Russia's war on Ukraine. 26.06.25
Operational situation
On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked in the directions of Glushkovo, Tetkino, near Novyi Put, and counterattacked near Khotin and Yunakivka.
Russian troops reached the H07 Sumy – Sudzha highway east of Pysarivka but were forced to retreat. The enemy continued the offensive near Andriivka, Oleksiivka, Yablunivka, Yunakivka.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops advanced in the northern and northwestern parts of Vovchansk and attacked near Lyptsi.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops are trying to advance west of Serhiivka, north and west of Makiivka, north and west of Holubivka, and reached a line 3.5 kilometers from the northern outskirts of Kupyansk. The enemy attacked near Kindrashivka, Kamyanka, Dvorichanske, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Nova Kruhlyakivka, Kruhlyakivka, Kopanky, Nadiia, Zelenyi Hai, Hrekivka, in the directions of Dovhenke, Pishchane, Kurylivka, Druzhelyubivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces recaptured positions in Zelenyi Hai and liberated the village.
On the Lyman direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully counterattacked the battle formations of the 283rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army and advanced near Ridkodub, counterattacked near Lypove.
Russian troops advanced east of Zelena Dolyna, north of Novomykhailivka, attacked in the directions of Novyi Myr, Shandryholove, near Kolodiazi, Torske, and in the area of Serebriansk Forest.
On the Siversk direction, Russian troops attacked near Hryhorivka, Verkhnyokamianske, Ivano-Dariivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian troops attacked near Chasiv Yar, Hryhorivka, Stupochky, and Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian troops attacked near Toretsk, Dyliivka, Nelipivka, Pleshchiivka, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar, Shcherbynivka, and Oleksandro-Kalynove.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops advanced north of Shevchenkove, in the western part of Lysivka, tried to advance northeast of Udachne, north, south, and southeast of Myrne, attacked near Malynivka, in the directions of Koptieve, Razyne, Volodymyrivka, near Myroliubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Myrnohrad, Zvirove, and Udachne.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Combined Arms Army captured Yalta. Russian troops tried to advance east of Yalta, southwest of Muravka, west of Komar, attacked in the directions of Chuhuiv, Novoserhiyivka, Novomykolayivka, Muravka, Kotlyarivka, Bohdanivka, Horikhove, Bahatyr, Oleksiivka, Dachne, Fedorivka, Zaporizhzhia, Vesele, Komar, Vilne Pole, Shevchenkove, Novosilka, Novopil, and Zelene Pole.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked in Yalta, near Fedorivka and Perebudova, advanced in the directions of Velyka Novosilka and southeast of Novopil.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian troops continued local attacks near Malynivka.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian troops attacked in the direction of Novoandriivka and near Kamianske.
On the Prydniprovskyi Direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the command post of the naval detachment of the 88th volunteer brigade “Española” in Crimea.
General conclusion:
Russian forces continue unsuccessful attempts to cross the Oskil River.
Russian forces amass troops in Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk for attacks on the Siversk direction.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian troops entered Oleksandro-Kalynove but are unable to gain a foothold within the village.
The gray zone near Toretsk expands due to large-scale enemy use of fiber-optic- UAVs against Ukrainian Defense Forces logistics elements. Russian forces deliver supplies to forward units via UAVs.
The 39th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 68th Army Corps operates near Myrne; the 255th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division, 8th Combined Arms Army, and the 506th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 27th Motorized Rifle Division, 2nd Combined Arms Army, operate on the Pokrovsk direction.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 154 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 14 enemy attacks. The enemy also conducted eight airstrikes.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian defenders’ positions eight times near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, and Lyptsi.
On the Kupyansk direction, there were four enemy attacks. The enemy’s assault actions were stopped in the areas of Holubivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Nova Kruhlyakivka, and Zelenyi Hai.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 17 times. It is trying to break into Ukrainian defense near Hrekivka, Kopanky, Nadiia, Ridkodub, Kolodiazi, Zelena Dolyna, and Torske.
On the Siversk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces stopped four enemy offensives in the areas of Verkhnyokamianske and Hryhorivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, eight combat clashes were recorded; the enemy tried to advance toward Stupochky and Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy conducted 16 attacks in the areas of Toretsk, Nelipivka, and toward Oleksandro-Kalynove and Yablunivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 51 enemy assault actions were stopped in the areas of Poltavka, Myrne, Koptieve, Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Zvirove, Udachne, Novoserhiyivka, Novomykolayivka, Horikhove, and Oleksiivka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy conducted 20 attacks in the areas of Zaporizhzhia, Vilne Pole, Perebudova, and Shevchenko.
On the Huliaypole direction, the enemy tried to attack near Malynivka.
On the Orikhiv direction, the occupiers tried to advance toward Novoandriivka.
On the Prydniprovske direction, there were two failed enemy attempts to advance.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Mediterranean Sea: 2 ships, including 0 cruise missile carriers; the total salvo is 0 cruise missiles.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out UAV airstrikes on targets in Penza, Voronezh, and Moscow and Moscow Oblast.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 11th Separate Air Assault Brigade operates in the area of Yablunivka; the 83rd Separate Air Assault Brigade is engaged south of the village.
The 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division, 6th Combined Arms Army, operates on the Kupyansk direction; the 27th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Tank Army is engaged on the northern outskirts of Holubivka; the 12th Tank Regiment of the 4th Tank Division, 1st Tank Army operates near Zelenyi Hai.
Reconnaissance units of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army and the “Rubikon” Center for Advanced UAV Technologies operate near Kolodiazi.
The 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division, 8th Combined Arms Army, operates in Yablunivka; the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Combined Arms Army is deployed near Oleksandro-Shultyne.
