On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces hold separate positions near Novyi Put, counterattacking in the Kostyantynivka – Volodymyrivka – Novomykolayivka – Oleksiivka area.
Russian troops advanced on the northeastern outskirts of Kindrativka, southwest of Yablunivka, attacked near Oleksiivka, Varachyne, Yunakivka, and Sadky. The 1427th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division of the 68th Army Corps and the 352nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division of the 11th Army Corps are fighting for Ryzhivka but have not regained lost positions; some personnel were captured. In the southern part of Oleksiivka, the 155th Separate Marines Brigade attempts to hold its last positions in the village.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops advanced near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Starytsya, Kupyansk, Krasne Pershe, Stroyivka, Kutkivka, Holubivka, Radkivka, Kindrashivka, and Milove.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Vovchansk and Milove.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops attacked near Zelenyi Hai.
On the Lyman direction, the 67th Motorized Rifle Division of the 25th Combined Arms Army is fighting near Torske, attempting to deblockade units of its 37th Motorized Rifle Regiment, which are encircled in the village.
Russian troops attacked in the direction of Shandryholove, Serednie, Drobysheve, near Novyi Myr, Karpivka, Ridkodub, Kolodyazi, Yampolivka, and Serebriansk Forest.
On the Siversk direction, Russian troops attempted to advance south of Verkhnyokamianske, attacked near Serebrianka, Hryhorivka, Vyiimka, and Fedorivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian troops advanced in the western part of Bila Hora, attacked south of Chasiv Yar, near Predtechyne.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Bila Hora and Oleksandro-Shultyne.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian troops advanced slightly east of Rusyn Yar. The 242nd and 255th Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Combined Arms Army advanced in the directions of Popiv Yar – Poltavka and Novoolenivka – Rusyn Yar, further east of Rusyn Yar, southwest of Katerynivka, southeast of Poltavka, and attacked in Toretsk, near Dyliivka, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Yablunivka, Poltavka, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Leonidivka, and Romanivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops advanced in the eastern part of Zvirove, captured Pishchane. The 1435th Motorized Rifle Regiment advanced near Pishchane and Zvirove. The 15th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 2nd Combined Arms Army advanced to the western outskirts of Udachne, cutting the T0406 Pokrovsk – Mezheva highway. The enemy attacked near Pokrovsk, Mayak, Volodymyrivka, Novotoretske, Novoekonomichne, Myrnohrad, Lysivka, and Novoukrainka. To develop the offensive north and northeast of Pokrovsk, the 1st and 9th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigades of the 51st Combined Arms Army were introduced into the operation.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the 35th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 41st Combined Arms Army operates in the Muravka area. The 37th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 36th Combined Arms Army advances north of Voskresenka. Russian troops advanced southwest of Piddubne, attacked in the direction of Novopavlivka, Orikhove, Oleksiivka, Dachne, Zaporizhzhia, Yalta, Zirka, Piddubne, Myrne, Tolstoi, Zelenyi Hai, Vilne Pole, Maliivka, Zelene Pole, Temyrivka, and Novopil, and in the direction of Filiya, Oleksandrohrad, Voskresenka, and Komyshuvakha.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian troops attacked near Malynivka.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian troops attacked near Kamyanske, and Plavni.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Kamyanske.
General conclusion:
The enemy advanced near Novotoretske, Shevchenkove, Poltavka, in Vilne Pole, Oleksiivka, and Popiv Yar. Battles continue in Kindrativka.
The Russian military command introduced the 1st and 9th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigades of the 51st Combined Arms Army into the operation to increase efforts to envelop Pokrovsk. Troops of the 2nd Combined Arms Army simultaneously intensified assaults south of Pokrovsk.
The search and elimination of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups in Pokrovsk have been completed.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 176 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 22 aggressor attacks. The enemy also launched 8 airstrikes.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy unsuccessfully attempted to advance 6 times in the areas of Vovchansk, Kamyanka, Stroyivka, Zapadne, and Kutkivka.
