🧵 Frontline Sentinel – Kam’yans’ke, Zaporizhzhia region 10/08/2025:
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Advances: The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) has advanced south from Stepnohirsk and established a position within the northern part of Kam’yans’ke town retaking 0.2 km² of territory. Ukrainain forces were also able to establish control over the strategic high ground positioned to the north east of Kam’yans’ke town retaining control over 1.78 km².
📍Mapped Territorial Changes: neutral mapping project Suriyak Maps confirmed the territorial changes as of the following the newly launched Ukrainian offensive. Pro Ukrainian mapping project Deep State Map extended the grey zone within the north eastern territory of Kam’yans’ke acknowledging a change in territory via grey zone in benefit of Ukraine.
📚Open-Source Information: The new Ukrainian offensive was announced by Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, according to a Ukrinform correspondent.
“Kamianske is quite an important settlement... Our positions there have remained unchanged, and now the Ukrainian Defense Forces are conducting search and strike operations to push the enemy back from the positions we had to retreat from and restore our positions, regaining control of this settlement,” Voloshyn said.
🎯Strategic Value: Ukrainian forces have regained positions within the town of Kam’yans’ke forcing russian command to focus on Kam’yans’ke once again instead of expanding their offensive towards Plavni and Stepnohirsk. In addition Ukraine has the possibility from the offensive to trap Russian forces within the village of Plavni after flanking their positions and threatening an encirclement utilising the left bank of the Dnipro River.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Advances: The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) has advanced south from Stepnohirsk and established a position within the northern part of Kam’yans’ke town retaking 0.2 km² of territory. Ukrainain forces were also able to establish control over the strategic high ground positioned to the north east of Kam’yans’ke town retaining control over 1.78 km².
📍Mapped Territorial Changes: neutral mapping project Suriyak Maps confirmed the territorial changes as of the following the newly launched Ukrainian offensive. Pro Ukrainian mapping project Deep State Map extended the grey zone within the north eastern territory of Kam’yans’ke acknowledging a change in territory via grey zone in benefit of Ukraine.
📚Open-Source Information: The new Ukrainian offensive was announced by Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, according to a Ukrinform correspondent.
“Kamianske is quite an important settlement... Our positions there have remained unchanged, and now the Ukrainian Defense Forces are conducting search and strike operations to push the enemy back from the positions we had to retreat from and restore our positions, regaining control of this settlement,” Voloshyn said.
🎯Strategic Value: Ukrainian forces have regained positions within the town of Kam’yans’ke forcing russian command to focus on Kam’yans’ke once again instead of expanding their offensive towards Plavni and Stepnohirsk. In addition Ukraine has the possibility from the offensive to trap Russian forces within the village of Plavni after flanking their positions and threatening an encirclement utilising the left bank of the Dnipro River.
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 11
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
71 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF)
59 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
12 UAVs hit 6 locations, wreckage at 1 location
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
74 airstrikes (138 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Kaliivka
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Novoandriivka, Stepnohirsk, Hryhorivka
• Kherson Oblast: Prydniprovske, Antonivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 17 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 10.08 - 20:00 11.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
64 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Bryansk Oblast: 10
• Kaluga Oblast: 10
• Belgorod Oblast: 8
• Crimea: 8
• Moscow Oblast: 7
• Black Sea: 5
• Orenburg Oblast: 3
• Kursk Oblast: 2
• Nizhny Novgorod Oblast: 2
• Oryol Oblast: 2
• Ryazan Oblast: 2
• Samara Oblast: 2
• Voronezh Oblast: 2
• Tula Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
2 killed, 8 injured in Belgorod Oblast and occupied Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 10.08 - 20:00 11.08
🗓 August 11
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
71 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF)
59 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
12 UAVs hit 6 locations, wreckage at 1 location
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
74 airstrikes (138 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Kaliivka
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Novoandriivka, Stepnohirsk, Hryhorivka
• Kherson Oblast: Prydniprovske, Antonivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 17 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 10.08 - 20:00 11.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
64 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Bryansk Oblast: 10
• Kaluga Oblast: 10
• Belgorod Oblast: 8
• Crimea: 8
• Moscow Oblast: 7
• Black Sea: 5
• Orenburg Oblast: 3
• Kursk Oblast: 2
• Nizhny Novgorod Oblast: 2
• Oryol Oblast: 2
• Ryazan Oblast: 2
• Samara Oblast: 2
• Voronezh Oblast: 2
• Tula Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
2 killed, 8 injured in Belgorod Oblast and occupied Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 10.08 - 20:00 11.08
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 12, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
48 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Bryansk, Millerovo, Shatalovo (RF) 36 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
4 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Voronezh and Bryansk oblasts (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
12 UAVs and 3 missiles hit 7 locations source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
89 airstrikes (183 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Boyaro-Lezhachi, Kam'yanka, Seredyna-Buda
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilohirya, Prymorske, Malokaterinivka
• Kherson Oblast: Odradokam'yanka, Antonivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
5 killed, 18 injured in Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 11.08 - 20:00 12.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
64 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Rostov Oblast: 22
• Bryansk Oblast: 12
• Kursk Oblast: 9
• Tatarstan Republic: 9
• Belgorod Oblast: 4
• Stavropol Krai: 3
• Ulyanovsk Oblast: 3
• Oryol Oblast: 1
• Voronezh Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
0 killed, 8 injured in Kursk oblast and occupied Donetsk, Kherson oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 11.08 - 20:00 12.08
🗓 August 12, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
48 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Bryansk, Millerovo, Shatalovo (RF) 36 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
4 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Voronezh and Bryansk oblasts (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
12 UAVs and 3 missiles hit 7 locations source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
89 airstrikes (183 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Boyaro-Lezhachi, Kam'yanka, Seredyna-Buda
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilohirya, Prymorske, Malokaterinivka
• Kherson Oblast: Odradokam'yanka, Antonivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
5 killed, 18 injured in Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 11.08 - 20:00 12.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
64 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Rostov Oblast: 22
• Bryansk Oblast: 12
• Kursk Oblast: 9
• Tatarstan Republic: 9
• Belgorod Oblast: 4
• Stavropol Krai: 3
• Ulyanovsk Oblast: 3
• Oryol Oblast: 1
• Voronezh Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
0 killed, 8 injured in Kursk oblast and occupied Donetsk, Kherson oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 11.08 - 20:00 12.08
🧵 Frontline Sentinel – Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, 14/08/2025
🇷🇺 Russian Advances: Russian forces have launched a rapid offensive on the Dobropillia axis in Donetsk Oblast, penetrating Ukrainian lines by an estimated 10–15 km and seizing footholds in several frontline villages. Small assault detachments infiltrated through tree lines into Kucheriv Yar, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, and Vesele, bringing Russian units within roughly 10 km of the strategic Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway. Forward elements reportedly even reached that roadway (T-0514) and approached the outskirts of Dobropillia city itself. Simultaneously, Russian assault groups are pushing from the east/southeast, bypassing new Ukrainian fortifications in the Shakhove area and advancing toward villages such as Vilne and Bilytske on the Pokrovsk–Dobropillia sector.
