The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 253, from 10 September 2025, 12:00 to 17 September 2025, 16:00 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 towards the international border on the section of the front north of Andriivka.
Belgorod Area
No changes were noted in the area.
Kharkiv Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
Russians advanced in the northern part of the city of Kupyansk.
In the area west of Terny, Russians advanced in the directions south and west of Zelena Dolyna, taking village Serednje.
Southwest of Dibrova, Russians reached and entered village Yampil.
Siversk Area
Russians advanced within Serebryanka.
On the front between Serebryanka and Siversk, they advanced in the direction of Dronivka.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
East of Kostyantynivka, Russians advanced in the areas north and south of Predtechyne.
Southeast of Kostyantynivka, they entered village Nelipivka.
Southwest of Druzhkivka, Ukrainians liberated Pankivka in a counterattack. Elsewhere in the area east of Dobropillya, situation remained complicated with the two sides attacking and trying to outflank each other.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
East of Myrnohrad, Russians advanced towards Kozatske.
Intense fighting continued on the southern outskirts of Pokrovsk.
West of Pokrovsk, Russians pushed forward in the western part of village Udachne.
Southwest of Novopavlivka, Russians reached village Ivanivka from the southeast. They also pushed forward again within Zelenyi Hai.
Zaporizhzhia Area
In the east, Russians advanced within Ternove, and in the space between this village and Berezove. They also entered the eastern part of the latter village.
A little to the south from there, Russians took Novomykolaivka or most of it, at the very least entered Obratne, and entered Novoivanivka. Further south, Russians pushed forward within Olhivske.
North of Kamyanske, Russians pushed forward in the southern part of Stepnohirsk. Fighting continued on the southern outskirts of Primorske.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. Zaporizhzhya area, where Russians are on the offensive south of the Zaporizhzhya city as well as on the front east of it, by the afternoon, 17 September 2025. All information on the maps is approximate.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
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