The 7th Air Assault Division and the 25th BARS detachment operates on the Zaporizhzhia direction; the 38th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 35th Combined Arms Army fight near Luhovske.
The 37th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 36th Combined Arms Army operates in Perebudova; the 27th Motorized Rifle Division of the 2nd Combined Arms Army is deployed in Novoserhiyivka; the 14th Separate SOF Brigade is engaged near Myrne; the 56th Separate SOF Battalion of the 51st Combined Arms Army fights near Oleksiivka.
Possible operation situation developments:
On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy’s “Sever (North)” Operational Grouping is trying to reach the Mala Korchakivka – Nova Sich – Maryinka – Sadky line in the near future.
On the Kupyansk direction, the command of the enemy's "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping will advance with forces of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division from the bridgehead near Nove toward the high ground near the village of Cherneshchyna, and with forces of the 4th Tank Division, which is advancing on converging directions Raihorodka–Cherneshchyna and Pershotravneve–Kopanky, will attempt to encircle a tactical group of the “Khortytsia” Operational-Strategic Grouping (OSG) defending along the Novoyehorivka–Hrekivka line.
On the Lyman direction, the forces of the "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping will advance towards the Karlivka – Shandryholove – Drobysheve line while simultaneously advancing near Torske to approach Lyman from the east. The 25th Combined Arms Army will advance in the Dibrova – Yampil direction and in the area of the Serebriansk Forest in order to break through the communication lines of the "Khortytsia" OSG.
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.
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). If the enemy succeeds in achieving operational surprise along these directions and advances to tactical depth, the situation in the Kolodyazi–Hryhorivka section on the Lyman direction will deteriorate significantly for the “Kharkiv” OTG.
In the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces will soon have to withdraw from a fairly large area on both banks of the Vovcha River and fall back to the Novopavlivka–Piddubne line.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 26.06.25
Personnel - almost 1,015 750 (+1,100);
Tanks – 10,968 (+1);
Armored combat vehicles ‒ 22,892 (+7);
Artillery systems – 29,617 (+48);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,425 (0);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,188 (0);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 53,195 (+111);
Aircraft - 416 (0);
Helicopters – 337 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 42,153 (+107);
Intercepted cruise and other missiles – 3,388 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
Starting in the evening of June 25, Russia had attacked Ukraine with 41 Shahed-type strike UAVs and a decoy drone of various types. Twenty-four enemy drones were neutralized: 8 were shot down by kinetic means, and 16 were lost to location or suppressed by electronic warfare. There were also 7 hits.
During the night of June 26, a Russian kamikaze drone struck a five-story residential building in the city of Bilozerske, Donetsk Oblast. As a result of the attack, five people were injured, including a 15-year-old boy.
That night, Russian occupation forces carried out an airstrike on Tavriiske in the Bilozerka District of Kherson Oblast, resulting in the death of a local resident.
In Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, a pharmacy was hit by Russian artillery fire, injuring two civilians who were inside the building.
At approximately 16:00 on June 26, the Russian Armed Forces launched an airstrike on an agricultural enterprise in the village of Pidlyman, Izium District. A fire broke out. A 40-year-old man sustained an explosive injury, and several cows were killed.
The occupiers deported four residents of Kostyantynivka, part of the Khotin community in Sumy Oblast, to Russia. As a result, there are now no civilians remaining in Kostyantynivka. This is the first reported case of Ukrainian civilians being deported from Russian-occupied villages in Sumy Oblast.
As part of the Istanbul agreements, on June 26 Ukraine secured the return of another group of defenders from Russian captivity. The number of individuals has not been disclosed. Most of them had been in captivity since 2022. These include persons under the age of 25, as well as wounded defenders and those with health issues.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has once again included the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the so-called “list of shame” due to widespread and systematic violations of children’s rights during its armed aggression against Ukraine. During the reporting period (2024–2025), the UN documented the killing of 94 and the injuring of 577 children. Responsibility for this “is attributed to the Russian armed forces and affiliated groups.” Additionally, 559 attacks on schools and 303 attacks on hospitals were recorded.
The majority of Ukrainians support joining the European Union and NATO. The percentage of people who would vote for Ukraine’s accession is roughly the same: 68.9% for the EU and 62.5% for NATO. Those who would vote against joining the EU account for 20.1%, and against NATO – 25.4%. An identical share of respondents — 2.9% — would not vote at all. This data comes from a survey conducted by the Janus Institute for Strategic Studies and Forecasts, the SOCIS Center for Social and Marketing Research, and the Barometer of Public Sentiment publication, conducted from June 6 to 11.
Some 55.7% of Ukrainians support the pursuit of a compromise solution involving leaders of other countries to end the war. Another 16.6% are in favor of a temporary freeze of the conflict along the current line of contact. About 12.8% want military action to continue until Ukraine’s borders are restored to the 1991 lines, and 8.6% support continuing combat operations until the borders are restored to those of February 23, 2022.
Current President Volodymyr Zelenskyi is trusted by 49% of Ukrainians. However, former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi enjoys a higher level of trust — 71%, while Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov is trusted by 55%. Some 35% of respondents expressed trust in the commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Andrii Biletskyi. By contrast, most politicians are predominantly not trusted by Ukrainians: nearly 80% do not trust Petro Poroshenko, about 85% — Yuliia Tymoshenko, nearly 65% — Vitalii Klychko, and 66% — Oleksii Honcharenko.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on the agreement signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset on the establishment of a Special Tribunal to investigate the crime of aggression against Ukraine. She stated that Moscow does not recognize the tribunal's jurisdiction and will consider its operations and decisions “null and void,” and the accession of other states to it as a hostile move aimed not at resolution but at deepening the crisis.
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