The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 248, from 8 August 2025, 13:00 to 15 August, 17:00 Kyiv Time
Author: David Batashvili
This is a special issue of the Rondeli Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources.
Kursk-Sumy Area
Fighting in the area continued without major territorial changes.
Belgorod Area
No changes were noted in the area.
Kharkiv Area
Fighting in the area continued without major territorial changes.
Kupyansk Area and Donbas Area – North
East of Borova, Russians took village Zelenyi Hai.
Russians advanced in the area west of Terny, reaching the space between villages Shandryholove and Serednje.
Near Torske, Russians entered village Zarichne.
Donbas Area – Northeast
Fighting in the area continued without major territorial changes.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Russians advanced northwest of Chasiv Yar, capturing the space south of village Maiske.
In the south of the frontline in the area, Russians pushed forward in the space east and west of Rusyn Yar.
Russians advanced east of Dobropillya, towards the road that connects this town to the city of Kramatorsk, taking villages Kucheriv Yar, Zolotyi Kolodyaz, Nikanorivka and, likely, Dorozhne. They also entered village Nove Shakhove, and reached villages Vesele, Rubizhne and Vilne.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. Kostyantynivka-Pokrovsk-Druzhkivka triangle by the afternoon, 15 August 2025. All information on the maps is approximate.
Donbas Area – Southeast and South
North of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, Russians reached Rodynske. Northeast of Myrnohrad, Russians advanced a little west of Novoekonomichne.
West of Pokrovsk, Russians pushed forward within village Udachne.
In the south, Russians took village Andriivka-Klevtsove, and likely took village Oleksnadrohrad or most of it. Nearby, they completed the capture of village Voskresenka.
Zaporizhzhia Area
Fighting in the area continued without major territorial changes.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
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