Russia's war on Ukraine. 30.08.25
Operational situation
On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops attacked near Bezsalivka, in Yunakivka, near Sadky.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Oleksiivka.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops attacked near Hlyboke, Lyptsi, Vovchansk.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked in the area of Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops advanced south of Hrekivka, tried to advance within and near Kupyansk, Borivska Andriivka, and attacked in the direction of Kutkivka, Druzivka, near Holubivka, Zakhidne, Synkivka, Fyholivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Sobolivka, Zahryzove, Nova Kruhlyakivka.
On the Lyman direction, Russian troops advanced near Shandryholove, attacked near Novomykhailivka, Hlushchenkove, Novyi Myr, Karpivka, Ridkodub, Zelena Dolyna, in the direction of Stavky, near Kolodyazi, Torske, Zarichne, Yampil, in the area of the Serebriansk forest.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Ridkodub.
On the Siversk direction, Russian troops attacked near Dronivka, Hryhorivka, Serebrianka, Vyimka, Pereyizne.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Serebrianka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian troops attacked near Vasyukivka, Stupochky.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian troops tried to advance southwest of Stepanivka, attacked near Toretsk, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Rusyn Yar, Kleban-Byk, Katerynivka, Pleshchiivka, Nelipivka, Poltavka, Shcherbynivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Kleban-Byk.
On the Pokrovsk direction, the 30th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 2nd Combined Arms Army captured Leontovychi. Russian troops tried to advance northwest of Lysivka, to cut off the T0514 Dobropillya – Kramatorsk highway, attacking it near Pokrovsk, Rodynske, Volodymyrivka, Novoekonomichne, Sukhetske, Shakhove, Mayak, Zapovidne, Myrolyubivka, Promin, Myrnohrad, Sukhyi Yar, Mykolaivka, Dachenske, Novopavlivka, Novoukrainka, Troyanda, Zvirove, Udachne, Kotlyne, continue to conduct combat operations in the area east of Dobropillya, are trying to consolidate their positions north of Zolotyi Kolodyaz, in the southern part of Petrivka beyond the T0514 highway. They advance in the north of Volodymyrivka, try to capture Shakhove, advance to Sofiivka from the east.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Bilytske, between Rubizhne and Nove Shakhove, near Zapovidne, Malynivka, and Myrne. They push the enemy out from Vesele, Zolotyi Kolodyaz, Kucheriv Yar, and holding positions west of Vesele and Kucheriv Yar.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian troops attacked near Novopavlivka, Novomykolayivka, Horikhove, Novoukrainka, Filiya, Tovste, Zelenyi Hai, Piddubne, Oleksandrohrad, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Novoselivka, Voskresenka, Sichneve, Maliivka, Novoheorhiivka, Zaporizke, Novomykolayivka, Berezove, continued to attack on both sides of the H15 Zaporizhzhia – Donetsk highway, particularly in the Ivanivka – Andriivka-Klevtsove area. They fight for Novoselivka, tried to advance south of Ternove, south of Vorone, to Komyshuvakha, near Maliivka, in the center of Khoroshe.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Andriivka-Klevtsove, Zelenyi Hai, Oleksandrohrad, Myrne, Sosnivka, Vorone.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian troops attacked near Orikhove, Nesteryanka, Stepove, Stepnohirsk, Plavni.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Stepnohirsk, Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, Shcherbaky.
General conclusion:
The enemy's 76th Airborne Division is bogged down in exhausting battles in Yunakivka, where it has not been able to achieve any results for more than a month.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops mainly attack at night, looking for gaps in the combat formations of Ukrainian units to penetrate deep into the rear.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian troops try to advance through the destroyed Chasiv Yar in small infantry groups, and regularly launch drone strikes on Druzhkivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops try to capture the suburbs of Pokrovsk to create favorable starting positions for an assault on the city. The enemy launched a series of UAV strikes on the tactical rear of Ukrainian Defense Forces on the Pokrovsk direction, particularly near Dobropillya, Vesna, and Novostepanivka.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 172 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, there were 3 combat engagements.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy assaulted the positions of Ukrainian Defense Forces units 8 times in the areas of Hlyboke, Prylipka, Vovchansk, and in the direction of Fyholivka, Kutkivka.
