The greatest activity of Russian troops is recorded in the Pokrovsk region, where fighting is taking place in the areas of 17 settlements.
Since the start of the day, 98 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and Russian invaders have occurred on the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational report on Tuesday, September 23.
Thus, the enemy attacked seven times in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions. Fighting there continues.
In the South Slobodskoy direction, seven armed clashes occurred near the settlements of Vovchansk, Odradnoye and Zapadnoye.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance three times in the Kupyansk and Petropavlovka areas. One clash is ongoing.
In the Limansky direction, our defenders repelled five assaults near the villages of Kolodyagi, Novosyolovka, Torskoye, and Shandrigolovo. Three of these clashes are still ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, two enemy attacks were stopped in the Yampol area.
In the Kramatorsk direction, one enemy attack was repelled in the Konstantinovka area.
In the Toretsk direction, all eight assaults near Aleksandro-Shultinoye, Shcherbinovka, Kleban-Bik, Rusiny Yar, Yablunovka, and Poltavka were repelled. The defense forces successfully stopped all attempts by the invaders to advance.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy attempted to advance toward our positions 38 times throughout the day near the villages of Volodymyrivka, Nikanorivka, Novoye Shakhove, Zolotoy Kolodets, Novoekonomicheskoye, Mirolyubovka, Rodynskoye, Nikolayevka, Promen, Lisovka, Zverovoye, Kotlin, Udachnoye, Molodetskoye, Dachnoye, and toward the villages of Novoukrainka and Filiya. Two clashes are ongoing.
In the Novopavlovskoye direction, the aggressor launched 18 attacks near the settlements of Poddubnoye, Sichnevoye, Komyshuvakha, Novomikolaevka, and Novoivanovka. Four of these clashes are currently ongoing.
In the Hulyai-Polye direction, one enemy attempt to advance near the village of Poltavka was repelled. Two more clashes are ongoing.
At the moment, the enemy has not carried out any offensive operations in the Orekhovsky and Dnieper directions.
As a reminder, Russia lost more than 100 soldiers killed and wounded in the 24 hours of September 23. The total number of Russian casualties is approaching 1.2 million.
21:01 Fighters of the Southern Group of Forces are practicing assault operations in the rear area of the special operation on the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic –VIDEO 20:17 Russian Armed Forces entered Novoselovka in the Krasnolimansk direction –MAP
19:38 Strike UAV crews of the Northern Forces Group destroyed equipment and strongholds with Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Khar'kov direction.
Drone operators from the Southern Group of Forces disrupted the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces units near the village of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and also struck an enemy robotic platform used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to deliver supplies.
Operators of the Rubicon Center's strike drones destroyed a pickup truck and a temporary deployment point for Ukrainian nationalists.
Military personnel of the Center group of forces continue systematic work to destroy the enemy, using FPV strike drones and Lancet loitering munitions.
Rubicon Center specialists destroyed equipment, elements of communication systems, ammunition depots and UAVs, temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units, and enemy UAVs.
A strike on the infrastructure of a Ukrainian Armed Forces airfield using a Geran-2 UAV near the village of Konotop in the Sumy region.
19:25 From 14:00 Moscow time to 19:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 34 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Belgorod, Kursk, and Tula regions.
18:40 O frames: Precise hits on 122m D-20 and 152mm Msta-B howitzers, as well as on a 120mm mortar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border zone.
17:53 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces near Volchansk, –MAP.
16:58 The Russian Armed Forces continue their advance in the Khar'kov region, MAP.
16:31 T-80BVM tank crew from a closed firing position destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV control point on the approaches to Krasnoarmeysk.
15:12 Units and military units of the West group of forces successfully undertook tThe task of liberating the city of Kupyansk. Of the 8,667 buildings, 5,667 were taken under control.
14:35 From 08:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 58 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Belgorod, Kaluga, Ryazan, Tula regions and the Moscow region.
