Russia's war on Ukraine. 10.09.25
Operational situation
On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces hold positions in Yunakivka and counterattacked near Andriivka, Oleksiivka, and Varachyne.
Russian troops continue fighting for Yunakivka, tried to advance northeast of Kindrativka, to the north of Varachyne, and southwest of Yunakivka, and attacked near Oleksiivka. The 51st Airborne Regiment of the 106th Airborne Division and the 186th Motorized Rifle Regiment try to establish supply for forward units using UAVs and unmanned ground vehicles (UGV).
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops tried to advance west of Synelnykove and on the left bank of the Vovcha River within Vovchansk, and attacked in the direction of Lyptsi.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked on the left bank of the Vovcha River in Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops tried to advance in the northern, eastern, southeastern, and western parts of Kupyansk, and attacked near Myrove, Tyshchenkivka, Stroyivka, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, in the direction of Pishchane and Novoplatonivka.
On the Lyman direction, Russian troops tried to advance in Zarichne, east of Derylove north of Yampil, in the Serebriansk forest, and attacked near Shandryholove, Serednie, in the direction of Korovyi Yar, near Hlushchenkove, Karpivka, Stavky, Kolodyazi, Myrne, Novomykhailivka, and Torske.
On the Siversk direction, enemy reconnaissance and sabotage groups entered the industrial zone near the northern outskirts of Siversk, and attacked near Dronivka, Hryhorivka, Serebrianka, Vyimka, Vasyukivka, in the direction of Bondarne. Russian troops strike vehicles on the T2122 Izium – Barvinkove highway with FPV drones 40–50 km from the front line.
On the Kostyantynivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced in Katerynivka and counterattacked near Predtechyne.
Russian troops continue fighting in Predtechyne, tried to advance near Sofiivka, and attacked near Kostyantynivka, Minkivka, Stupochky, Bila Hora, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Kleban Byk, Nelipivka, Toretsk, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Yablunivka, Poltavka, Rusyn Yar, Volodymyrivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops tried to advance in the center of Shakhove, to the east of Myrnohrad, and attacked in the direction of Novoekonomichne, Molodetske, Novopidhorodnie, near Nove, Shakhove, Zapovidne, Pokrovsk, Rodynske, Promin, Myrolyubivka, Sukhyi Yar, Novopavlivka, Novoukrainka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian troops advanced east of Muravka, tried to advance north of Ternove, in the direction of Novomykolayivka, and attacked near Dachne, Filiya, Yalta, Tovste, Oleksandrohrad, Piddubne, Ternove, Maliivka, Novoheorhiivka, Zaporizke, Kamyshuvakha, Sosnivka, Sichneve, Novoselivka, in the direction of Lisne, and with large forces, they try to capture Zelenyi Hai and seek gaps in the Ukrainian defense.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Sosnivka.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian troops advanced near Zelene Pole, Obratne, Olhivske, Poltavka, and Novoivanivka, but did not move forward.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian troops attacked in waves of small infantry groups in the direction of Mala Tokmachka, near Novodanylivka, Stepnohirsk, and Prymorske.
On the Prydniprovske direction, Russian troops continued assaults near the Antonivskyi bridge but did not move forward.
General conclusion:
On the Lyman direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces liberated more than half of Zarichne.
Enemy drone strikes on the T2122 highway significantly complicate the logistics of Ukrainian Defense Forces garrisons in Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. The enemy does not have fire control over this route.
In the Kostyantynivka – Druzhkivka area, Russian troops continue to use the tactic of small group infiltration aimed at further operation in the near rear and the destruction of communications, do not accumulate forces, and do not use armored vehicles. Enemy UAVs operate at distances of 25–30 km from the Line of Contact. The enemy strikes Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk, and Sloviansk with "Shahed"/"Geran" drones.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops continue to accumulate manpower and have stopped using motorcycles and other light vehicles. The enemy uses the Alpinequest phone application for troop coordination.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 200 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, 9 combat engagements were recorded.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, 8 combat engagements occurred in the Vovchansk area.
