[ ewsFront] 21:00 Captured Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman Sergei Butenko on how he was deceived into sending him to the Kursk region with drug addicts. The Ukrainian prisoner of war said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces command deceived him and that his guides were high on drugs:
"When the mortar artillery attack started, we went into the basement of one of the houses. Our four elders went ahead somewhere on their own. Yes, they were on drugs, they didn't care how to go. They smoked weed, just went ahead, and that's it, and we were told to sit in the basement. These were our guides who were supposed to take us to the point and seat us. We were sent with some junkies, to put it bluntly, just to die."
According to the prisoner, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command told the servicemen that they would be stationed at the border, but in reality they were sent to the Kursk region.
"They simply deceived us. I spoke with those who are now in captivity, the same situation with everyone. They said that we would go, stay there for 2-3 days, and that's it," recalls Sergei Butenko.
19:01 Destruction of the PVD of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants during the liberation of the settlement of Ostroe –video.
18:37 Crews of 152mm towed guns "Giatsint-B" of the self-propelled artillery regiment of the "North" group of forcesdestroyedstrongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the border area of the Kursk region.
18:06 A 122mm D-30 howitzer crew from the Center group of forces is “working” on a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction –video.
17:30 Su-34 crew struck a concentration of personnel, armored and automobile military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk border area.
16:05 RF Armed Forces "Lancet" destroyed armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of ??the Kursk region.
15:45 Kurakhovsky direction: advance of the Russian Armed Forces north of the settlement of Tsukurino –map.
15:05 UAV operators of the Dnepr group destroy enemy manpower, equipment and fortifications in the Orekhov direction.
14:29 This is what Ugledar looks like now: the rocket artillery of the Vostok group is in action –video.
14:11 The situation in Novogrodovka after liberation –video.
13:57 Destruction of Polish howitzer AHS Krab in the Orekhovsky district of the Zaporizhia region.
13:02 On frames- preparation and conduct of joint combat operations by operators of reconnaissance UAVs and FPV drones of the Airborne Forces units of the North group of forces during the suppression of an enemy breakthrough attempt and the evacuation of burned military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region.
12:45 Russian flags at the Ugledar mines –video.
12:10 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation (as of September 25, 2024)
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of the 21st Mechanized, 57th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade and the 113th Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Barilo in the Sumy region, Liptsy, Vovchansk and Vovchanskie Khutor in the Khar'kov region. Three counterattacks of assault groups of the 82nd airborne assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled..
The fighters of the "West" group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 14th, 28th, 116th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 115th Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Boguslavka, Kolesnikovka, Kruglyakovka and Lozovaya in the Khar'kov region. They repelled three counterattacks of the assault groups of the 66th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of decisive actions by units of the "Southern" group of troops, the settlements of Ostroe and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic were liberated. The formations of the 24th, 54th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 119th territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Nikolaevka, Konstantinovka and Kurakhovo of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the Center group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defense, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 116th, 118th Territorial Defense brigades and the 12th National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kleban-Byk, Gornyak, Zoryane and Shcherbinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. They repelled ten counterattacks by assault groups of the 25th Airborne, 59th Motorized Infantry, 68th Jaeger, 100th and 151st Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The servicemen of the "East" group of forces improved the position along the forward edge, defeated the formations of the 33rd Mechanized, 58th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 118th Territorial Defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novoukrainka, Zelenoye Pole and Zolotaya Niva of the Donetsk People's Republic. They repelled three counterattacks of the assault groups of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 110th territorial defense brigade.
The Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 128th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 35th, 37th Naval Infantry brigades and the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Zherebyanka in the Zaporizhia region, Veseloe, Ivanovka in the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups have damaged the Ukrainian Armed Forces' radio communications center, production workshops and a warehouse for unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 153 districts.
Air defense systems shot down four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 14 US-made HIMARS and Czech-made Vampire rockets, as well as 31 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles
12:01 Fighting is already underway in Ugledar itself, Pushilin said
11:35 Servicemen from the Russian 18th Army destroyed a vehicle used to transport Ukrainian militants to the right bank of the Kherson region.