On the Kupyansk direction, 7 attacks by the occupiers occurred. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy assault actions in the areas of Holubivka, Kupyansk, Pishchane, Zahryzove, Zelenyi Hai, and towards Bohuslavka.
On the Lyman direction, 23 combat engagements occurred. The enemy attempted to advance near Novyi Myr, Karpivka, Kolodyazi, Yampolivka, Torske, and in the direction of Serebrianka, Serednie, and Shandryholove, Hryhorivka.
On the Siversk direction, 3 enemy attacks were repelled in the areas of Serebrianka, Verkhnyokamianske, and Pereyizne.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy conducted 6 attacks in the Bila Hora area and towards Predtechyne.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian units 11 times in the areas of Dyliivka, Romanivka, Toretsk, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Novospaske, and towards Katerynivka and Pleshchiivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 57 assault actions by the aggressor were stopped near Popiv Yar, Volodymyrivka, Novotoretske, Mykolaivka, Udachne, Novoekonomichne, Lysivka, Zvirove, towards Novoukrainka, Pokrovsk, Dachne, Myrnohrad, and Mayak.
On the Novopavlivka direction, 18 aggressor attacks were repelled in the areas of Zirka, Piddubne, Myrne, Shevchenko, Dachne, and towards Novokhatske, Temyrivka, Oleksandrohrad, and Voskresenka.
On the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 3 attacks in the Kamyanske area.
On the Prydniprovske direction, enemy units attempted to advance 4 times but were unsuccessful.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces launched UAV strikes on air defense targets in Belgorod Oblast, striking an S-400 surface-to-air missile system, a Nebo-M radar, and a 5N66M radar.
As a result of the Defense Forces' UAV attacks on the Likhaya station in Rostov Oblast, 132 trains in the Russian Federation were stopped en route, with delays ranging from 33 minutes to 15 hours. Over two days of restrictions, 134 aircraft were forced to be redirected to other airfields.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 119th Airborne Regiment of the 106th Airborne Division operates near Bezsalivka; the 1427th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division of the 68th Army Corps and the 352nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division of the 11th Army Corps are active near Ryzhivka.
The 79th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division of the 11th Army Corps operates in northern Kharkiv Oblast; the 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 44th Army Corps operates in Vovchansk and in the direction of Vovchanski Khutory.
The 2nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 1st Tank Army operates near Nove.
The 6th, 123rd, and 127th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigades of the 3rd Combined Arms Army operate near Hryhorivka, Verkhnyokamianske, and Vyiimka; the 88th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade is active near Pereyizne.
The 20th and 150th Motorized Rifle Divisions of the 8th Combined Arms Army unsuccessfully attack near Yablunivka and Oleksandro-Kalynove. The 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division advances in the direction of Kostyantynivka.
The 14th Separate SOF Brigade operates near Novoselivka and Berezove.
The 33rd BARS Detachment and the 61st Separate Marines Brigade operate on the Kherson direction.
Possible operation situation developments:
According to the estimates of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the enemy will not be able to achieve the Kremlin's goal of capturing the entire Donetsk Oblast by the end of 2025. The new operational task of the enemy grouping in the theater of military operations is to advance to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and create a buffer zone 10 km deep. Full occupation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts is possible no earlier than February 2028, provided current rates of advancement are maintained.
On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy’s “Sever (North)” Operational Grouping is trying to reach the Mala Korchakivka – Nova Sich – Maryinka – Sadky line.
The command of the enemy's "Sever (North)" Operational Grouping in cooperation with the right flank of “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping in the Southern Slobozhansky direction, will attempt to expand its bridgehead northeast of Velykyi Burluk and capture Hatnie before attacking the city. For this purpose, the troops will have to force water obstacles, including the Velykyi Burluk River on the Shevchenkove – Mykhailivka – Velykyi Burluk line. Villages located along the river will become a significant obstacle for Russian troops. The Vovchansk – Velykyi Burluk – Dvorichna line can become a powerful defensive line within Russia's buffer zone in northern Kharkiv Oblast if the enemy can combine its efforts from three directions in the medium and long term. The enemy cannot launch an offensive in the direction of Kupyansk due to complex logistical measures that must be carried out to accumulate troops on the western bank of the Oskil River.