On the Kupyansk direction, there were 5 attacks by the invaders. The enemy's assault actions were repulsed in the area of Zahryzove and in the direction of Kupyansk.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 29 times, trying to wedge into Ukrainian defense in the areas of Karpivka, Kolodyazi, Zarichne, Yampil, and in the direction of Olhivka, Druzhelyubivka, Shandryholove, Dronivka, Serebrianka, Hryhorivka.
On the Siversk direction, 4 enemy attacks were stopped near Hryhorivka and Pereyizne.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked twice in the direction of Stupochky and Predtechyne.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 13 attacks in the areas of Shcherbynivka, Toretsk, Dyliivka, and in the direction of Kleban-Byk, Katerynivka, Rusyn Yar, Poltavka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 50 assault actions of the aggressor were stopped in the areas of Volodymyrivka, Mayak, Zapovidne, Sukhetske, Zatyshok, Novoekonomichne, Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoukrainka, and in the direction of Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy carried out 31 attacks in the areas of Voskresenka, Maliivka, Zaporizke, and in the direction of Filiya, Oleksandrohrad, Novomykolayivka.
On the Orikhiv direction, the occupation troops tried to assault the positions of Ukrainian Defense Forces once near Stepove.
On the Prydniprovske direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 3 Russian attacks.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces launched a UAV strike on a linear production station in the area of the village of Naitopovichi, Bryansk Oblast.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 204th Motorized Rifle Regiment strikes Ukrainian positions near Kozacha Lopan. The 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 41st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 44th Army Corps operate in Kharkiv Oblast.
The 752nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army operates on the Lyman direction.
The 238th Artillery Brigade of the 8th Combined Arms Army operates near Kleban-Byk.
The 14th Separate SOF Brigade strikes Ukrainian positions near Ivanivka and Novoselivka.
The 69th Separate Cover Brigade of the 35th Combined Arms Army strikes Ukrainian troops near Komyshuvakha and in the direction of Vremivka.
The 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 430th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 29th Combined Arms Army, the 37th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, the 5th Separate Tank Brigade of the 36th Combined Arms Army, and the 336th Separate Marines Brigade are advancing in the directions of Myrne – Oleksandrohrad, Voskresenka – Sichneve, Voskresenka – Maliivka, and the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Combined Arms Army is in the direction of Novoheorhiivka. The command of the enemy's “Vostok (East)” Operational Grouping has regrouped the main forces of the 35th Combined Arms Army to the operational zone of the 5th Combined Arms Army (the Andriivka-Klevtsove – Mala Tokmachka section).
The 38th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 35th Combined Arms Army is advancing on the Zaporizhzhia direction.
The 19th Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Combined Arms Army, and the 247th and 108th Aire Assault Regiments of the 7th Air Assault Division are advancing in the direction of Plavni and Stepnohirsk. The 60th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 5th Combined Arms Army operates near Mala Tokmachka.
The 144th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 40th Army Corps of the 18th Combined Arms Army strikes Ukrainian positions near Tyahynka, the 104th Air Assault Division is active near Novotyahynka and Lviv.
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 by autumn, Kostyantynivka and Kupyansk by 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 command of the enemy's “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping will try to envelop the entire Kupyansk defense area of the “Khortytsia” OSG as deeply as possible from the north. The enemy will consolidate on the northern outskirts of Kupyansk and will try to paralyze the logistics support of Ukrainian Defense Forces' units defending in the city itself and east of it. The enemy will break through from the north and northeast to the R-07 Kharkiv–Chuhuiv–Kupyansk highway, attacking in the directions of Radkivka–Kovalivka and Radkivka–Myrne.
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, 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, trying to break through to Siversk from the south.
On the Toretsk direction, the troops of the 19th Army Corps of Ukrainian Defense Forces will have to leave the Shcherbynivka-Novospaske-Katerynivka-Kleban Byk area, retreat south of the Kleban Byk reservoir, and try to stop the advance of the enemy's 3rd and 8th Combined Arms Armies on the Pleshchiivka – Oleksandro-Shultyne line and go on the defensive in the area of Dovha Balka – Illinivka – Berestok – Stepanivka.
Russian forces will attack in the direction of Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka and Druzhkivka to cut the Н20 Kostyantynivka-Sloviansk highway and complicate the logistics of Ukrainian Defense Forces in Kostyantynivka, thereby facilitating the capture of the "fortress belt". Russian forces may also try to advance northwest of Chasiv Yar in the direction of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, transferring part of the troops to attack along the E40 Bakhmut – Sloviansk highway for this purpose, thereby creating conditions for an assault on the "fortress belt" from the northeast.
