[NewsFront] 23:35 Three civilians were killed and nine more people, including a teenager, were wounded as a result of artillery attack of the center of Donetsk by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the city's mayor Kulemzin reported.
Ukrainian militants fired nine 155mm rounds in the Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts.
Two MLRS missiles were fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.
21:56 The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. According to authorities, there are wounded civilians.
21:00 Military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Gorlovka direction voluntarily gave up and laid down their arms, and were captured by the Russian army
19:52 Frontline report from the “Whisper of the Front” channel:
Toretsk direction: The Russian Armed Forces continue to advance in Severny (Kirovo). Several streets were busy.
Svatovskoye direction: unconfirmed reports are coming in that the Russian Armed Forces have entered the southern outskirts of the village of Stelmakhovka. If this is so, then the depth of the advance was about 1.8 km and the width was about 1.3 km.
18:45 Crew of the 152mm Msta-B howitzer of the Center group of troops destroyed another stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevsky direction.
18:20 Vrem'yevskoye direction: advance of Russian troops at the Staromayorskoye – Urozhainoye line.
In the Vrem'yevsky direction, Russian troops are leveling the front line west of Staromayorsky, and in neighboring Urozhainy they are gradually pushing the enemy out of positions, moving towards the center of the village.
After the liberation of Staromayorsky, the Ukrainian Armed Forces regularly launch counterattacks with the support of armored vehicles, trying to regain control over the northern outskirts of the village. The enemy is making advances both through the open area north of the village and across the Mokrye Yaly River to the northeast.
The tense situation is also in neighboring Urozhainy. The village is located on a hill relative to the surrounding area, which allows Ukrainian formations to more effectively adjust artillery and mortar fire. Despite this, attack aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces are gradually pushing the enemy out of positions in the ruins of houses, moving along Naberezhnaya and Tsentralnaya streets.
17:57 Paratroopers on the T-72BZM continue to apply precision strikes on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region
During aerial reconnaissance in dilapidated houses on the right bank of the Dnieper, the movement of personnel and the control center of the UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were revealed.
The T-72BZM crew, using the terrain, quickly arrived at a closed firing position. With precise shots at the given coordinates, the tank inflicted fire damage on the enemy. UAV operators helped correct the shooting in real time.
16:55 FPV drone destroys the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ armored vehicle delivery vehicle –video.
16:40 Ukrainian channels report explosions in Kharkov.
15:48 Paratroopers destroy with the help of the Lancet UAV, the Crab self-propelled gun supplied by the West to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:34 Su-34 fighter-bomber destroyed with Kh-38ML missiles another crossing of the enemy. Guidance is carried out by the crew of the Orlan-30 UAV.
14:55 Use of high-explosive bombs on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Volchansk area -video.
13:58 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of June 25, 2024)
Soldiers of the North group of troops conducted active combat operations and defeated the personnel and equipment of the 36th Marine Brigade, the 57th Motorized Infantry and 71st Jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk, Ternovaya and Tikhoe in the Khar'kov region.
The group of troops "West" occupied more advantageous lines and positions, and also defeated the formations of the 14th, 54th, 66th Mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Petropavlovka, Sin'kovka of the Khar'kov region, Platonovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Makeyevka of the Lugansk People's Republic.
Units of the “Southern” group of forces improved the situation along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 72nd Mechanized, 46th and 81st Airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka and Kurakhovo of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Military personnel of the "Center" group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, and defeated the formations of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 2nd Territorial Defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Toretsk and Mikhailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. Three counterattacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces units were repelled.
Units of the Vostok group of forces improved the tactical situation and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of the village of Velikaya Novoselka, Donetsk People's Republic.
Within 24 hours, the Dnepr group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the formations of the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade in the area of the village of Ivanovka, Kherson region.
Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed two warehouses of military-technical equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a radar station for detecting and tracking air targets P-18, and also defeated concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 128 districts.
Air defense systems shot down 79 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and four US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems.
12:54 Calculations of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the West group of forces after receiving target coordinates from unmanned aircraft operators inflicted attacks on identified enemy positions. To do this, our soldiers used high-explosive fragmentation ammunition, which made it possible to inflict maximum damage to fortifications, buried concrete fortifications and enemy armored vehicles.
12:45 Artillerymen of the 6th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed manpower and warehouse of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Seversky direction
11:52 Statement of Head of the press center of the “West” group:
With coordinated actions, motorized rifle units, supported by artillery and aviation fire, occupied more advantageous positions and inflicted fire on formations of Ukrainian militants from the 14th, 21st, 115th and 116th Mmechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Nevsky, Sin'kovka, Chervona Dibrova and Grigorovka..