📍Mapped Territorial Changes: DeepState map depicting the narrow Russian “wedge” breaking through Ukrainian lines near Dobropillia. Independent cartographic sources confirm these territorial changes. Neutral mapping project Suriyak Maps reports that Russian forces expanded their operations to the outskirts of Ivanivka, Nove Shakhove, Vilne, and Zolotyi Kolodiaz, indicating a significant incursion beyond Ukraine’s initial defensive line. Likewise, the respected DeepState live map has updated to show a narrow wedge-shaped penetration approximately 15 km deep and 5–6 km wide into Ukrainian-held territory. RUAF captured around 50 km² around Razine plus breakthrough from 07.08.2025 to 14.08.2025.
📚 Open Sources: Russian and independent sources: Moscow’s Defense Ministry has been circumspect, stating only that its “Centre” group units “improved their positions” on the frontline’s edge near Dobropillia. Russian pro-war Telegram channels acknowledge that sabotage-reconnaissance groups have infiltrated the area around Dobropillia, but even they urge caution on declaring a major breakthrough. For example, the Two Majors channel noted Russian forward units are advancing in that direction but said it’s “difficult to judge the real scale” of the gains so far, while the prominent Rybar outlet (linked to Russia’s MoD) argued it is too early to claim Russian forces have secured the area near Dobropillia without solid visual evidence. Some Kremlin-linked commentators have hyped the situation – ex-advisor Sergey Markov asserted that a “partial collapse” of Ukraine’s defence due to troop shortages enabled the Russian push, calling it “a gift to Putin” ahead of upcoming talks – but military analysts outside Russia are more measured.
🇷🇺 Russian Advances: Russian forces have launched a rapid offensive on the Dobropillia axis in Donetsk Oblast, penetrating Ukrainian lines by an estimated 10–15 km and seizing footholds in several frontline villages. Small assault detachments infiltrated through tree lines into Kucheriv Yar, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, and Vesele, bringing Russian units within roughly 10 km of the strategic Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway. Forward elements reportedly even reached that roadway (T-0514) and approached the outskirts of Dobropillia city itself. Simultaneously, Russian assault groups are pushing from the east/southeast, bypassing new Ukrainian fortifications in the Shakhove area and advancing toward villages such as Vilne and Bilytske on the Pokrovsk–Dobropillia sector.
📍Mapped Territorial Changes: DeepState map depicting the narrow Russian “wedge” breaking through Ukrainian lines near Dobropillia. Independent cartographic sources confirm these territorial changes. Neutral mapping project Suriyak Maps reports that Russian forces expanded their operations to the outskirts of Ivanivka, Nove Shakhove, Vilne, and Zolotyi Kolodiaz, indicating a significant incursion beyond Ukraine’s initial defensive line. Likewise, the respected DeepState live map has updated to show a narrow wedge-shaped penetration approximately 15 km deep and 5–6 km wide into Ukrainian-held territory. RUAF captured around 50 km² around Razine plus breakthrough from 07.08.2025 to 14.08.2025.
📚 Open Sources: Russian and independent sources: Moscow’s Defense Ministry has been circumspect, stating only that its “Centre” group units “improved their positions” on the frontline’s edge near Dobropillia. Russian pro-war Telegram channels acknowledge that sabotage-reconnaissance groups have infiltrated the area around Dobropillia, but even they urge caution on declaring a major breakthrough. For example, the Two Majors channel noted Russian forward units are advancing in that direction but said it’s “difficult to judge the real scale” of the gains so far, while the prominent Rybar outlet (linked to Russia’s MoD) argued it is too early to claim Russian forces have secured the area near Dobropillia without solid visual evidence. Some Kremlin-linked commentators have hyped the situation – ex-advisor Sergey Markov asserted that a “partial collapse” of Ukraine’s defence due to troop shortages enabled the Russian push, calling it “a gift to Putin” ahead of upcoming talks – but military analysts outside Russia are more measured.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian sources: Ukrainian officials concede that a small enemy detachment managed to bypass defences in this sector, but they strongly refute the idea of a wide-scale breakthrough. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that groups of Russian soldiers advanced about 10 km in several places “without equipment, only weapons in their hands,” stressing that some of these infiltrators have already been “found – partly destroyed, partly captured” and vowing that the rest will be eliminated soon. The Ukrainian General Staff’s morning update on August 12 noted “heavy defensive fighting against superior enemy forces” in the Dobropillia-Pokrovsk area, but stated that “effective measures” are being taken to halt the advance. The military’s Dnipro Operational Group characterised the situation as “difficult and fluid” yet emphasised that Russian troops “do not control the territory” they’ve entered; Ukrainian defenders are engaged in destroying the small infiltrating groups despite taking losses. Reinforcements have been rushed in – notably, Ukraine’s new 1st “Azov” Corps (built around the veteran Azov Brigade) was ordered to assume responsibility for this sector as of August 12. Azov unit commanders reported they have already “blocked” the enemy in a certain area near Dobropillia. (This elite formation replaced a local tactical group that had reportedly been overwhelmed on this part of the front.) Independent Ukrainian OSINT monitors, like DeepState, paint a frank picture of the challenges: “The situation is chaotic,” DeepState wrote in its August 11 briefing, describing how the enemy found gaps in the defence and “is seeping deeper, trying to quickly entrench and amass forces for further advances… If they occupy our fortifications, it will be extremely difficult to dislodge them.” Still, Ukraine’s command has not reported the loss of any major town in the area, referring to the affected villages as a contested “grey zone” expansion rather than confirmed Russian control.
🎯 Strategic Significance: This breakthrough is the result of manpower shortages and communication issues. One of the primary factors enabling it has been the disorganisation of units operating in this sector, combined with the weakening of other parts of the front due to the redeployment of reserves from those areas. The depth of the penetration has reached rear positions, and if Russian Armed Forces are able to consolidate and expand the breach, it is likely to develop in a manner similar to the May operation, when Russian forces managed to push through the road between Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk. Time is a decisive factor, with positions in the Shakhove area being the most vulnerable. Ukrainian forces will attempt to stabilise this sector and, if possible, cut it off, but shifting a large contingent from other directions risks creating similar breakthroughs elsewhere.
