[NewsFront] 21:25 RF Armed Forces are moving forward near Zverevo (Krasnoarmeyskoye direction).
21:04 UAV and artillery crews of Vostok destroy enemy positions βvideo.
21:01 Operational maps of the balance of forces in the combat zone:
Changed situation near Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk).
RF Armed Forces advanced in the Konstantinovsky direction.
RF Armed Forces advanced near Shevchenko, Green Field and Novopol.
19:40 In the period from 15:00 Moscow time to 19:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted destroyed and 27 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
β 15 UAVs β over the territory of the Bryansk region,
β Six UAVs β over the territory of the Kaluga region,
β Four UAVs β over the territory of the Moscow region,
β Two UAVs β over the territory of the Tula region.
19:04 Calculation of the 122mm towed howitzer D-30 destroyed enemy manpower, disrupting the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
18:52 In the Belgorod region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were targeting civilian vehicles, both moving and parked.
In the village of Bessonovka in the Belgorod district, a drone detonated in a company parking lot β three cars had their windows knocked out and their bodies damaged.
The second drone attacked a GAZelle β the body was damaged. In the village of Otradnoye, an FPV drone attacked a parked car β the vehicle was damaged. Another drone hit a car in the village of Oktyabrsky β the windows and roof were damaged.
17:45 Guardsmen of the 121st Motorized Rife Regiment of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the West group of forces during the day and hunted at night for transport and militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction in the Khar'kov region.
The FPV control system "Groza Leska" on fiber optics actively helps to destroy the enemy.
17:00 During the shelling of Gorlovka by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, wounded local resident
The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an artillery strike on the residential area "Stroitel" in Gorlovka. As a result of the strike, a civilian was injured.
βA civilian resident of Gorlovka was wounded,β said Mayor Ivan Prikhodko.
16:35 The enemy's movements are timely open up our reconnaissance forces, including those from the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 44th Army Corps, and Russian aviation are carrying out targeted strikes, grinding down the enemyβs manpower.
16:10 In Donetsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired upon a residential building in the city center
The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the center of Donetsk. One of the HIMARS shells hit an ordinary residential high-rise building located on Universitetskaya Street opposite the Republican Traumatology Center.
Emergency services are working at the scene. According to preliminary information, there are casualties.
15:59 In the period from 11:30 Moscow time to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 14 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
β Eight UAVs β over the territory of the Bryansk region,
β Four UAVs β over the territory of the Moscow region,
β One UAV β over the territory of the Tver region,
β One UAV β over the territory of the Kaluga region.
15:20 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate more crimes by Ukrainian servicemen against civilians in Zaporizhia and Kherson regions
In the village of Verkhnyaya Krinitsa in the Zaporizhia region, a 14-year-old teenager and his parents were injured as a result of a strike by a Ukrainian UAV.
According to information from executive authorities, as a result of an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Velyki Kopani in the Kherson region, two men were wounded.
15:05 UAV operators of the Dnepr group of troops using quadcopters deliver food, water and medicine to the front lines.
The use of unmanned βcouriersβ allows us to significantly reduce risks and preserve the lives and health of soldiers.
14:00 Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted FPV drone strike on agricultural market in Velyki Kopani.
Two men are in serious condition, a woman received moderate injuries. In addition, as a result of the impact, two trucks burned down, and several cars were damaged.
13:30 Died Ukrainian pilot who allegedly tried to shoot down our Yak UAVs.
- During a combat mission, the director of the Odessa air club, Konstantin Oborin, died. He was 63 years old.
- Most likely, he was one of those who tried to shoot down our UAVs on the Yaks.
- Konstantin Oborin also headed the Union of Veterans of Afghanistan in Odessa and the air club in Gidroport.
12:45 FPV drone operators from the 245th Motorized Rifle Regiment knock down enemy "Vampire" in the area of the settlement of Stogniy, far from the state border and far from the positions of our troops.
12:20 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the progress of the Special Military Operation as of July 19, 2025
Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with high-precision air, land and sea-based weapons, as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles, on enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine that produce components for missiles and strike unmanned aerial vehicles.
Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, airborne assault brigades and assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Varachino, Ryzhevka, Yablonovka, Yunakovka, Alekseyevka and Kondratovka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Gatishche and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 155 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, three cars, four artillery pieces and an ammunition depot.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the front line, inflicted defeat on formations of two mechanized, assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Sin'kovka, Novy Mir in the Khar'kov region, Korovy Yar, Karpovka and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy suffered losses of over 230 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, including a US-made HMMWV, 18 vehicles and two field artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery station, two electronic warfare stations and seven ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Serebryanka, Chasov Yar, Konstantinovka, Kleban-Byk, Shcherbinovka and Belaya Gora of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 125 servicemen, two artillery pieces. A fuel depot and a supply depot were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of five mechanized, assault, ranger, airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades and two national guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoarmeysk, Novoukrainka, Muravka, Zverevo, Petrovskoye and Udachnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 450 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 12 cars, as well as three artillery pieces, including a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Braveheart" made in Great Britain.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novogeorgievka, Ivanovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Zeleny Gai in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 11 cars, a field artillery gun, and a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery station.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka in the Zaporizhia region, Antonovka and Ponyatovka in the Kherson region.
11:48 In the period from 8.30 Moscow time to 11.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
Five UAVs each β over the territories of the Bryansk and Smolensk regions.
11:00 Attack aircraft of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group of forces captured fortified positions of the "enemy" at a training ground in the rear area of the SVO zone.
The fighters worked out various action options, taking into account the terrain and possible enemy resistance. Particular attention was paid to the coherence of the units, the rapid destruction of fire points and the competent consolidation of the occupied positions.
10:05 FPV drone Operator destroyed armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, located in ambush.
9:26 Footage recorded in Odessa arrival and the subsequent massive fire during a night attack by Geranium-type drones.
Regional authorities report damage to critical infrastructure.
9:00 In the period from 7.45 Moscow time to 8.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Bryansk region.
8:30 Konstantinovskoye direction
Fierce counter-battles in the Yablonovka-Aleksandro-Kalinovo area..
The enemy is trying not to allow cutting off logistical routes to provide the grouping south of the Kleban-Bykskoye reservoir and in the Shcherbinovka area, which prevents our troops from launching an offensive on Konstantinovka.
Despite the resistance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, our assault units took control of the central part of Yablonovka and entered the eastern part, breaking through to Aleksandro-Kalinovo from the northwest.
At the same time, our units are constantly conducting active offensive operations using armored and motorized vehicles to the south and southeast of Aleksandro-Kalinovo.
Fierce fighting for Katerinovka. Our units are driving out the enemy in the plantings to the west of it.
The situation in the Shcherbinovka area and to the east is ambiguous. In Shcherbinovka itself, our units are advancing in the central part.
Positions to the east and northeast are changing hands and back.
The Matrona Moskovskaya mine is again occupied by the enemy. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been driven out of the plantings to the north.
Battles for the strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces west of Petrovskoye (Novospasskoye)
8:04 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 71 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were :
β 24 β over the territory of the Rostov region,
β 16 β over the territory of the Moscow region,
β 11 β over the territory of the Bryansk region,
β 10 β over the territory of the Kaluga region,
β Three β over the territory of the Kursk region,
β Two each over the territories of the Oryol, Tula and Lipetsk regions,
β One β over the territory of the Krasnodar region.