krasnooskolskoye Reservoir area, DPR).
08:23 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on September 25 to 8:00 Moscow time on September 26, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 645 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
08:20 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on port and transport infrastructure facilities, logistics and communications centers involved in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of the strikes, the following were damaged:
in Kyiv:
the Kosmonova data processing center, which provided mobile internet service and support for the Starlink satellite communications system for the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
in Odessa and Odessa region:
a port point in the village of Vilkovo, through which weapons and ammunition from European countries were delivered to Ukraine;
a road bridge in the village of Mayaki, used for the transfer of military cargo to units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
The Nova Poshta logistics center, which stored military cargo for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In addition, a dry cargo ship carrying military cargo was struck in the Black Sea.
07:34 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
The village of Vtoroye Buzovo was liberated (+7.3 km2)
Advance in the area of the settlement Muravka (+13.2 km2)
The enemy is in the area north of Liman, the control zone east of Slavyansk is being adjusted in favor of the enemy (-88.3 km2)