On the Lyman direction, the forces of the Russian “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping will attempt to reach the line of Karlivka – Shandryholove – Drobysheve, while simultaneously advancing near Torske in an effort to enter Lyman from the east. The “Starobilsk” Operational-Tactical Group (OTG) will be forced to withdraw from the area of Kopani – Novoyehorivka – Druzhelyubivka – Cherneshchyna, in response to the enemy’s advance along the southern bank of the Siverskyi Donets River in the direction of Bilohorivka – Serebrianka, within the operational zone of the neighboring 3rd Combined Arms Army of the “Yug (South)” Operational Grouping. If on the Lyman direction the enemy succeeds in achieving operational surprise and advances to tactical depth, the situation in the Kolodyazi–Hryhorivka section will deteriorate significantly for the “Kharkiv” OTG.
On the Siversk direction, the command of the enemy's "Yug (South)" Operational Grouping will attempt to eliminate the Siversk salient held by "Khortytsia" OSG and break through towards the Sloviansk – Kramatorsk agglomeration. The 3rd Combined Arms Army will try to break through to the northern bank of the Siverskyi Donets River between Yampil and Hryhorivka, and from the southeast – toward Siversk. In the near future, the enemy will try to capture Pereyizne and attack Zvanivka along the eastern bank of the Bakhmutka River, attempting to break through to Siversk from the south.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the command of the enemy’s “Yug (South)” Operational Grouping and the 3rd Army may shift the direction of their main strike to the north of Chasiv Yar and launch an offensive on both sides of the Bakhmut–Sloviansk road, along the directions of Orikhovo-Vasylivka–Minkivka and Blahodatne–Pryvillya. This would allow them to break through to the immediate approaches to Sloviansk directly from the southeast and create a real threat of a deep envelopment of the right flank of the “Starobilsk” Operational Tactical Group (OTG).
The enemy's “Tsentr (Center)” Operational Grouping will try to envelope Pokrovsk and bypass the “fortress belt” in Donetsk Oblast from the west in the coming months. The enemy command may attempt to exploit the penetration in the Pokrovsk–Toretsk sector to bypass the defenses of the “Khortytsia” Operational and Strategic Grouping (OSG) in Kostyantynivka from the southwest and west. The reconnaissance-in-force and frontal attacks conducted by the enemy from the south and southeast towards Pokrovsk indicate a specific plan that involves troop actions to tie down the forces of Operational Strategic Group "Khortytsia" and its reserves on the inner flanks of the city's defense.
An envelopment of Pokrovsk from the northeast requires the enemy to significantly advance in the direction of Rodynske, capture it, and establish a powerful defense area there. This will enable attacks on Pokrovsk or advancement to Novooleksandrivka with the aim of cutting off the M30 Pokrovsk – Pavlohrad highway and forcing the “Khortytsia” OSG to withdraw from Pokrovsk under threat of encirclement. Other options for enemy actions include advancing north of Udachne or Kotlyne with the goal of cutting off the M30 highway if they manage to break through Ukrainian defenses, or attempting to wedge between Dobropillya and Kostyantynivka to bypass the "fortress belt" from the west. Russian troops will attempt to cut off Ukrainian logistics along the T0515 Pokrovsk – Dobropillya highway attacking west of Razyne for this purpose.