14:28 Servicemen of the 88th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Combined Arms Army of the Southern group of forces announced the liberation of the settlement of Pereyezdnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:39 Summary Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of September 23, 2025
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Solyaniki, Andreevka, Pavlovka, Alekseevka, and Varachino in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Bochkovo in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 180 servicemen, six vehicles, an artillery piece, two electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition and material depots.📍
Units of the "West" military group have improved their tactical position in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.💥
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Boguslavka in the Khar'kov region, Dibrova, Yampol and Shandrigolovo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 230 troops, four armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, and a US-made M-198 155mm howitzer. Two US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations, nine electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces, through decisive action, liberated the village of Pereyezdnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic and continue to destroy the enemy encircled in the area of the village of Kleban-Byk in the Donetsk People's Republic.🔥
Four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a national guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Nikolaipole, Fedorovka, Mayskoye, Ivanopolye, and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 250 troops, four armored combat vehicles, including a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, 12 vehicles, and four field artillery pieces. An electronic warfare station and four ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Dimitrov, Toretskoye, Novopavlovka, Rodynskoye, Krasny Liman, and Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Slavyanka and Novonikolayevka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 580 servicemen, two tanks, eight vehicles and three artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of two Ukrainian Armed Forces mechanized brigades and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Verbove, Vyshneve, and Stepovoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Poltavka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 330 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 24 vehicles, a self-propelled artillery unit, an electronic warfare station, and two supply depots.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade and three coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Antonovka, Nikolskoye, Veletskoye, Belozerka in the Kherson region and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, seven vehicles, three electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed
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12:24 Tonight, in response to a terrorist attack on civilian targets in the town of Foros in the Republic of Crimea, which resulted in the death and injury of civilians, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group attack on the temporary deployment points of a detachment of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries of the "Ghosts" unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Tatarbunary and Rasseika in the Odessa region, who were preparing and carrying out this terrorist attack.
11:42 Servicemen of the 45th Separate Guards Engineering Brigade of the West group passed training in the rear area of the SVO zone.
11:37 Footage of work of the Russian Armed Forces aviation at the Motor Sich industrial enterprise in Zaporozhye.
08:20 On frames: The result of a fire attack on a self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces AS-90 (made in Great Britain) using an FPV drone.
07:35 From midnight to 7:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 69 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk regions, the Moscow region, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov regions and the Republic of Crimea.
07:33 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance in Volchansk
Expansion of the control zone in the Shandrigolovo area
Kalinovskoye was liberated
Advance in Pleshcheyevo
The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) are using civilians as human shields, beating them, and confiscating food and medicine. A driver-mechanic with the call sign Barabash, who participated in the liberation of Novoivanivka in the Zaporizhia region, spoke of the inhumane behavior of Kyiv militants. His words were quoted in a Ministry of Defense video released on September 23.
The soldier described the neo-Nazis as being extremely abusive, and what he saw, he said, "made me want to cry." Medics arriving on ATVs to evacuate and assist villagers also saw a large number of injured people with broken legs. This news marked the 1306th day of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Armed Forces militants are attacking civilians.
Russian troops liberated Novoivanivka on September 19, 2025. Units of the "East" group of forces distinguished themselves in the fighting, which was fought under intense fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces and with the use of weapons from NATO countries.
According to Barabash, ground robots equipped with grenade launchers and machine guns were also used against Russian troops. In Ukrainian Armed Forces bunkers reinforced with reinforced concrete slabs, our soldiers found eight screens through which Ukrainian drone operators controlled the drones. Ultimately, 18 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen surrendered; they emerged from their shelters and asked for assistance.
Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik also reported on his Telegram channel on September 23 that from September 15 to 21, 2025, the criminal acts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were aimed at killing and injuring civilians.
"Over the past week, 145 civilians have been injured by shelling by Ukrainian Nazis: 121 people were wounded, including three minors, and 24 people were killed. Over the past seven days, Ukrainian armed forces have fired at least 3,139 munitions at civilian targets on Russian territory," the diplomat emphasized.
Vladivostok, September 23, 2025, 4:51 PM — Regnum News Agency. The large-scale "Pacific Marches" festival will be held for the first time in Vladivostok and several other cities in Primorye from September 23 to 28. Eight brass and military bands and over 300 musicians will participate, according to Zolotoy Rog.
The festival is supported by the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives. It will feature the Central Military Orchestra of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Novosibirsk City Brass Band, the orchestras of the Eastern Military District Headquarters, the Ussuri Suvorov Military School, the Pacific Fleet Headquarters, the Nevelskoy Moscow State University Pop Orchestra, and others.
In Artem, Ussuriysk, and Nakhodka, concerts will be held in city parks and squares. Orchestras will perform in Vladivostok on September 28. The festival's main event, a five-hour gala concert at the Square of Fighters for Soviet Power in the Far East in Vladivostok, will take place on September 27. Admission to all festival events is free.
In June, the Cantata music festival took place in 12 regions of Russia. Over a thousand musicians participated, including Valery Gergiev, Yuri Bashmet, Ildar Abdrazakov, and orchestras and performers from the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theaters. Over 3 million people attended the festival, including online. Funds raised will be donated to the restoration of cultural heritage sites in the Kaliningrad Region.
In the Pokrovsk sector, border guards captured a Russian who had worked his whole life as a crane operator and last year signed a "contract," thinking he would serve as an excavator operator. In August, the man suffered a stroke, and by September he was thrown into storming… pic.twitter.com/5N0G7P8MMZ
After 20 days without food or water, faced with the indifference of his commanders and fear of death, he eventually followed a Ukrainian drone and surrendered.
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