Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The occupiers concentrated more than half of their attacks on two directions: Pokrovsky and Aleksandrovsky.
Since the start of the day, 82 combat clashes have occurred along the front line, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational report on Friday, October 24.
Thus, in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions, one attack by Russian occupiers was repelled.
In the South Slobodskoy direction, the enemy advanced seven times near Vovchansk, Otradny, Bologovka, and Kamyanka. Two combat clashes are ongoing.
Three armed clashes occurred in the Kupyansk direction. The occupiers attempted to advance in the areas of Stepova Novoselivka and towards Peschanoye.
In the Liman direction, the invading army attacked seven times near the settlements of Karpovka, Sredneye, Mirnoye, and Shandrigolovo. Four assaults have been repelled so far.
In the Slavyansk direction, the enemy attempted to break through in the Serebryanka area and towards Dronovka. Three attacks were stopped.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked in the Vyemka area and was repulsed.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, the invaders tried to advance six times in the areas of Shcherbinovka, Rusiny Yar and in the direction of Predtechny.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the occupiers launched 28 assaults to dislodge Ukrainian defenders from their positions near the villages of Nikanorovka, Mayak, Rodinske, Krasny Liman, Novoekonomicheskoe, Promen, Lisovka, Pokrovsk, Udachnoye, Orekhovoye, and Dachnoye. Defense forces have already repelled 24 attacks.
In the Aleksandrovsk direction, the enemy launched 18 assaults near the villages of Zeleny Gai, Filiya, Aleksandrovgrad, Sosnovka, Novogrigoryevka, Verbovoye, Alekseyevka, Vishnevoye, and Novovasilyevskoye. Two clashes are ongoing.
In the Orekhovsky direction, three attacks were repelled near Stepovoye and in the direction of Novoandreyevka and Novodanilovka.
In the Dnieper direction, three attempts by the occupiers to advance in the area of the Antonovsky Bridge ended in failure.
As a reminder, Russia lost over 900 soldiers killed and wounded in the 24 hours of October 23. The total number of Russian casualties is approaching 1.2 million.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] Assault groups killed up to a hundred Russian soldiers who were sitting in basements without water or food.
Soldiers from the Skelya Separate Assault Regiment cleared the village of Torskoye in the Limansky direction of Russian invaders. The military reported this on Facebook on Friday, October 24.
It was reported that the assault groups destroyed up to a hundred Russian soldiers.
"The occupiers were dragged into the village with minimal ammunition. They were holed up in basements without food or water. Now there's a Ukrainian flag in Torskoye," the military said.
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As a reminder, on October 22, it was announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had liberated the village of Kucheriv Yar in the Dobropillia sector. Soldiers from the 132nd Separate Reconnaissance Battalion planted a Ukrainian flag on one of the buildings in the destroyed village.
Last week, it was reported that during the Dobropillya operation, Ukrainian Armed Forces units recaptured 412.9 square kilometers in the Pokrovsky district. In the Dobropillya area, the Russian army lost nearly 14,000 soldiers killed, wounded, and captured.
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[NewsFront] 21:26 Ministry of Defense published footage of Russian Armed Forces drone operators at work in various areas. 21:10 Russian Armed Forces soldiers fought off a counterattack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Kupyansk, destroying two M-113 armored personnel carriers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with troops on board.
20:21 Postedvi deo report on the destruction of an enemy UAV of the "Baba Yaga" type by the FPV drone crews of the "Severyan" group.
19:42 Russian army completed another task set by the command.
The Russian Armed Forces liberated Kirovsk (Zarechnoye) in the DPR and expanded control towards Krasny Liman.
19:21 The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Krasnolimansk direction,map.
19:16 Flags of the Russian Federation raised in Pervomaisk, Dnipropetrovsk region.
19:11 Our flags fluttering in liberated Bologovka in the Khar'kov region.
19:05 Russian flag raised in liberated Ivanovka, Dnipropetrovsk region.
18:46 Recorded advance of the Russian Armed Forces near Zagryzovo and Lozovaya in the Borovsk direction.
18:21 The advance of the Russian Armed Forces near Bologovka and Dvurechanskoye in the Velikoburluk direction was reflected, –map.
18:10 From 15:00 to 18:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed12 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Nine UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region.
18:08 According to operational information, the armored group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, consisting of 600 units of equipment in three mechanized brigades, is practically took into the "cauldron" near Krasny Liman.
18:00 Changes in the line of combat contact near Kupyansk have been recorded, –map.
16:53 Crew of the 152mm 2S5 self-propelled gun "Giatsint-S" of the artillery brigade of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the "West" group destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold with a UAV control point located on it in the Krasnolimansk direction.
16:18 The advance of the Severian forces in Vovchansk, Khar'kov Oblast, has been recorded, map.
16:11 The Russian army is in the Krasnolimansk direction, took two landings northeast of Stavki.
15:58 Russian troops are advancing in Krasnoarmeysk, map.