Russian troops have created conditions for an advance in the direction of Huliaypole, Velykomykhaylivka, and Havrylivka. The “Vostok (East)” Operational Grouping is capable of conducting an offense operation westward through Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts, using the H15 Kurakhove – Zaporizhzhia highway. Enemy troops will have to force the Khaychur, Solona, Verkhnya Tersa, and Vovcha rivers, cross the T0408 Preobrazhennia – Novomykolayivka and T0401 Pokrovsk – Huliaypole highways, and capture several cities the size of Chasiv Yar, which could become a significant problem for the aggressor. A rapid advance of approximately 150 km from positions in Novokhatske to Zaporizhzhia is extremely unlikely, considering the current pace of the enemy's offensive.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 22.07.25
Personnel - almost 1,044 250 (+1,170);
Tanks – 11,038 (+1);
Armored combat vehicles ‒ 23,035 (+7);
Artillery systems – 30,680 (+43);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,445 (+1);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,199 (0);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 55,953 (+94);
Aircraft - 421 (0);
Helicopters – 340 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 47,437 (+256);
Intercepted cruise and other missiles – 3,515 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of July 22, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 42 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of decoy drones. Air defense forces destroyed or suppressed 26 enemy UAVs in the south and east of the country; another 7 were lost from radar or suppressed by electronic warfare systems. Nine drone hits were recorded in three locations, and debris fell in three places.
On the night of July 22, explosions occurred in Odesa during a Russian drone attack, causing fires and damage to civilian infrastructure. An administrative building and cars were on fire in the city, windows were blown out in multi-story buildings, and one person was injured. The fire covered at least two locations. Despite the work of air defense forces, significant damage was recorded in two districts of the city.
On the night of July 22, Russian troops launched an airstrike with a guided aerial bomb on Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast. As a result of the hit on a multi-story residential building and subsequent fire, a child born in 2015 died, and five more people were wounded.
During the night, Russian troops attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with attack UAVs and FPV drones, resulting in hits on infrastructure facilities and a state-owned enterprise. In the Magdalynivka community of Samar district, an infrastructure facility was damaged and a fire occurred. In the Vasylkivka community of Synelnykove district, a state-owned enterprise was damaged. In the Mezheva and Zelenodolsk communities, infrastructure and a garage were damaged. Nikopol district sustained FPV drone and artillery strikes. Air defense forces shot down 14 enemy UAVs over the oblast.
In the morning of July 22, around 08:10, Russian occupiers shelled Kherson with artillery. As a result of the attack, several people were wounded.
On July 22, Russian troops shelled Sumy twice, hitting areas of civilian and social infrastructure. During the first strike, a drone hit near a multi-story building, damaging a playground and a civilian infrastructure object. During the second strike, a social infrastructure object was attacked. As a result of the shelling, one person died and four others were wounded.
In Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, as a result of three Russian attacks, including kamikaze drone and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle attacks on an agrarian college, eight civilians were wounded. Four educational institutions, an administrative building, eight multi-story buildings, eight private houses, nine cars, and a shop were damaged.
Throughout the day on July 22, Russian troops attacked Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast more than 20 times with FPV drones and artillery. Nikopol, Marhanets, Myrove, and Pokrovsk communities are under fire. Five private houses and a social facility were damaged, and dry grass caught fire, which was extinguished. There were no fatalities or wounded.
On the evening of July 21, the Russian army struck civilian infrastructure of the Putyvl community in Sumy Oblast with drones, resulting in 13 injured people, including a five-year-old child. A fire broke out after the hits. The territory of the Kovpakivskyi district of the Sumy community was also struck, where two more people were wounded. Multi-story buildings and non-residential premises were damaged.
As a result of a Russian strike on a residential area of Sumy, three people were injured, including a child, and 12 other residents sought medical attention in a state of shock. Five multi-story buildings, a shopping center, and 18 cars were damaged. A 60-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man from one of the most damaged buildings were taken to the hospital.
As a result of one of the Russian strikes on Sumy Oblast, some consumers were left without electricity. Some medical facilities are operating on backup power. In Sumy, certain microdistricts and rural districts also lack electricity and water supply.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, more than 700 Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy facilities have been recorded, and this year up to 90% of strikes have been carried out using UAVs. On the night of July 22, Russians attacked gas production enterprises of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine with drones. The aftermath of the strikes is currently being eliminated.
Russia's war on Ukraine. 22.07.25
Operational situation
