The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 250, from 18 August 2025, 12:00 to 25 August 2025, 13:00 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
Ukrainians advanced north of village Varachyne.
Russians advanced within village Yunakivka.
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
Russians advanced on the northern outskirts of Kupyansk and completed the capture of village Moskovka.
Ukrainians pushed Russians back in Hrekivka, taking back at least part of the village. South of Hrekivka, Ukrainians liberated village Novomykhailivka.
In the south, Russians completed the capture of Torske, and advanced a little west of it.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. The frontline around Kupyansk by the afternoon, 25 August 2025. All information on the maps is approximate.
Donbas Area – Northeast
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
West of Kostyantynivka, Russians advanced towards Shakhove from the west, and from Poltavka in the northwestern direction. Russian forces in Kucheriv Yar remained at least semi-surrounded.
Donbas Area – Southeast and South
Mutual attacks by the two sides with outcomes not fully clear at the time of writing were taking place northeast of Myrnohrad in the Novoekonomichne-Myrne-Myrolyubivka triangle.
In the area of Novopavlivka, Russians approached village Muravka, and likely took village Filiya. Ukrainians took back village Zelenyi Hai in a counterattack.
Further south, Russians completed the capture of Maliivka, advanced towards Komyshuvakha, entered Novoheorhiivka, took Zaporizke, advanced towards Novomykolaivka, and entered Olhivske. They also entered Oleksandrohrad, but where then pushed back within the village by Ukrainians.
Zaporizhzhia Area
Near Kamyanske in the west, Russians advanced in Plavny, capturing most of the village.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
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