On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces have advanced north of Kindrativka, near Varachyne, and counterattacked near Yunakivka and Kindrativka.
Russian troops attacked near Kindrativka, Varachyne, and Yunakivka.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops attacked near Vovchansk, Synelnykove, Tykhe, Milove, Khatnie, Ambarne, and Odradne.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops tried to advance and consolidate positions in the northwest of Kupyansk, and attacked near Doroshivka, Kindrashivka, Zakhidne, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Kotlyarivka, Kolisnykivka, and Hrekivka.
On the Lyman direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced north of Torske and counterattacked near Shandryholove.
Russian troops advanced on the eastern outskirts of Novoselivka, on the outskirts of Drobysheve, north of Stavky, west of Zarichne, near Yampil, and attacked near Shandryholove, Serednie, Kolodyazi, Torske, in the Serebriansk forest area, in the direction of Derylove.
On the Siversk direction, Russian troops advanced south of Novoselivka, tried to advance north of Siversk, near Dronivka, and attacked near Serebrianka, Vyimka, and Pereyizne.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked north of Siversk.
On the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian troops advanced to the eastern outskirts of Kostyantynivka, try to envelop the Ukrainian bridgehead near the Kleban-Byk reservoir, and attacked near Chasiv Yar, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Katerynivka, Kleban-Byk, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Ivanopillya, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar, Poltavka, Sofiivka, and Volodymyrivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops advanced in the western part of Udachne, retreated from Zaporizhzhia, tried to advance south and to the center of Nove Shakhove, and attacked near Zolotyi Kolodyaz, Shakhove, Nove Shakhove, Pokrovsk, Rodynske, Novoekonomichne, Mykolaivka, Krasnyi Lyman, Sukhetske, Myroliubivka, Myrnohrad, Promin, Kozatske, Lysivka, Chunyshyne, Shevchenkove, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, in the direction of Dorizhne, and Novoukrainka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Boykivka, Maiak, Udachne, advanced east of Kozatske, in the eastern part of Novopavlivka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian troops attacked near Novokhatske, Orikhove, Filiya, Dachne, Piddubne, Voskresenka, Sichneve, Novoselivka, Oleksandrohrad, Sosnivka, Ternove, Vorone, Komyshuvakha, Novomykolayivka, and Novoheorhiivka.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian troops attacked near Novoivanivka, Olhivske, Novomykhailivka, in the direction of Uspenivka, Novovasylivske, Novohryhorivka, and Poltavka.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian troops advanced on the southwestern outskirts of Stepnohirsk, tried to advance south of Prymorske, along the M18 Zaporizhzhia – Melitopol highway near Prymorske, and attacked near Mala Tokmachka, Kamyanka, but stopped and cannot advance in the fields northeast of the village.
On the Prydniprovske direction, Russian troops accumulate and regroup on the eastern bank of Kherson Oblast between the Konka River, Oleshky, and the Antonivskyi road bridge.
General conclusion:
Russian troops on the Siversk direction focused on improving logistics, replenishing ammunition, and rotating troops. The intensity of combat operations on this direction will increase in the autumn and winter of 2025.
Russian troops focus on improving logistics on the Kramatorsk direction, near Chasiv Yar and Stupochky. The enemy concentrates manpower for attacks along the roads, which simplifies the supply of ammunition and provisions.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops continue assaults to exhaust and try to infiltrate Ukrainian positions on foot in small groups.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 160 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 6 attacks of the invaders.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy assaulted the positions of Ukrainian units twice near Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, 6 Russian attacks took place. The enemy’s assault actions were repelled near Kotlyarivka, Lozova, and in the direction of Pishchane and Kolisnykivka.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 25 times, tried to break through the Ukrainian defense near Novomykhailivka, Hrekivka, Kolodyazi, Shandryholove, Novoselivka, Derylove, and Zarichne.
On the Siversk direction, the enemy carried out 7 attempts to break through in the areas of Serebrianka and in the direction of Dronivka and Yampil.
On the Kostyantynivka direction, the occupiers attacked 14 times in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Yablunivka, in the direction of Stupochky.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 49 assaults of the aggressor were stopped in the areas of Poltavka, Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Sukhetske, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Orikhove.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy carried out 13 attacks near the settlements of Voskresenka, Sichneve, Vorone, Ternove, and Novohryhorivka.
On the Huliaypole direction, 4 attempts of enemy units to advance forward in the area of Olhivske were repelled.
On the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled an attack of the occupation troops in the direction of Novoandriivka.
On the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy carried out 3 unsuccessful attempts at an offensive.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out a combined drone and crewless boat strike on the Novorossiysk naval base, the Sheskharis oil transshipment terminals of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium in the port of Novorossiysk, and the port of Tuapse.
Infrastructure near Valuyki railway station in Belgorod Oblast, as well as the Belbek and Kacha airfields in Crimea, were also attacked.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 810th Separate Marine Brigade moved from Oleksiivka to Kindrativka. The 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 44th Army Corps replaced it in Oleksiivka. The 106th Airborne Division operates near Yunakivka.
The 88th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Combined Arms Army strikes Ukrainian troops northwest of Vyimka, the 123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the army fights near Novoselivka, the 7th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade is active in Dronivka.
