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2026-10-30 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Latest information on the situation on the front line on October 29 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:04 Drone operators and artillerymen of the Vostok group destroy positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

20:49 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and 40 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol regions and the Perm Territory.

18:05 Today afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

As a result of strikes during sea passage, a dry cargo ship was damaged, which was delivering military and dual-use cargo to the port of Odessa, intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

17:01 UAV crews of the "Southern" group worked out against enemy manpower in the Kramatorsk direction.

14:12 Crew of the KVO reconnaissance UAV of the BPS troops unit of the Center group revealed and recorded the destruction of enemy FPV drone control points in the Dnipropetrovsk direction by a FAB-500 airstrike.

13:20 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 29, 2026)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

Units of the North group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.

In the Khar'kov region, the manpower and equipment of units of five mechanized, three motorized infantry brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Zolochiv, Golubovka, Nikolskoye, Izbitskoye, Lobanovka and Dergachi in the Khar'kov region.

In addition, in the Sumy region, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Yastrebinoye, Vakalovshchina, Putivl and Radkovka in the Sumy region.

The enemy lost more than 260 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, nine cars and an electronic warfare 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 Mayaki and Bogorodichnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Podvysokoe, Glushchenkovo, Studenok, and Monachinovka in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 220 servicemen, 13 vehicles and a field artillery gun.

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

The enemy lost more than 145 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 30 vehicles and two 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, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Mezhevaya in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Stepanivka, Belozerske, Shilovka, Andreevka, Rohanske, Starovarvarovka, Veselaya Gora, and Novopavlivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 340 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, nine 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 two airborne assault brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Gavrilovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Serhiivka, Barvinovka, Vasilevske, Tersyanka, and Volnyanka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 175 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, seven vehicles, 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 and mountain assault brigades and the territorial defense brigade near the villages of Orekhov, Yurkivka, and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 15 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and two cars were destroyed.

12:10 In the area of the village of Nikolskoye on one of the supply routes revealed the movement of the French VAB armored personnel carrier, developed by Renault and Savior. A precise strike from a Severyan FPV drone burned the APC to the ground.

10:00 Servicemen of the engineering and sapper units of the Dnepr group of forces carry out engineering reconnaissance and road clearing to ensure the safety of travel routes to the village of Aleshki.

09:22 During the past night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 1,214 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Smolensk, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Tver, Oryol, Ryazan, Vladimir, Samara, Saratov, Penza, Rostov regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Udmurt Republic.

08:04 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

As a result of strikes during sea passage, a dry cargo ship was damaged, which was delivering military and dual-use cargo to the port of Odessa, intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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

Alisovka was liberated (+5.7 km2)
Russian Armed Forces control Pervomayskoye (+2.7 km2)
Russian Armed Forces entered Tokarevka (+0.6 km2)

06:31 Crews of the unmanned aerial systems troops of the "Center" group smashed to pieces equipment and eliminated the manpower of enemy formations (Dnepropetrovsk direction).

05:01 In the Dnepropetrovsk direction, a 122mm D-30 howitzer crew from the 55th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group supports with the fire of our attack aircraft: it strikes UAV control points, firing points and enemy manpower, disrupting attempts to rotate Ukrainian Armed Forces formations.

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