The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 257, 8 October 2025, 15:00 to 15 October, 15:00 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 liberated at least part of village Oleksiivka.
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.
To the south, Russians advanced within village Zahryzove.
Southeast of Lyman, Russians pushed forward within village Yampil.
Siversk Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Ukrainians pushed Russians back in he space east of village Sofiivka, while Russians pushed forward in village Volodymirivka and in the area of Shakhove.
In the area east of Dobropillya, Ukrainians counterattacked, pushing Russians back in the areas west of Toretske, southwest of Novomykolaivka, and south of Hruzke. Ukrainians also pushed Russians out of village Zolotyi Kolodyaz once again, as well as out of village Vilne. Ukrainians also re-entered village Nove Shakhove.
A little to the south, Russians advanced in the area of Nikanorivka, likely taking the village.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. The area east of Dobropillya by the afternoon, 15 October 2025. All information on the maps is approximate.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
Russians advanced east of Myrnohrad, reaching village Balahan.
Russians also advanced east and south of Novopavlivka.
Zaporizhzhia Area
On the front in the area of Velykomykhailivka, Russians re-entered village Andriivka-Klevtsove, and likely completed the capture of Oleksiivka.
In the west, Ukrainians pushed Russians back in village Mali Scherbaky. Heavy fighting continued on the frontline in Stepnohirsk and southern Prymorske.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
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