🎯 Strategic Significance: This breakthrough is the result of manpower shortages and communication issues. One of the primary factors enabling it has been the disorganisation of units operating in this sector, combined with the weakening of other parts of the front due to the redeployment of reserves from those areas. The depth of the penetration has reached rear positions, and if Russian Armed Forces are able to consolidate and expand the breach, it is likely to develop in a manner similar to the May operation, when Russian forces managed to push through the road between Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk. Time is a decisive factor, with positions in the Shakhove area being the most vulnerable. Ukrainian forces will attempt to stabilise this sector and, if possible, cut it off, but shifting a large contingent from other directions risks creating similar breakthroughs elsewhere.
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 13, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
49 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo (RF)
32 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
4 missiles including 2 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Kursk Oblast (RF)
2 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
17 UAVs hit 15 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
87 airstrikes (154 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Boyaro-Lezhachi, Bilovody
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Pokrovske
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Uspenivka, Novoandriivka, Prymorske, Orikhiv, Chervona Krynytsia
• Kherson Oblast: Antonivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
3 killed, 17 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 12.08 - 20:00 13.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
85 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Belgorod Oblast: 39
• Bryansk Oblast: 15
• Volgograd Oblast: 11
• Rostov Oblast: 7
• Krasnodar Krai: 5
• Azov Sea: 2
• Crimea: 2
• Kursk Oblast: 2
• Voronezh Oblast: 2
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 13 injured in Belgorod Oblast and occupied Donetsk, Kherson oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 12.08 - 20:00 13.08
🗓 August 13, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
49 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo (RF)
32 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
4 missiles including 2 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Kursk Oblast (RF)
2 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
17 UAVs hit 15 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
87 airstrikes (154 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Boyaro-Lezhachi, Bilovody
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Pokrovske
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Uspenivka, Novoandriivka, Prymorske, Orikhiv, Chervona Krynytsia
• Kherson Oblast: Antonivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
3 killed, 17 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 12.08 - 20:00 13.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
85 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Belgorod Oblast: 39
• Bryansk Oblast: 15
• Volgograd Oblast: 11
• Rostov Oblast: 7
• Krasnodar Krai: 5
• Azov Sea: 2
• Crimea: 2
• Kursk Oblast: 2
• Voronezh Oblast: 2
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 13 injured in Belgorod Oblast and occupied Donetsk, Kherson oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 12.08 - 20:00 13.08
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 14, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
45 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo (RF)
24 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
2 S-300/400 surface-to-air missiles from Kursk Oblast (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
21 UAVs hit 12 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
81 airstrikes (162 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Boyaro-Lezhachi
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Novodanilivka, Orikhiv
• Kherson Oblast: Lvove
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
5 killed, 7 injured in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 13.08 - 20:00 14.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
86 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Belgorod Oblast: 36
• Black Sea: 14
• Rostov Oblast: 11
• Volgograd Oblast: 9
• Crimea: 7
• Krasnodar Krai: 6
• Azov Sea: 1
• Kalmykia Republic: 1
• Kursk Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 29 injured in Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 13.08 - 20:00 14.08
🗓 August 14, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
45 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo (RF)
24 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
2 S-300/400 surface-to-air missiles from Kursk Oblast (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
21 UAVs hit 12 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
81 airstrikes (162 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Boyaro-Lezhachi
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Novodanilivka, Orikhiv
• Kherson Oblast: Lvove
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
5 killed, 7 injured in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 13.08 - 20:00 14.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
86 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Belgorod Oblast: 36
• Black Sea: 14
• Rostov Oblast: 11
• Volgograd Oblast: 9
• Crimea: 7
• Krasnodar Krai: 6
• Azov Sea: 1
• Kalmykia Republic: 1
• Kursk Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 29 injured in Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 13.08 - 20:00 14.08
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 15, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
97 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo (RF) 63 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
3 missiles including 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Voronezh and Bryansk oblasts (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
3 missiles and 34 UAVs hit 13 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
111 airstrikes (213 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Zhykhove, Boyaro-Lezhachi
• Chernihiv Oblast: Krasnyy Khutir
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilohirya
• Kherson Oblast: Mykolaivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
3 killed, 16 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 14.08 - 20:00 15.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
91 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Belgorod Oblast: 33
• Rostov Oblast: 15
• Kursk Oblast: 13
• Samara Oblast: 7
• Crimea: 6
• Oryol Oblast: 5
• Bryansk Oblast: 4
• Voronezh Oblast: 4
• Azov Sea: 1
• Black Sea: 1
• Kalmykia Republic: 1
• Saratov Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 29 injured in Belgorod, Kursk oblasts and occupied Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 14.08 - 20:00 15.08
🗓 August 15, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
97 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo (RF) 63 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
3 missiles including 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Voronezh and Bryansk oblasts (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
3 missiles and 34 UAVs hit 13 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
111 airstrikes (213 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Zhykhove, Boyaro-Lezhachi
• Chernihiv Oblast: Krasnyy Khutir
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilohirya
• Kherson Oblast: Mykolaivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
3 killed, 16 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 14.08 - 20:00 15.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
91 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Belgorod Oblast: 33
• Rostov Oblast: 15
• Kursk Oblast: 13
• Samara Oblast: 7
• Crimea: 6
• Oryol Oblast: 5
• Bryansk Oblast: 4
• Voronezh Oblast: 4
• Azov Sea: 1
• Black Sea: 1
• Kalmykia Republic: 1
• Saratov Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 29 injured in Belgorod, Kursk oblasts and occupied Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 14.08 - 20:00 15.08
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 16-17, 2025 (Weekend Combined)
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
145 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo (RF), Gvardiiske (TOT Crimea) 101 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
4 missiles including 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Voronezh and Bryansk oblasts (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
4 missiles and 44 UAVs hit 24 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
Airstrikes 148 airstrikes (279 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Rudnya, Doroshenkove, Romashkove
• Chernihiv Oblast: Krasnyy Khutir
• Donetsk Oblast: Krasnotorka, Bilozarske
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Mezhova
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilohirya, Preobrazhenka, Orikhiv, Novoyakovlivka, Zaliznychne
• Kherson Oblast: Kozatske, Olhivka, Kherson, Dniprovske
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
6 killed, 34 injured in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 15.08 - 20:00 17.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
108 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Belgorod Oblast: 41
• Voronezh Oblast: 16
• Nizhny Novgorod Oblast: 14
• Rostov Oblast: 10
• Stavropol Krai: 9
• Kursk Oblast: 6
• Bryansk Oblast: 4
• Azov Sea: 3
• Oryol Oblast: 2
• Krasnodar Krai: 1
• Kaluga Oblast: 1
• Smolensk Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
3 killed, 20 injured in Belgorod, Kursk oblasts and occupied Donetsk oblast
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 15.08 – 20:00 17.08
🗓 August 16-17, 2025 (Weekend Combined)
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
145 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Shatalovo (RF), Gvardiiske (TOT Crimea) 101 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
4 missiles including 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Voronezh and Bryansk oblasts (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
4 missiles and 44 UAVs hit 24 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
Airstrikes 148 airstrikes (279 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Rudnya, Doroshenkove, Romashkove
• Chernihiv Oblast: Krasnyy Khutir
• Donetsk Oblast: Krasnotorka, Bilozarske
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Mezhova
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilohirya, Preobrazhenka, Orikhiv, Novoyakovlivka, Zaliznychne
• Kherson Oblast: Kozatske, Olhivka, Kherson, Dniprovske
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
6 killed, 34 injured in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 15.08 - 20:00 17.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
108 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Belgorod Oblast: 41
• Voronezh Oblast: 16
• Nizhny Novgorod Oblast: 14
• Rostov Oblast: 10
• Stavropol Krai: 9
• Kursk Oblast: 6
• Bryansk Oblast: 4
• Azov Sea: 3
• Oryol Oblast: 2
• Krasnodar Krai: 1
• Kaluga Oblast: 1
• Smolensk Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
3 killed, 20 injured in Belgorod, Kursk oblasts and occupied Donetsk oblast
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 15.08 – 20:00 17.08
🧵 Frontline Sentinel – Oleksiivka, Sumy Oblast 19/08/2025
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Advances: The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) have advanced east of Oleksiivka by at least 1.7km liberating the settlement of Varachyne and adding additional pressure to the Russian occupied village of Oleksiivka.