On the Kupyansk direction, 7 enemy attacks were recorded. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled the enemy's assault actions in the Stepova Novoselivka area and in the direction of Kupyansk, Petropavlivka, and Pishchane.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 16 times, trying to advance in the areas of Novomykhailivka, Karpivka, Serednie, Shandryholove, Kolodyazi, Zarichne, and Torske.
On the Siversk direction, the enemy attacked positions of Ukrainian Defense Forces 21 times in the areas of Serebrianka, Hryhorivka, and towards Yampil, Dronivka, Vyimka, Pazeno.
On the Kostyantynivka direction, 17 combat engagements occurred in the areas of Stupochky, Katerynivka, Yablunivka, Poltavka, and towards Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 60 Russian attacks were stopped in the areas of Volodymyrivka, Nove Shakhove, Zapovidne, Myrolyubivka, Novoekonomichne, Lysivka, Shevchenko, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Dachne, and towards Vilne, Rodynske, Promin, Sukhyi Yar, Pokrovsk, Molodetske.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 40 enemy assaults in the areas of the populated localities of Maliivka, Kamyshuvakha, Novomykolayivka, Olhivka, and towards of Filiya, Ivanivka, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Sichneve, Ternove, Novoivanivka.
Supporting operation:
A unit of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine destroyed the 48y6-K1 "Podlet" and 55zh6M "Nebo-M" radar stations in Crimea.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The troops of the 1st Tank Army continue to strike Ukrainian positions near Kivsharivka, and the troops of the 25th Combined Arms Army continue to strike in Zarichne.
The 2nd Artillery Brigade of the 3rd Combined Arms Army operates on the Siversk direction.
The 68th Tank Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army strikes Ukrainian positions in Katerynivka; the 299th Airborne Regiment of the 98th Airborne Division operates near Chasiv Yar.
The 80th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the 51st Combined Arms Army strikes Ukrainian positions near Balahan.
The 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Combined Arms Army operates near Ternove.
Possible operation situation developments:
According to the assessment of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the enemy will not be able to achieve the goal of the so-called special military operation to capture the entire Donetsk Oblast by the end of 2025. Provided current dynamics of combat operations are maintained, the enemy will be able to capture Pokrovsk, Kostyantynivka, Druzhkivka, and Kupyansk no earlier than the end of the year, and reach the close approaches to Zaporizhzhia and the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration by early winter.
The command of the enemy's “Sever (North)” Operational Grouping, in cooperation with the right flank of the “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping, will expand its bridgehead northeast of Velykyi Burluk in the Southern Slobozhansky direction and will try to capture Khatnie.
On the Kupyansk direction, the enemy's immediate offensive objective is to block the city of Kupyansk from the north and northwest, cut off the Kupyansk – Dvorichna – Velykyi Burluk – Chuhuiv road, and have forward units of the 6th Combined Arms Army break through to Kupyansk. An additional objective for the enemy within the operational area of the 6th Combined Arms Army is to advance toward Velykyi Burluk.
On the Lyman direction, the 25th Combined Arms Army will completely capture the Serebriansk Forest as far as the Chorny Zherebets River leading to the withdrawal of troops of the 3rd Army Corps across the river in the direction of Yampil.
On the Siversk direction, in the short term, the enemy will continue to attack Siversk directly from the east and head-on from northeast, ignoring the southern direction.
Russian troops will try to cut off the H20 Kostyantynivka – Sloviansk highway. For this purpose they will attack in the directions of Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka and Druzhkivka, complicating the logistics of the 19th Combined Arms Corps of the Defense Forces in Kostyantynivka, thereby contributing to the capture of the "fortress belt."
On the Pokrovsk direction, the 51st Combined Arms Army is currently focused on its immediate operational objective: to break through to the area of Shevchenko, Biletske, Rodynske, and Hryshyne and to block the entire defense area of Ukrainian Defense Forces within the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration from the north by cutting both roads that run from Pokrovsk to Dobropillya.