The 238th Artillery Brigade of the 8th Combined Arms Army strikes Ukrainian positions near Ivanopillya, the 98th Airborne Division operates near Chasiv Yar, and the 102nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division and the 57th Separate SOF Company of the 8th Combined Arms Army strike Ukrainian troops near Volodymyrivka and Shakhove.
The 328th Air Assault Regiment of the 104th Air Assault Division strikes Ukrainian troops northeast of Kamyanka, the 4th Military Base of the 58th Combined Arms Army attacks near Mala Tokmachka, and the 108th, 247th Air Assault Regiments of the 7th Air Assault Division operate near Stepnohirsk and Prymorske.
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 forward units of the 6th Combined Arms Army will try to bypass Kupyansk as deeply as possible, primarily from the west and northwest in the direction of Radkivka – Myrne, in the general direction of the Chuhuiv – Kupyansk highway, and take control of the Mala Shapkivka – Velyka Shapkivka – Kindrashivka – Tyshchenkivka area.
The enemy will develop an offensive on Lyman from the side of Zelena Dolyna, and on Siversk. The 70th Motorized Rifle Division of the 25th Combined Arms Army will attack along the railway from Pereyizne in the general direction of Siversk. Troops of the 25th Combined Arms Army will try to cross the Siverskyi Donets River. The 3rd Combined Arms Army will regroup in the Verkhnyokamianske area and looks for weaknesses in the Ukrainian defense. The command of the enemy’s “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping may open a new direction through Zarichne and will try to level the front line by attacking along converging directions. The concentration of the enemy on this bridgehead will give the 3rd Army Corps of Ukrainian Defense Forces the opportunity to hold its positions and counterattack on a wide section of the front, while also blocking the enemy’s advance on Borova. The enemy will break through to the area northwest of Lyman and will try to reach the Siverskyi Donets river on the Yarova – Novoselivka – Drobysheve – Pryshyb line, which will create conditions for the capture of Lyman. In the near future, battles will begin along the Yampil – Dronivka line. Defense Forces units defending east of Dronivka will be forced to withdraw from both banks of the Siverskyi Donets.
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 potential remains for encirclement of elements of the enemy’s 51st Combined Arms Army in the directions of Nykanorivka/Zapovidne–Mayak and Razyne–Novotoretske. Ukrainian Defense Forces, counterattacking along the Kazennyi Torets river from south to north and in the direction of Volodymyrivka – Novotoretske, threaten to make the encirclement even more large-scale. The enemy’s 51st Combined Arms Army will break through to the Shevchenko – Biletske – Rodynske – Hryshyne area aiming to block the defense area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Pokrovsk – Myrnohrad agglomeration from the north.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy’s “Vostok (East)” Operational Grouping will be forced to stretch the front in the southern direction, striving to level the front line in the northern direction, accelerating the advance of its left flank. The 5th Combined Arms Army will advance on a wide front in the directions of Komyshuvakha – Ternove and Zaporizhzhia – Berezove, in addition, it will continue to fight for Novoivanivka and Novomykolayivka, while trying to advance north of Olhivske.
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 25.09.25
Personnel - almost 1,105 490 (+940);
Tanks – 11,201 (0);
Armored combat vehicles ‒ 23,287 (+2);
Artillery systems – 33,133 (+38);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,501 (+5);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,222 (+4);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 62,736 (+120);
Aircraft - 427 (+1);
Helicopters – 345 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 63,235 (+415);
Intercepted cruise and other missiles – 3,747 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
From the evening of September 24, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 176 Shahed, Gerbera, and other models of attack drones, of which about 100 were Shaheds. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 150 drones in the north, south, east, and center of the country, but 13 drones hit eight locations and debris fell in one. As of 8:30 AM, the attack continued – new groups of attack drones entered from the north.
On the night of September 25, Russian troops attacked critical infrastructure in Vinnytsia Oblast, and strikes on energy facilities were recorded. There is currently no information about casualties.
Russian occupiers attacked an energy facility in Kirovohrad Oblast, as a result of which 3 settlements were partially left without electricity. Damage to several residential buildings was also recorded, and there were no casualties.
At night, Russian troops carried out a drone strike on the territory of a municipal enterprise in the frontline village of Prykolotne of the Vilkhuvatka community in Kupyansk district. As a result of the attack, destruction and a fire occurred in the administrative building. A 59-year-old man died.
On the night of September 25, four Ukrzaliznytsia sections were de-energized due to enemy shelling. There were no casualties, but the infrastructure was damaged. As of 8:00 AM, train traffic was carried out under reserve diesel locomotives, and delays were recorded for a number of routes.
On September 25, 2025, at approximately 5:00 AM, the occupiers directed an FPV drone at a scooter moving near the village of Lvove in Kherson Oblast. As a result of the attack, two men aged 68 and 45, who were driving on the highway, were killed.
In the morning of September 25, about 14 attack drones hit a critical infrastructure facility on the outskirts of Nizhyn in Chernihiv Oblast. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties. About 30 thousand subscribers of the Nizhyn community remain without electricity supply.
As a result of another Russian attack, the Korabel microdistrict in Kherson was again left without electricity supply.
In the evening of September 25, Russia struck a critical infrastructure facility in Chernihiv; a fire broke out on the spot. There were no casualties, but about 30 thousand subscribers in Chernihiv and Chernihiv district were left without electricity supply. Reduced pressure in the water supply networks was recorded in the de-energized areas.
During September 24, Russian troops shelled 10 settlements in Donetsk Oblast. Five people were killed, and 17 more were injured.