In the Lozovaya area, as part of a counterbattery fight, a 122mm D-30 artillery mount was discovered and destroyed by Lancet loitering ammunition.
The 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle and the PzN-2000 self-propelled artillery unit were hit by rocket and cannon artillery fire in the areas of the settlements of Glushkovka and Kruglyakovka.
In the areas of Zaliman, Zhitlovka, Kremennaya, Grigorovka and Chervona Dibrova, air defense crews destroyed six Leleka-100 and Furia reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles.
During the day, the enemy lost up to 480 militants and more than 30 units of weapons and military equipment: a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system, two PzN 2000 and 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts, artillery pieces: M119, 152mm D-20 and three 122mm D-30 howitzers, as well as 12 mortars, 11 cars and one truck and a field warehouse with ammunition
11:34 Artillerymen support advance of assault units in the South Donetsk direction
Crews of 152mm D-20 howitzers of the Vostok group of troops from Sakhalin ensure the advancement of assault units. The guns are practically silent, the crews are doing everything to support our infantry in the offensive.
11:20 Enemy reports:
“Intense hostilities continue in the Khar'kov direction in the Volchansk area. The Russian Armed Forces continue to actively use aviation to fire at Ukrainian positions and rear facilities of Ukrainian troops.
In the Seversky direction, the Russian Armed Forces took control of part of the positions on the southeastern outskirts of Razdolovka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces have advanced to the western outskirts of Novoaleksandrovka and are advancing in the direction of Vozdvizhenka. Further south, in the Sokol area, the Russian army continues to storm the Ukrainian defenses in the eastern part of Sokol.”
11:15 “Arrived” at an aircraft plant in Kharkov, reports Directive for Ukraine
UAVs were assembled and stored in the factory workshops.
10:51 Discovered accumulation of enemy manpower in the village. Grigorovka village near Chasov Yar.
According to the movements of the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry on the outskirts of the village. Grigorovka, reconnaissance of the “North” group discovered several buildings in which the enemy was hiding. The brigade's artillerymen received the coordinates of the enemy's deployment and hit all targets with precise strikes.
10:12 In the Khar'kov direction for attacks on the Ukrainian Armed Forces involved 130mm M-46 guns. The M-46 gun is a universal weapon. It can fire different types of ammunition, but more often the Russian military uses high-explosive fragmentation rounds.
The M-46 gun is a naval artillery tube, converted to use on the ground.
09:49 Explosions were heard in Khar'kov, reported the Ukrainian publication “Public. News".
09:35 As a result of active actions of the unit of the “Southern” group of forces improved positions along the front line, they defeated the manpower and equipment of the 46th airmobile and 79th Air Assault Brigade in the areas of Konstantinovka and Kurakhovo.
The enemy lost more than 610 troops wounded and killed.
Anti-tank guided missile systems, artillery fire and loitering ammunition hit a tank, an M113 armored personnel carrier, four vehicles, three electronic warfare stations and seven field ammunition depots.
During the counter-battery fight, a 155mm M777 howitzer, a 155mm FH-70 howitzer, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle were destroyed.
08:18 Frontline summary on the morning of 06/25/2024:
Zaporozhye Front. Positional battles continue in the Rabotino area and northwest of Verbovoy. Long-range weapons are actively working. LBS without significant changes.
Donetsk front. In Krasnogorovka, urban battles continue, slowly but steadily the Russian Armed Forces are pushing through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In the Karlovka area, fighting continues on the outskirts of the village. No significant changes to the LBS.
In Yasnobrodovka, fighting continues in the populated area, the affairs of the Ukrainian garrison are getting worse every day, and the risk of being surrounded is getting higher. In Sokol, the Russian Armed Forces continue, despite fierce resistance, to dislodge the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the populated area.
Chasovoyarsk direction. There are no significant changes in the LBS, but the activity of hostilities in this area does not subside. Russian troops continue their assault on the eastern suburb of Chasov Yar, and also improve their positions on the flanks.
Khar'kov front. Fierce fighting continues in Volchansk and in the Glubokoye area. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are conducting counterattacks, trying to dislodge the Russian Armed Forces from their occupied positions. Successful at times. In general, the LBS is without significant changes, but Ukrainian troops have gathered significant forces in this direction, which will allow them to carry out advance after advance on the positions of Russian troops.
08:15 Combat Job of drone pilots of the 14th Guards Special Purpose Brigade for the destruction of enemy transport.
08:07 Work of attack aircraft of the 11th Air Force and Air Defense Army on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Urozhayne -video.
08:01 Units of the North group shot down over their positions near Khar'kov there were 2 heavy drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “Baba Yaga” - fire was fired at them from small arms.