📍Mapped Territorial Changes: neutral mapping project Suriyak Maps confirmed the territorial changes as of the following the newly launched Ukrainian assault towards the village of Oleksiivka. Pro Ukrainian mapping project Deep State Map extended the grey zone within the Sumy region north of Varachyne acknowledging Ukrainain advancements within the region.
📚Open-Source Information: Russian 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade released footage of their drones engaging Ukrainian infantry and vehicles within and surrounding the settlement of Varachyne highlighting Ukrainain control over the village.
🎯Strategic Value: Ukrainian forces now surround the village of Oleksiivka from three sides (West, North and East) the newly captured settlement of Varachyne can be used as a forward position to launch further assaults against Oleksiivka with support from Andriivka. This new gain of territory supplies Ukraine with more options to support the liberation of the Sumy region.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Advances: The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) have advanced east of Oleksiivka by at least 1.7km liberating the settlement of Varachyne and adding additional pressure to the Russian occupied village of Oleksiivka.
📍Mapped Territorial Changes: neutral mapping project Suriyak Maps confirmed the territorial changes as of the following the newly launched Ukrainian assault towards the village of Oleksiivka. Pro Ukrainian mapping project Deep State Map extended the grey zone within the Sumy region north of Varachyne acknowledging Ukrainain advancements within the region.
📚Open-Source Information: Russian 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade released footage of their drones engaging Ukrainian infantry and vehicles within and surrounding the settlement of Varachyne highlighting Ukrainain control over the village.
🎯Strategic Value: Ukrainian forces now surround the village of Oleksiivka from three sides (West, North and East) the newly captured settlement of Varachyne can be used as a forward position to launch further assaults against Oleksiivka with support from Andriivka. This new gain of territory supplies Ukraine with more options to support the liberation of the Sumy region.
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 18, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 140 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Millirovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Chauda (TOT Crimea)
• 88 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Taganrog, Millerovo, Kursk (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
Missiles and UAVs hit 25 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
78 airstrikes (162 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Hirky
• Chernihiv Oblast: Polyushkyne, Karabany
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Prymorske, Novoandriyivka
• Kherson Oblast: Antonivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
14 killed, 75 injured in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 17.08 - 20:00 18.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
25 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Tambov Oblast: 8
• Azov Sea: 5
• Belgorod Oblast: 2
• Black Sea: 2
• Kursk Oblast: 2
• Rostov Oblast: 2
• Crimea: 1
• Krasnodar Krai: 1
• Lipetsk Oblast: 1
• Voronezh Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
2 killed, 6 injured in Belgorod oblast and occupied Donetsk, Kherson oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 17.08 - 20:00 18.08
🗓 August 18, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 140 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Millirovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Chauda (TOT Crimea)
• 88 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Taganrog, Millerovo, Kursk (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
Missiles and UAVs hit 25 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
78 airstrikes (162 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Hirky
• Chernihiv Oblast: Polyushkyne, Karabany
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Prymorske, Novoandriyivka
• Kherson Oblast: Antonivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
14 killed, 75 injured in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 17.08 - 20:00 18.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
25 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Tambov Oblast: 8
• Azov Sea: 5
• Belgorod Oblast: 2
• Black Sea: 2
• Kursk Oblast: 2
• Rostov Oblast: 2
• Crimea: 1
• Krasnodar Krai: 1
• Lipetsk Oblast: 1
• Voronezh Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
2 killed, 6 injured in Belgorod oblast and occupied Donetsk, Kherson oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 17.08 - 20:00 18.08
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 19, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 270 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF)
• 230 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
• 5 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Rostov, Voronezh oblasts (RF) and occupied Crimea;
• 5 Kh-101 cruise missiles from strategic aviation over Caspian Sea
2 Iskander-M and 4 Kh-101 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
4 missiles and 40 UAVs hit 16 locations; debris fell at 3 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
82 airstrikes (153 guided aerial bombs)
• Chernihiv Oblast: Hremyach
• Sumy Oblast: Nova Sloboda, Chernatske
• Donetsk Oblast: Kostyantynivka, Dobropillya, Ivanopillya
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilohirya, Prymorske
• Kherson Oblast: Odradokamyanka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
2 killed, 18 injured in Chernihiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 18.08 - 20:00 19.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
48 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Volgograd Oblast: 13
• Kursk Oblast: 8
• Bryansk Oblast: 7
• Crimea: 7
• Belgorod Oblast: 6
• Rostov Oblast: 5
• Black Sea: 2
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
0 killed, 13 injured in Belgorod oblast and occupied Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 18.08 - 20:00 19.08
🗓 August 19, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 270 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF)
• 230 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
• 5 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Rostov, Voronezh oblasts (RF) and occupied Crimea;
• 5 Kh-101 cruise missiles from strategic aviation over Caspian Sea
2 Iskander-M and 4 Kh-101 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
4 missiles and 40 UAVs hit 16 locations; debris fell at 3 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
82 airstrikes (153 guided aerial bombs)
• Chernihiv Oblast: Hremyach
• Sumy Oblast: Nova Sloboda, Chernatske
• Donetsk Oblast: Kostyantynivka, Dobropillya, Ivanopillya
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilohirya, Prymorske
• Kherson Oblast: Odradokamyanka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
2 killed, 18 injured in Chernihiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 18.08 - 20:00 19.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
48 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Volgograd Oblast: 13
• Kursk Oblast: 8
• Bryansk Oblast: 7
• Crimea: 7
• Belgorod Oblast: 6
• Rostov Oblast: 5
• Black Sea: 2
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
0 killed, 13 injured in Belgorod oblast and occupied Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 18.08 - 20:00 19.08
🧵 Frontline Sentinel – Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, 21/08/2025
🇷🇺 Russian Advances
According to OSINT analysts, by mid-August the Russian command continued exploiting the breach near Dobropillia achieved on 11 August. DeepState reported that east of Pokrovsk, Russian detachments reached Kucheriv Yar, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, and Vesele, forming a long “fang” east of Bilozerne and Dobropillia. These ~15-man assault teams bypassed AFU fortifications by masking in tree lines and employing FPV strike UAVs, expanding the active battlespace to ~20 km. Following the breach, a race against time began between the UAF and RUAF to capitalize on the opening. The UAF General Staff reacted rapidly, reallocating assets to stabilize the sector. Confirmed deployments to this area included formations specialized in assault and precision actions: the 1st NGU “Azov” Corps, the 82nd Air Assault Brigade, and the 7th Air Assault Corps.
