The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 249, from 15 August 2025, 17:00 to 18 August 2025, 12:00 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
Fighting in the area continued without major territorial changes.
Donbas Area – Northeast
Russians pushed forward within Serebryanka.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Ukrainians counterattacked in the area of the recent Russian breakthrough east of Dobropillya.
In the north of the breakthrough area, Ukrainians liberated village Zolotyi Kolodyaz, and pushed Russians away from villages Rubizhne, Vesele and Hruzke.
Ukrainians also narrowed the breakthrough area, pushing Russians away from Vilne, and either cutting or threatening the communications of the Russian forces in Kucheriv Yar.
In the south of the breakthrough area, Ukrainians liberated villages Dorozhne and Nikanorivka.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. Ukrainian counterattacks east of Dobropillya by the noon, 18 August 2025. All information on the maps is approximate.
Donbas Area – Southeast and South
Ukrainians pushed Russians back east from the road between Rodynske and Bilytske where Russians had previously advanced.
In the south, Ukrainians pushed Russians back in village Andriivka-Klevtsove.
Further south, Russians likely completed the capture of village Temyrivka.
Zaporizhzhia Area
Fighting without major territorial changes continued in the areas of Mala Tokmachka and Stepnohirsk-Plavny.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
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