On the Orikhiv direction, the enemy's “Dnepr” Operational Grouping will continue the local offensive operation, trying to break through along the left bank of the Dnipro River from the Plavni – Kamianske line to Stepnohirsk and from the Stepove – Mali Shcherbaky line in a northern direction.
On the Prydniprovske direction, the command of the enemy's “Dnepr” Operational Grouping will continue trying to take control of most of the island zone in the Dnipro delta in the direction of Kherson, will try to create a tactical bridgehead on the right bank, and to eliminate the tactical bridgeheads of the 30th Marine Corps of Ukrainian Defense Forces in the area of the automobile and railway bridges near Antonivka.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 10.09.25
Personnel - almost 1,091 000 (+990);
Tanks – 11,172 (+3);
Armored combat vehicles ‒ 23,262 (+1);
Artillery systems – 32,606 (+29);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,483 (+1);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,217 (0);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 61,290 (+83);
Aircraft - 422 (0);
Helicopters – 341 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 57,851 (+347);
Intercepted cruise and other missiles – 3,691 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
From the evening of September 9, Russia attacked Ukraine with 415 attack drones and 43 missiles of various types: air defense shot down or suppressed 413 targets, but 16 missiles and 21 drones hit 17 locations. Among the attacking UAVs were over 250 "Shaheds," and at least 8 drones flew beyond Ukraine's borders toward Poland. The invaders used 42 cruise and air-launched missiles Kh-101, "Kalibr," Kh-59(69), and 1 "Iskander-M/KN-23" ballistic missile.
At least 5 people were injured in the Russian combined strike using kamikaze drones and cruise missiles on the Zhytomyr Oblast on the night of September 10: 4 in Zhytomyr and 1 in Berdychiv. The occupiers damaged residential buildings in the private sector of Zhytomyr, a fire broke out in the industrial zone buildings in Berdychiv, and fires also occurred in the district, damaging a car and an outbuilding.
As a result of the morning enemy attack, three people were injured in the Khmelnytskyi district. In addition, the enemy destroyed a sewing factory, damaged a gas station and transport, and blew out windows in nearby houses.
In the Vinnytsia Oblast, civilian industrial infrastructure and residential buildings came under attack from cruise missiles and "Shaheds"; one person was injured. A fire broke out. Also, about 30 residential buildings were damaged in the oblast.
Over the Volyn Oblast, several dozen enemy drones were recorded during the night; as a result of their downing, a production facility caught fire, but there were no dead or injured.
At night, enemy drones and missiles also reached the Lviv Oblast, but there were no casualties, and life support systems are operating as normal; according to the mayor of Lviv, about 60 "Shaheds" and over 10 missiles flew toward the city, and debris from downed targets damaged a civilian warehouse.
As a result of the night attack, a drone fell on a residential building in the village of Wyryki-Wola near Wlodawa in Poland, not far from the Belarusian border. As a result, the roof of the house was damaged, as was a car parked near it.
On the morning of September 10, in the village of Blahodativka, Kupyansk district, Russian troops attacked a civilian car with a drone, as a result of which five people were injured.
On September 10, near Beryslav in the Kherson Oblast, an evacuation team of three police officers and utility workers was blown up by an explosive device: one law enforcement officer was killed, and two more police officers and two utility workers were injured.
On September 10, two Russian FPV drones hit a DTEK company energy facility in a frontline city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Company employees were not injured. Another FPV drone later hit a repair crew's car. The company DTEK reports that the bucket truck was damaged.
In the afternoon on September 10, the "Ploshcha Myru" (Peace Square) in the center of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, residential areas, and a market came under Russian fire, as a result of which three people were injured.
In the city of Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, over 95% of buildings have been destroyed or damaged, and it is impossible to deliver humanitarian aid there due to the activity of Russian drones, the City Military Administration reported.