📍 Mapped Territorial Changes
Per DeepState and Suriyak maps, the seizure of Vesele and adjacent villages created a salient approximately 10–12 km deep and 6–8 km wide. By the end of the reporting period, Russian forces retained positions on the southern outskirts of Kucheriv Yar and Novyi Donbas, approaching the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast boundary. Ukrainian sources state that after a series of UAF counterattacks (around 15 August), Hruz'ke, Rubizhne, Novovodyane, Petrivka, Vesele, and Zolotyi Kolodiaz were cleared within the breach zone.
📚 Open Sources
An official Russian MoD message (amplified via “Krasnaya Liniya” war correspondents) acknowledges that a stable line of contact has not yet been established, and both sides are reinforcing the breach area. Russian propaganda emphasizes claimed “successes,” with Donetsk media citing the “Voennaya Khronika” Telegram channel about alleged panic and disarray in the Ukrainian command near Dobropillia.
Ukrainian command reports stabilization and successful counterattacks. The UAF General Staff stated that 4–16 August saw Hruz'ke, Rubizhne, Novovodyane, Petrivka, Vesele, and Zolotyi Kolodiaz cleared. The Azov command and Operational Group “Dnipro” confirm intensive counter-measures “along the perimeter of the breach.” According to Colonel Trehubov, spokesperson for OOS “Dnipro,” the “horns” (edges) of the salient have already been cut, although Russian troops remain in its central part. He also noted that Dobropillia is almost empty, indicating civilian evacuation. The AFU General Staff and President Zelenskyi state that Ukrainian forces have largely neutralized the Russian infiltration groups; as of 21 August, Zelenskyi reported “up to 90%” of the infiltrators destroyed. Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi reported the clearance of six settlements and hundreds of Russian personnel eliminated on the Dobropillia axis. Overall, Ukrainian sources stress that counteroffensive actions will continue in the coming days: the main effort is aimed at severing the salient along the Mykolaivka–Mayak line, while military intelligence notes the encirclement of separate enemy groupings in a pocket near Rozdol'ne.
🎯 Strategic Significance
The Dobropillia sector remains one of the key inflection points on the front. Russian control of advantageous heights and road nodes near Dobropillia threatens the forward flank of the Kostiantynivka axis and could degrade defenses along the Donetsk–Dnipropetrovsk boundary. It also highlights vulnerabilities in the defensive line and how quickly the tactical situation can shift—experience the Russian Armed Forces will likely seek to replicate to further stretch already thin UAF defensive lines.
🇷🇺 Russian Advances
According to OSINT analysts, by mid-August the Russian command continued exploiting the breach near Dobropillia achieved on 11 August. DeepState reported that east of Pokrovsk, Russian detachments reached Kucheriv Yar, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, and Vesele, forming a long “fang” east of Bilozerne and Dobropillia. These ~15-man assault teams bypassed AFU fortifications by masking in tree lines and employing FPV strike UAVs, expanding the active battlespace to ~20 km. Following the breach, a race against time began between the UAF and RUAF to capitalize on the opening. The UAF General Staff reacted rapidly, reallocating assets to stabilize the sector. Confirmed deployments to this area included formations specialized in assault and precision actions: the 1st NGU “Azov” Corps, the 82nd Air Assault Brigade, and the 7th Air Assault Corps.
📍 Mapped Territorial Changes
Per DeepState and Suriyak maps, the seizure of Vesele and adjacent villages created a salient approximately 10–12 km deep and 6–8 km wide. By the end of the reporting period, Russian forces retained positions on the southern outskirts of Kucheriv Yar and Novyi Donbas, approaching the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast boundary. Ukrainian sources state that after a series of UAF counterattacks (around 15 August), Hruz'ke, Rubizhne, Novovodyane, Petrivka, Vesele, and Zolotyi Kolodiaz were cleared within the breach zone.
📚 Open Sources
An official Russian MoD message (amplified via “Krasnaya Liniya” war correspondents) acknowledges that a stable line of contact has not yet been established, and both sides are reinforcing the breach area. Russian propaganda emphasizes claimed “successes,” with Donetsk media citing the “Voennaya Khronika” Telegram channel about alleged panic and disarray in the Ukrainian command near Dobropillia.
Ukrainian command reports stabilization and successful counterattacks. The UAF General Staff stated that 4–16 August saw Hruz'ke, Rubizhne, Novovodyane, Petrivka, Vesele, and Zolotyi Kolodiaz cleared. The Azov command and Operational Group “Dnipro” confirm intensive counter-measures “along the perimeter of the breach.” According to Colonel Trehubov, spokesperson for OOS “Dnipro,” the “horns” (edges) of the salient have already been cut, although Russian troops remain in its central part. He also noted that Dobropillia is almost empty, indicating civilian evacuation. The AFU General Staff and President Zelenskyi state that Ukrainian forces have largely neutralized the Russian infiltration groups; as of 21 August, Zelenskyi reported “up to 90%” of the infiltrators destroyed. Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi reported the clearance of six settlements and hundreds of Russian personnel eliminated on the Dobropillia axis. Overall, Ukrainian sources stress that counteroffensive actions will continue in the coming days: the main effort is aimed at severing the salient along the Mykolaivka–Mayak line, while military intelligence notes the encirclement of separate enemy groupings in a pocket near Rozdol'ne.
