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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of October 28 (updated)
2026-10-29
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 20:58 During the day from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 90 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, Voronezh, Ryazan and Tula regions.

20:52 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the 61st Naval Infantry Brigade of the Center group destroyed three UAV control points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations north of the city of Dobropillya.

18:01 Today in the afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of drone strikes on logistics centers, energy infrastructure facilities, and sea vessels involved in delivering military supplies to Ukraine.

The strike damaged a logistics center in Kharkov, which houses the storage of military and dual-use cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces; the PS-330 Lutsk-Severnaya electrical substation in Lutsk and the PS-330 Kovel electrical substation in Volyn Oblast, which support military industrial enterprises producing unmanned aerial vehicles and components for them, as well as logistics centers used to store military equipment.

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.

16:16 FPV interceptor operators of the BPS troops units from the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group blew up enemy aircraft-type UAVs in the LPR.

13:26 Air cover groups of the "Vostok" group destroyed a swarm of hexacopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Upon detection of a target, the group's fighters immediately raise the "bird" into the sky and eliminate the enemy target.

12:17 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of October 28, 2026

Units of the North military group liberated the settlements of Alisovka in the Khar'kov region and Barilovka in the Sumy region during active operations.

In addition, in the Khar'kov region, the manpower and equipment of units of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Izbitskoye, Stary Saltov, Bugayevka and Rubizhne in the Khar'kov region.

In the Sumy region, the formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Luzhki and Sukhodol in the Sumy region.

The enemy lost more than 195 servicemen and six vehicles.

Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Glushchenkovo, Studenok, Monachinovka, and Smorodkovka in the Khar'kov region and Bogorodichnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 240 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 15 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and six electronic warfare stations.

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

The enemy lost more than 155 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 31 vehicles and three artillery pieces.

Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belozerske, Bokovoe, Kalinino, Shilovka, and Viktorovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Ivanovka and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 335 military personnel, nine armored combat vehicles, 10 cars, and two electronic warfare stations.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, a Ukrainian assault regiment, and a naval infantry brigade near the villages of Berestovoe, Novoukrainka, Tersyanka, and Serhiivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 215 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, seven cars and an artillery piece.

Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade near the villages of Orekhov and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

10:30 T-80BV tank crews of the Vostok group destroyed targets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

09:02 Crews of the 152mm Giatsint-B guns of the Vostok group smashed to pieces control points for hexacopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Dnipropetrovsk region).

08:42 During the past night (from 20:00 Moscow time on October 27 to 08:00 Moscow time on October 28), air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 531 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tula regions and the Moscow region.

07:36 Nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Generalissimo Suvorov completed launch of the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile in accordance with the combat training plan (Sea of Okhotsk).

The missile launch was conducted from an underwater position. The missile warheads successfully arrived at the designated test site within the estimated time.

07:33 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Enemy advanced in the Korchakovka - Yunakovka area (-40.8 km2)

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