The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 254, from 17 September 2025, 16:00 to 24 September 2025, 14:00 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 changes.
Belgorod Area
No changes were noted in the area.
Kharkiv Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
East of Kupyansk, Russians advanced southeast of Petropavlivka.
Fighting continued in the northern part of Kupyansk city.
Siversk Area
South of Siversk, Russians took village Pereizne, and advanced southeast of Vyimka.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Southeast of Kostyantynivka, Russians entered village Pleshchiivka.
In the area east of Dobropillya, Ukrainians continued their efforts to encircle the Russian troops with results not fully clear at the time of writing.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
Northeast of Myrnohrad, Russians advanced within village Novoekonomichne.
Intense fighting continued on the southern outskirts of Pokrovsk.
Northeast of Novopavlivka, Russians completed the capture of village Muravka.
Southwest of Novopavlivka, Russians entered the eastern part of village Ivanivka.
Zaporizhzhia Area
In the east, Russians took villages Ternove, Berezove, Kalynivske, Obratne and Novoivanivka, advancing from the latter village towards Novohryhorivka.
North of Kamyanske, Russians pushed a little further in the southern part of Primorske.

A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. Zaporizhzhya area by the afternoon, 24 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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