🎯 Strategic Significance
The Dobropillia sector remains one of the key inflection points on the front. Russian control of advantageous heights and road nodes near Dobropillia threatens the forward flank of the Kostiantynivka axis and could degrade defenses along the Donetsk–Dnipropetrovsk boundary. It also highlights vulnerabilities in the defensive line and how quickly the tactical situation can shift—experience the Russian Armed Forces will likely seek to replicate to further stretch already thin UAF defensive lines.
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 20, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 93 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Shatalovo, Bryansk, Millirovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Chauda (TOT Crimea)
• 62 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
• 5 missiles, including 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from TOT Crimea
1 Iskander-M ballistic missiles neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
4 missiles and 31 UAVs hit 20 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
61 airstrikes (127 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Stara Guta, Nova Guta
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilogiria, Orikhiv, Prymorske
• Kherson Oblast: Burganka, Mykolaivka, Lvove
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
3 killed, 21 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 19.08 - 20:00 20.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
43 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Voronezh Oblast: 14
• Kursk Oblast: 8
• Tambov Oblast: 8
• Rostov Oblast: 5
• Bryansk Oblast: 2
• Oryol Oblast: 2
• Smolensk Oblast: 2
• Krasnodar Krai: 1
• Lipetsk Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
4 killed, 9 injured in Belgorod, Bryansk oblasts and occupied Kherson, Luhansk oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 19.08 - 20:00 20.08
🗓 August 20, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 93 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Shatalovo, Bryansk, Millirovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Chauda (TOT Crimea)
• 62 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
• 5 missiles, including 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from TOT Crimea
1 Iskander-M ballistic missiles neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
4 missiles and 31 UAVs hit 20 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
61 airstrikes (127 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Stara Guta, Nova Guta
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilogiria, Orikhiv, Prymorske
• Kherson Oblast: Burganka, Mykolaivka, Lvove
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
3 killed, 21 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 19.08 - 20:00 20.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
43 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Voronezh Oblast: 14
• Kursk Oblast: 8
• Tambov Oblast: 8
• Rostov Oblast: 5
• Bryansk Oblast: 2
• Oryol Oblast: 2
• Smolensk Oblast: 2
• Krasnodar Krai: 1
• Lipetsk Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
4 killed, 9 injured in Belgorod, Bryansk oblasts and occupied Kherson, Luhansk oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 19.08 - 20:00 20.08
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 21, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 574 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Bryansk, Millirovo, Oryol, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Gvardiiske (TOT Crimea)
• 546 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
44 missiles including
• 4 Kinzhal X-47M2 aeroballistic missiles from Lipetsk, Voronezh oblasts (RF)
• 2 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Voronezh Oblast (RF)
• 19 X-101 cruise missiles from Saratov Oblast (RF)
• 14 Kalibr cruise missiles from Black Sea
• 1 unidentified missile from Crimea
31 neutralised including
• 1 Kinzhal X-47M2
• 18 X-101 cruise missiles
• 12 Kalibr cruise missiles
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
Missiles and UAVs hit 11 locations, debris fell on 3 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
75 airstrikes (125 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Stara Guta
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Orikhiv, Novoukrainka, Chervona Krynytsia
• Kherson Oblast: Prydniprovske
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 36 injured in Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Lviv, Rivne, Sumy, Zakarpattia, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 20.08 - 20:00 21.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
78 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Rostov Oblast: 22
• Crimea: 20
• Voronezh Oblast: 13
• Belgorod Oblast: 8
• Bryansk Oblast: 5
• Azov Sea: 4
• Black Sea: 3
• Kaluga Oblast: 3
• Oryol Oblast: 2
• Kursk Oblast: 1
• Tula Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
4 killed, 31 injured in Belgorod, Bryansk oblasts and occupied Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 20.08 - 20:00 21.08
🗓 August 21, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 574 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Bryansk, Millirovo, Oryol, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Gvardiiske (TOT Crimea)
• 546 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
44 missiles including
• 4 Kinzhal X-47M2 aeroballistic missiles from Lipetsk, Voronezh oblasts (RF)
• 2 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Voronezh Oblast (RF)
• 19 X-101 cruise missiles from Saratov Oblast (RF)
• 14 Kalibr cruise missiles from Black Sea
• 1 unidentified missile from Crimea
31 neutralised including
• 1 Kinzhal X-47M2
• 18 X-101 cruise missiles
• 12 Kalibr cruise missiles
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
Missiles and UAVs hit 11 locations, debris fell on 3 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
75 airstrikes (125 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Stara Guta
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Orikhiv, Novoukrainka, Chervona Krynytsia
• Kherson Oblast: Prydniprovske
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 36 injured in Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Lviv, Rivne, Sumy, Zakarpattia, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 20.08 - 20:00 21.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
78 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Rostov Oblast: 22
• Crimea: 20
• Voronezh Oblast: 13
• Belgorod Oblast: 8
• Bryansk Oblast: 5
• Azov Sea: 4
• Black Sea: 3
• Kaluga Oblast: 3
• Oryol Oblast: 2
• Kursk Oblast: 1
• Tula Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
4 killed, 31 injured in Belgorod, Bryansk oblasts and occupied Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 20.08 - 20:00 21.08
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 22, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 55 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Gvardiiske (TOT Crimea)
• 46 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
• 1 missile strike
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🎯 Impact sites
9 UAVs hit 4 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
95 airstrikes (174 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Znob-Novgorodske, Stara Guta
• Donetsk Oblast: Kramatorsk, Yasna Polyana, Shabelkivka, Kostiantynivka, Svitle
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Vyshnevy
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Stepnogorsk, Uspenivka
• Kherson Oblast: Kherson, Kozatske
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
6 killed, 17 injured in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 21.08 – 20:00 22.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
74 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Bryansk Oblast: 19
• Rostov Oblast: 12
• Volgograd Oblast: 11
• Belgorod Oblast: 10
• Voronezh Oblast: 7
• Krasnodar Krai: 4
• Oryol Oblast: 3
• Ryazan Oblast: 3
• Kursk Oblast: 2
• Lipetsk Oblast: 2
• Crimea: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 injured in occupied Donetsk oblast
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 21.08 – 20:00 22.08
🗓 August 22, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 55 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Gvardiiske (TOT Crimea)
• 46 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
• 1 missile strike
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🎯 Impact sites
9 UAVs hit 4 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
95 airstrikes (174 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Znob-Novgorodske, Stara Guta
• Donetsk Oblast: Kramatorsk, Yasna Polyana, Shabelkivka, Kostiantynivka, Svitle
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Vyshnevy
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Stepnogorsk, Uspenivka
• Kherson Oblast: Kherson, Kozatske
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
6 killed, 17 injured in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 21.08 – 20:00 22.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
74 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Bryansk Oblast: 19
• Rostov Oblast: 12
• Volgograd Oblast: 11
• Belgorod Oblast: 10
• Voronezh Oblast: 7
• Krasnodar Krai: 4
• Oryol Oblast: 3
• Ryazan Oblast: 3
• Kursk Oblast: 2
• Lipetsk Oblast: 2
• Crimea: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 injured in occupied Donetsk oblast
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 21.08 – 20:00 22.08
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 23-24, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 121 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF)
• 84 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
• 1 Iskander-M ballistic missile from Taganrog (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
1 missile and 37 UAVs hit 17 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
140 airstrikes (272 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Stara Guta, Nova Guta, Bunyakine, Sumy
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Primorske, Bilohirya
• Kherson Oblast: Naddnipryanske, Lvove
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
3 killed, 28 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 22.08 – 20:00 24.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
244 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Bryansk Oblast: 39
• Kaluga Oblast: 15
• Smolensk Oblast: 9
• Leningrad Oblast: 5
• Novgorod Oblast: 5
• Rostov Oblast: 4
• Kursk Oblast: 3
• Tver Oblast: 3
• Volgograd Oblast: 2
• Crimea: 2
• Kaluga Oblast: 2
• Krasnodar Krai: 1
• Oryol Oblast: 1
• Tambov Oblast: 1
• Tula Oblast: 1
• Additional 152 in Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Samara, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver oblasts, Moscow region, Crimea, Chuvashia, Tatarstan and Black Sea.