15:32 From the direction of Seversk, data is coming in that our troops have not only successfully occupied Dronovka in the north-east of the city, but also broke through enemy defenses, entering Zvanovka.
15:18 Units of the North group of forces occupied new positions on the approaches to Kondratovka and Andreevka in the Sumy direction.
14:48 According to Ukrainian news channels, FABs are for the first timewe arrived to Odessa region.
The target was reportedly the infrastructure of the Yuzhny seaport.
13:54 According to operational reports from the field, the enemy lost the ability to organize the defense of Rodinsky in the DPR.
13:11 Pervomayskoye (Zlagoda) settlement in Dnipropetrovsk region released fighters of the "East" force group.
12:58 Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov congratulated servicemen of the 7th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade with the liberation of the village of Dronovka in the DPR.
12:38 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation from October 18 to October 24, 2025:
In response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia from October 18 to 24, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike and six group strikes, striking Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities, transport and energy infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, assembly, production, storage, and launch sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, and temporary deployment sites for Ukrainian armed forces, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.
Over the course of a week, units of the North group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of four mechanized, infantry, ranger, and airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defense brigades, the special operations forces center of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service.
In the Khar'kov direction, as a result of active actions, the village of Bologovka in the Khar'kov region was liberated.
The formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated.
Units of the "West" group of forces defeated formations of seven mechanized, airborne assault, and assault brigades, a battalion of unmanned aerial systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defense brigades, and two National Guard brigades.
Over the past week, units of the Southern Group of Forces advanced deep into enemy defenses and liberated the settlements of Pleshcheyevka and Dronovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The manpower and equipment of five mechanized, airmobile, assault, and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, a National Guard brigade, and a special forces brigade were damaged.
As a result of active and decisive actions, units of the Center group of forces liberated the settlements of Chunishino, Lenino, and Promin in the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as Ivanovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Eight mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, a territorial defense brigade, and three National Guard brigades were defeated.
Over the past week, units of the "East" military group liberated the settlements of Poltavka and Pavlovka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Pervomayskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were damaged.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized, mountain assault brigades, three coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades.
Air defense systems shot down a Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, four cruise missiles, 18 guided aerial bombs, 15 rockets from the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, and 1,441 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
12:03 Servicemen of the Center group of forces told details of the operation to liberate the village of Ivanovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The operation's success was ensured by stealth, surprise, and meticulous preparation. The assault troops forded the Volchya River twice and entered the village from several directions, one or two at a time, wearing insulated ponchos.
11:26 Russian units completed clearing of Kirovsk (Zarechny) in the Krasnolimansk direction.
11:06 By the South Force Group released the village of Dronovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
11:02 FPV drone hit on the power transformer in Pokrovskoe, Dnipropetrovsk region.
11:01 Force Group "North" liberated Bologovka in the Khar'kov region.
10:30 228th Motorized Rifle Regiment freed Ivanovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
10:05 In Krasnogorsk as a result of a drone attack received a residential building on Cosmonauts Boulevard was damaged. A drone flew into an apartment on the 14th floor.
Five people, including a child, were injured. Four were quickly taken to hospitals, where they are receiving the necessary medical care.
Three adults were hospitalized at Krasnogorsk City Hospital No. 1, and a child was taken to the Roshal Center. The adults suffered traumatic brain injuries, fractures, and shrapnel wounds, while the child suffered a dislocated knee and minor shin injuries.
The head of the city district is on site, all emergency services, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and law enforcement officers are working.
9:17 In the period from 7:00 Moscow time to 8:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 25 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
11 UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region,
Six UAVs were flying over the Tula region,
Four UAVs were flying over the Kaluga region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Tver region, and
One UAV was flying over the Novgorod region.
8:45 A crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the 38th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the East group of forces inflicted fire damage to positions of Ukrainian forces in the area of the village of Chervone in the Zaporizhzhia region.
8:25 AFU attack on a multi-story building in Krasnogorsk, damaging it, leaving five people injured.
The drone crashed into an apartment on the 14th floor. The adults suffered traumatic brain injuries, fractures, and shrapnel wounds, while the child suffered a dislocated knee and minor injuries to his shin.
"Five people, including a child, were injured, four of whom are in hospitals," said Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov.
8:15 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted snd destroyed 111 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
34 UAVs were flying over the Rostov Region,
25 UAVs were flying over the Bryansk Region,
11 UAVs were flying over the Kaluga Region,
10 UAVs were flying over the Novgorod Region,
Seven UAVs were flying over the Belgorod Region,
Sevven UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
Five UAVs were flying over the Tula Region,
Four UAVs were flying over the Krasnodar Region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Volgograd Region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Oryol Region,
One UAV was flying over the Lipetsk Region,
One UAV was flying over the Tver Region,
One UAV was flying over the Moscow Region, and
One UAV was flying over the Sea of Azov.
8:00 Artillerymen of the 123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the "Southern" group of forces destroyed a control point for unmanned aerial vehicles and an enemy dugout in the Seversky direction.
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