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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of October 25 (updated)
2026-10-26
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 20:43 Drone operators of the Guards Airborne Forces unit of the Dnepr group struck equipment and ground robots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Orekhiv direction in the Zaporizhzhia region.

19:01 "Varyags "burn out to the ground: drone operators targeted automotive equipment, the Gyurza armored vehicle, and ground robots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

18:17 Today in the afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

A dry cargo ship delivering cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the port of Odessa was hit while crossing the sea.

16:51 Servicemen of the assault detachment of the 80th Guards Tank Regiment of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center group took several fighters from the Ukrainian Armed Forces as prisoners in the Dnipropetrovsk direction of the special operation.

14:37 On frames: Destruction of the American M-113 armored personnel carrier in the north-east of the Khar'kov region.

13:49 Operators of attack UAVs of the Vostok group liquidated Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Zaporizhzhia region.

12:02 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue conducting a special military operation.

Units of the "North" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, motorized infantry, and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the towns of Rubizhne, Metallivka, and Berezhne in the Khar'kov region.

In the Sumy region, three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Khoten, Ivolzhanskoye and Nikolskoye in the Sumy region.

The enemy lost more than 165 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, eight cars and a radar station.

Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Rubtsy and Raigorodok in the Donetsk People's Republic and Chervony Oskol in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 230 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 21 automobiles, two artillery pieces, and three electronic warfare stations.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Cherevkovka, and Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 165 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 24 cars and three artillery pieces.

Units of the "Center" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Kryvorizhzhia, Belozerske, Novopavlivka, Varvarivka, Novodonetske, Malotaranivka, Krinitsy, and Starovarvarivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 345 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 10 cars, an artillery piece, 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 two airborne assault brigades, an assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a nava; infantry brigade near the settlements of Ivanovka, Fedorivske, Kolomiytsy, and Pokrovskoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vasinovka, Volnyanka, and Novomykolaivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles and three cars.

Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position and defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades near the towns of Kirovo and Orekhov in the Zaporizhia region.

Up to 40 servicemen, 19 vehicles, a counter-battery station and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

11:22 Geranium UAV operators destroyed a boat carrying enemy FPV drones. Another unmanned boat was destroyed by a Su-30SM2 fighter jet.

10:51 Specialists of the BPS troops hit cable-stayed bridge in the Zaporizhzhia region.

09:03 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on October 24 to 8:00 Moscow time on October 25, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 532 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh, Tula, Oryol, Lipetsk, Kaluga, Ryazan, Rostov, Saratov, Samara, Penza, Volgograd, Ulyanovsk regions, the Moscow region, Perm Krai, Krasnodar Krai, the republics of Tatarstan, Adygea, Mari El, Crimea, the Udmurt Republic and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.

08:57 Operators of FPV interceptors of the BPS troops as part of the "West" group reset enemy drones in flight (Khar'kov region).

08:08 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to inflict blows to unmanned aerial vehicles at logistics centers and port infrastructure facilities of Ukraine, as well as sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The strikes in Khar'kov damaged the Epicenter logistics center, which houses the storage of dual-use goods intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces; the distribution center, which ensures the storage and distribution of military and dual-use goods for the Ukrainian Armed Forces; and the Vasishchevo logistics terminal, which is used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to store military equipment and dual-use goods.

In addition, a dry cargo vessel was hit during the sea crossing, delivering cargo to the port of Chornomorsk intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces
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07:33 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Advance in the Rayskoye area (+3.9 km2)
Advance north of Gulyaipole (+6.7 km2)

05:03 Artillery crews of the Southern group fired from the Giatsint-B crushed three shelters with Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in Druzhkovka.

Posted by:badanov

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