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 17 injured in Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Volgograd oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 22.08 – 20:00 24.08
🗓 August 23-24, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 121 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF)
• 84 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
• 1 Iskander-M ballistic missile from Taganrog (RF)
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
1 missile and 37 UAVs hit 17 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
140 airstrikes (272 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Stara Guta, Nova Guta, Bunyakine, Sumy
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Primorske, Bilohirya
• Kherson Oblast: Naddnipryanske, Lvove
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
3 killed, 28 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 22.08 – 20:00 24.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
244 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Bryansk Oblast: 39
• Kaluga Oblast: 15
• Smolensk Oblast: 9
• Leningrad Oblast: 5
• Novgorod Oblast: 5
• Rostov Oblast: 4
• Kursk Oblast: 3
• Tver Oblast: 3
• Volgograd Oblast: 2
• Crimea: 2
• Kaluga Oblast: 2
• Krasnodar Krai: 1
• Oryol Oblast: 1
• Tambov Oblast: 1
• Tula Oblast: 1
• Additional 152 in Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Samara, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver oblasts, Moscow region, Crimea, Chuvashia, Tatarstan and Black Sea.
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 17 injured in Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Volgograd oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 22.08 – 20:00 24.08
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 25, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 104 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Shatalovo, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF)
• 76 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
28 UAVs hit 15 locations, 4 locations hit by debris from shot-down UAVs
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
67 airstrikes (128 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Stara Guta
• Donetsk Oblast: Kostiantynivka
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Gavrilivka
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilogiria, Zaliznychne, Malokaterinivka, Omelnyk, Lukianivske
• Kherson Oblast: Virivka, Odradokam'yanka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
2 killed, 21 injured in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 24.08 – 20:00 25.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
64 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Bryansk Oblast: 15
• Rostov Oblast: 8
• Belgorod Oblast: 7
• Oryol Oblast: 7
• Smolensk Oblast: 7
• Kursk Oblast: 7
• Black Sea: 5
• Moscow Oblast: 3
• Kaluga Oblast: 2
• Tula Oblast: 2
• Tver Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
5 injured in occupied Donetsk oblast
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 24.08 – 20:00 25.08
🗓 August 25, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 104 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Shatalovo, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF)
• 76 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
28 UAVs hit 15 locations, 4 locations hit by debris from shot-down UAVs
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
67 airstrikes (128 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Stara Guta
• Donetsk Oblast: Kostiantynivka
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Gavrilivka
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilogiria, Zaliznychne, Malokaterinivka, Omelnyk, Lukianivske
• Kherson Oblast: Virivka, Odradokam'yanka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
2 killed, 21 injured in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 24.08 – 20:00 25.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
64 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Bryansk Oblast: 15
• Rostov Oblast: 8
• Belgorod Oblast: 7
• Oryol Oblast: 7
• Smolensk Oblast: 7
• Kursk Oblast: 7
• Black Sea: 5
• Moscow Oblast: 3
• Kaluga Oblast: 2
• Tula Oblast: 2
• Tver Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
5 injured in occupied Donetsk oblast
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 24.08 – 20:00 25.08
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 26, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 59 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Shatalovo, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF)
• 47 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
2 missiles
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🎯 Impact sites
12 UAVs hit 9 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
64 airstrikes (109 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Stara Guta
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilogiria, Preobrazhenka
• Kherson Oblast: Antonivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
2 killed, 24 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 25.08 – 20:00 26.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
51 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Crimea: 8
• Leningrad Oblast: 6
• Ryazan Oblast: 6
• Tula Oblast: 6
• Volgograd Oblast: 5
• Bryansk Oblast: 4
• Oryol Oblast: 3
• Pskov Oblast: 3
• Belgorod Oblast: 2
• Kursk Oblast: 2
• Kaluga Oblast: 1
• Lipetsk Oblast: 1
• Nizhny Novgorod Oblast: 1
• Novgorod Oblast: 1
• Rostov Oblast: 1
• Voronezh Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 5 injured in occupied Kherson, Luhansk oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 25.08 – 20:00 26.08
🗓 August 26, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 59 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Shatalovo, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF)
• 47 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🚀 Missile strikes
2 missiles
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🎯 Impact sites
12 UAVs hit 9 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
64 airstrikes (109 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Stara Guta
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilogiria, Preobrazhenka
• Kherson Oblast: Antonivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
2 killed, 24 injured in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 25.08 – 20:00 26.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
51 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Crimea: 8
• Leningrad Oblast: 6
• Ryazan Oblast: 6
• Tula Oblast: 6
• Volgograd Oblast: 5
• Bryansk Oblast: 4
• Oryol Oblast: 3
• Pskov Oblast: 3
• Belgorod Oblast: 2
• Kursk Oblast: 2
• Kaluga Oblast: 1
• Lipetsk Oblast: 1
• Nizhny Novgorod Oblast: 1
• Novgorod Oblast: 1
• Rostov Oblast: 1
• Voronezh Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 5 injured in occupied Kherson, Luhansk oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 25.08 – 20:00 26.08
🧵 Frontline Sentinel – Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, 28/08/2025
🇷🇺 Russian Advances
Russian forces on the Siversk axis intensified pressure through small assault groups along the arc Hryhorivka — Serebryanka — Vyimka — Fedorivka, as well as approaches to Siversk itself. During August 21-27, attacks were recorded northeast (Serebryanka, Hryhorivka), with consolidation observed along the axis from Hryhorivka to Serebryanka. Significant advancement is also observed in Serebryanska Forest with pressure toward Yampil.