On the Pokrovsk direction, the 51st Combined Arms Army will continue the envelopment of the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration from the north and northeast and will try to advance as deeply as possible toward Dobropillya, which will sharply worsen the prospects of defense not only for Dobropillya and Pokrovsk, but also for Druzhkivka and Kostyantynivka. Subsequently, the 2nd Combined Arms Army will begin the assault on Pokrovsk from the south and southwest.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the command of the enemy's “Vostok (East)” Operational Grouping will try to break through to the confluence of the Vovcha and Vorona rivers near Velykomykhailivka.
On the Orikhiv direction, the enemy's “Dnepr” Operational Grouping may try to launch an offensive in the direction of Zaporizhzhia. It will continue a 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 Stepne – Mali Shcherbaky line in the northern direction.
On the Prydniprovske direction, the command of the enemy's “Dnepr” Operational Grouping will continue regular attempts to take control of the main part of the island zone in the Dnipro River delta in the direction of Kherson, and will try to create a tactical bridgehead on the right bank and eliminate the tactical bridgeheads of Ukrainian Defense Forces in the area of the Antonivka road and railway bridges.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 30.08.25
Personnel - almost 1,081 330 (+850);
Tanks – 11,149 (+6);
Armored combat vehicles ‒ 23,210 (+19);
Artillery systems – 32,172 (+47);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,476 (0);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,213 (0);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 60,222 (+106);
Aircraft - 422 (0);
Helicopters – 340 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 54,691 (+316);
Intercepted cruise and other missiles – 3,626 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of August 30, Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine, using 582 airborne assault weapons. These included 537 Shahed strike UAVs and decoy drones, 8 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, and 37 cruise and air-launched missiles (Kh-101, Kalibr, Iskander-K, and Kh-59). Ukrainian air defense forces managed to destroy or suppress 548 of these targets, including 510 UAVs, 6 ballistic missiles, and 32 cruise and air-launched missiles. However, 5 missiles and 24 strike drones hit their targets in 7 different locations, and wreckage fell in 21 places.
The same night, Russia carried out a massive combined strike on the cities of Dnipro and Pavlohrad, using both drones and missiles. The strikes damaged infrastructure facilities, causing fires. In Dnipro, a private house and an outbuilding also caught fire, and a summer kitchen was damaged.
The same night, Russian forces conducted a massive drone and missile attack on Zaporizhzhia. The shelling damaged 14 apartment buildings and over 40 private homes, caused a fire, and led to power outages. One person was killed and 30 were wounded, including three children. The attack left 25,000 people in the Zaporizhzhia region without electricity.
In Kyiv Oblast, the night's shelling damaged railway infrastructure. As a result, several passenger trains are experiencing delays and will arrive in Kyiv at least two hours late.
On the night of August 30, a Russian attack on Cherkasy District resulted in a blast wave that damaged the windows of a local lyceum. Air defense shot down 2 missiles and 14 UAVs over the oblast. Falling debris started several fires, the largest of which covered about 800 square meters in the regional capital. There were no casualties.
On August 30, the enemy used an FPV drone to attack a market in the Pokrovsk community of Synelnykivskyi District, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, wounding four people—two men and two women.
In Polohy District of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a Russian FPV drone struck agricultural equipment working in a field, wounding the 43-year-old man who was operating it.
In Kherson, a drone wounded a 45-year-old man in the Korabelnyi district; he was taken to the hospital. In the Dnipro district, Russian drones wounded two residents: a 61-year-old man was hospitalized with a blast injury and shrapnel wounds to his torso and thigh, while a 59-year-old woman suffered a mine blast injury and shrapnel wounds to her neck, torso, and legs. Around 5:00 p.m., another man, aged 62, was injured in Kherson when an explosive was dropped from a drone.
On August 28, in an unspecified settlement in Pokrovsk District, during aerial reconnaissance, Ukrainian servicemen recorded an occupier shooting an elderly man in his own yard. The footage clearly shows the man was in civilian clothes and unarmed.
Since the start of 2025, over 8,500 applications have been submitted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to search for those missing in the war. These applications were made possible through the "Single Window for Citizens" service and the "1698" hotline.