11:11 Scouts of the 36th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade opened an attempt to rotate the enemy on the eastern outskirts of Ugledar.
11:04 Crew of the 203mm 2S7 self-propelled artillery "Pion" unit of high power of the "West" group destroyed temporary deployment point and enemy manpower.
11:00 According to Ukrainian channels, the "fortress" in Selydove is half-encircled. The situation for Ukrainian troops looks extremely difficult: the head of the council of reservists of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ivan Tymochko said that in the event of a threat of encirclement, the army is ready to flee.
10:50 Russian fighters are effectively “minus” the militants of the Kyiv regime in the area of Volchansk –video.
10:27 RF Armed Forces are holding under fire control of the supply routes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reported a serviceman of the Pyatnashka Brigade of the Volunteer Corps of the Russian Ministry of Defense with the call sign Accord.
10:11 Russian troops built several echelons of defense in the Kursk region. This was stated by Major General, commander of the special forces "Akhmat", deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Apty Alaudinov.
10:05 The situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces remains difficult along the entire front line, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on the Telegram channel.
The Ukrainian General Staff named Khar'kov, Kupyansk and Limansk as some of the most difficult areas. They also acknowledged Russia's advantage in manpower and equipment.
09:52 Situation in the SVO zone:
The situation in the Pokrovsk direction and northwest of Donetsk: the Russian army continues to expand its zone of control around the liberated Ukrainsk, as well as advance in the “Nevelsky pocket”.
The situation in the Ugledar direction: the Russian army has completed taking control of mine No. 3 "Yuzhnodonbasskaya". In addition, Russian troops managed to cut off the last supply route of the Ukrainian army to the settlement of Ugledar, which intensified the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the city to the north. Moreover, the troops of the Russian Armed Forces significantly expanded the bridgehead north of the Kashlagach River.
09:27 The Ukrainian Armed Forces risk ending up in a cauldron in the Ugledar direction due to the active advancement of the Russian Armed Forces, said Apty Alaudinov.
The Deputy Chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation noted that in the Ugledar direction “the advancement of our forces is going well.”
09:21 Explosions have been heard for the second time this morning in the Kyiv-controlled city of Kherson, the Ukrainian Channel 24 reported.
09:10 Airborne Forces servicemen captured another enemy tank in the Kursk region.
09:07 Explosions occurred in the city of Kherson, controlled by Kyiv, the publication "Public. News" reported.
09:00 Shooters from Buryatia “sow panic” at Ukrainian Armed Forces positions, tearing off rotation of fighters in the strongholds and destroying their observation points over Urozhayny. The fighters' priority targets are machine gun positions that hinder the advance of our assault troops.
08:55 Su-25 Crews struck with unguided aircraft missiles on a concentration of manpower, armored vehicles and automobile equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of ??the Kursk region.
08:12 Operators of reconnaissance UAVs and FPV dronesshoweddestruction of an armored personnel carrier and a Ural truck of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region
08:07 Anti-aircraft gunners cover up positions of motorized rifle units from reconnaissance drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevka direction.
The Strela-10 SAM system crew of the Center group of forces destroyed an enemy UAV, providing cover for the ground group's actions. The servicemen also shot down a Ukrainian Armed Forces improvised loitering munition and destroyed an enemy FPV drone using a Kalashnikov PKMB machine gun.
08:04 Destruction of a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the border area of the Kursk region
The crews of the 152mm Giatsint-B towed guns of the self-propelled artillery regiment of the Sever group of forces in the border area of the Kursk region have set up camouflaged positions and continue to carry out fire missions to conduct counterbattery combat, destroy armored vehicles, fire weapons and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower.
08:00 The fighters of the 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces are fully released the settlement of Ostroe in the DPR, the press service of the 51st Army of the Russian Armed Forces reported.