📍 Mapped Territorial Changes
Cartographic and OSINT projects indicate Russian Armed Forces advancement in the Serebryanka, Yampil, and Serebryanska Forest areas. Advancement area is estimated at 36.7 km².
📚 Open SourcesRussian Media and Telegram Channels
Report significant successes: "Akhmat" commander Alyoshin (Chechen forces) announced "complete clearing" of Serebryanka Forest. Telegram channel "Rybar" (Ukraina.ru) noted offensive operations south of Siversk—reaching Vyimka and clearing "gray zones" near Hryhorivka. "Donbass Partisan"/Tsargrad reports creation of a "semi-circle around Siversk," advancement toward Verkhn'okam'yans'ke and road blocking, with military correspondents comparing the situation to the Pokrovsk breakthrough.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Sources
Ukrainian General Staff regularly reports containing attacks. By evening August 23, UAF repelled five enemy assaults in Hryhorivka, Pereizne, and Fedorivka areas on the Siversk axis. By morning August 26, the General Staff noted Ukrainian forces stopped five breakthrough attempts in Fedorivka, Hryhorivka, and Serebryanka areas.
"Khortytsia/Lyman" Operational Command emphasizes fierce fighting in Serebryanska Forest and its outskirts. According to spokespersons, Russian assaults in Serebryanka and Vyimka areas were repelled, with occupiers advancing in "small infantry groups" employing drones.
🎯 Strategic Significance
Serebryanka and heights north of it control access to Slavyansk-Kramatorsk. If Ukraine loses them completely, Siversk faces "cauldron" threat—severance from main supply and withdrawal roads. Russian command aims to establish operational semi-circle around Siversk. Recent breakthrough to Verkhn'okam'yans'ke (1km from Siversk outskirts) is termed "important link in forming future encirclement."
🇷🇺 Russian Advances
Russian forces on the Siversk axis intensified pressure through small assault groups along the arc Hryhorivka — Serebryanka — Vyimka — Fedorivka, as well as approaches to Siversk itself. During August 21-27, attacks were recorded northeast (Serebryanka, Hryhorivka), with consolidation observed along the axis from Hryhorivka to Serebryanka. Significant advancement is also observed in Serebryanska Forest with pressure toward Yampil.
📍 Mapped Territorial Changes
Cartographic and OSINT projects indicate Russian Armed Forces advancement in the Serebryanka, Yampil, and Serebryanska Forest areas. Advancement area is estimated at 36.7 km².
📚 Open SourcesRussian Media and Telegram Channels
Report significant successes: "Akhmat" commander Alyoshin (Chechen forces) announced "complete clearing" of Serebryanka Forest. Telegram channel "Rybar" (Ukraina.ru) noted offensive operations south of Siversk—reaching Vyimka and clearing "gray zones" near Hryhorivka. "Donbass Partisan"/Tsargrad reports creation of a "semi-circle around Siversk," advancement toward Verkhn'okam'yans'ke and road blocking, with military correspondents comparing the situation to the Pokrovsk breakthrough.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Sources
Ukrainian General Staff regularly reports containing attacks. By evening August 23, UAF repelled five enemy assaults in Hryhorivka, Pereizne, and Fedorivka areas on the Siversk axis. By morning August 26, the General Staff noted Ukrainian forces stopped five breakthrough attempts in Fedorivka, Hryhorivka, and Serebryanka areas.
"Khortytsia/Lyman" Operational Command emphasizes fierce fighting in Serebryanska Forest and its outskirts. According to spokespersons, Russian assaults in Serebryanka and Vyimka areas were repelled, with occupiers advancing in "small infantry groups" employing drones.
🎯 Strategic Significance
Serebryanka and heights north of it control access to Slavyansk-Kramatorsk. If Ukraine loses them completely, Siversk faces "cauldron" threat—severance from main supply and withdrawal roads. Russian command aims to establish operational semi-circle around Siversk. Recent breakthrough to Verkhn'okam'yans'ke (1km from Siversk outskirts) is termed "important link in forming future encirclement."
STRIKE TRACK REPORT
🗓 August 27, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 95 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Chauda (TOT Crimea)
• 74 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
21 UAVs hit 9 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
84 airstrikes (154 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Zarichchya
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilohirya, Stepnohirsk
• Kherson Oblast: Mykolaivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
0 killed, 21 injured in Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 26.08 – 20:00 27.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
42 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Rostov Oblast: 22
• Belgorod Oblast: 6
• Oryol Oblast: 5
• Kursk Oblast: 3
• Black Sea: 2
• Bryansk Oblast: 2
• Lipetsk Oblast: 2
• Crimea: 1
• Smolensk Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 6 injured in Belgorod oblast and occupied Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 26.08. – 20:00 27.08.
🗓 August 27, 2025
🟥 Russian Attacks on Ukraine
🛩 Drone strikes
• 95 UAVs (Shahed-type and decoys) launched from Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Chauda (TOT Crimea)
• 74 neutralised
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
🎯 Impact sites
21 UAVs hit 9 locations
source: Ukrainian Air Force, @kpszsu
💥 Airstrikes
84 airstrikes (154 guided aerial bombs)
• Sumy Oblast: Zarichchya
• Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Bilohirya, Stepnohirsk
• Kherson Oblast: Mykolaivka
source: General Staff of the ZSU, @GeneralStaffZSU
🧍♂️ Casualties
0 killed, 21 injured in Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 26.08 – 20:00 27.08
🟦 Ukrainian Attacks on Russia
🛩 Drone strikes
42 UAVs intercepted out of unknown number
• Rostov Oblast: 22
• Belgorod Oblast: 6
• Oryol Oblast: 5
• Kursk Oblast: 3
• Black Sea: 2
• Bryansk Oblast: 2
• Lipetsk Oblast: 2
• Crimea: 1
• Smolensk Oblast: 1
source: Ministry of Defence of Russia, @mod_russia
🧍♂️ Casualties
1 killed, 6 injured in Belgorod oblast and occupied Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk oblasts
source: @CIT_shellings, timeframe 20:00 26.08. – 20:00 27.08.