24 September 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of four mechanised brigades and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Andreyevka, Alekseyevka, Varachino, Novaya Sech, Pavlovka, and Khrapovshchina (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of a motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Bochkovo, Volchansk, and Okhrimovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, five motor vehicles, two artillery guns including a French-made 155-mm TRF1 howitzer, a counter-fire radar, and an ammunition depot.
The Zapad Group of Forces’ units improved the tactical situation. Russian troops seized 115 buildings in Kupyansk of Kharkov region.
Kirorovsk (Donetsk People’s Republic) is almost liberated. There, Russian assault detachments have reached the north-western outskirts.
In addition, strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a national guard brigade close to Boldyrevka, Kolodeznoye, Petrovka, Smorodkovka, Staroverovka (Kharkov region), Maslyakovka, and Yampol (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 230 troops, a British-made Snatch armoured fighting vehicle, 14 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. A counter-fire radar, seven electronic warfare stations, and nine ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line and continued to destroy the enemy, which had been blocked in the Donetsk People’s Republic south of Kleban-Byk Reservoir. More than 4.5 square kilometres of territory have been liberated in this area during the past 24 hours.
Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, a national guard brigade close to Ivanopolye, Ilyinovka, Konstantinovka, Nelepovka and Seversk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 215 troops, a tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns. Three electronic warfare stations, five ammunition, fuel, and materiel depots were neutralised.
hree air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade were hit near Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Krasny Liman, Novopavlovka, Petrovka, Rodinskoye and Torskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 535 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five pickup trucks, two artillery guns, and a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-fire radar.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of enemy defence. Russian troops engaged a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a marine brigade hit near Malomikhaylovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Novogrigorovka, Poltavka, and Uspenovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 315 troops, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and an electronic warfare station.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a heavy mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a coastal defence brigade near Kamyshevakha, Lukyanovskoye (Zaporozhye region), Verovka, and Veseloye in Kherson region.
The enemy lost up to 70 troops, a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, four motor vehicles, two artillery guns, two electronic warfare stations, and three ammunition depots have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged an power substation that provides support to enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry, production workshops of the Motor Sich enterprise, storage and launch sites of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 136 areas.
The Black Sea Fleet eliminated two AFU motor boats along with a landing force in the north-western part of the Black Sea.
Air defence systems shot down seven guided aerial bombs and 202 unmanned aerial vehicles during the day.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
667 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
86,435 unmanned aerial vehicles,
630 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,233 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,592 MLRS combat vehicles,
29,888 field artillery guns and mortars,
42,513 support military vehicles.