The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 258, 15 October, 15:00 to 22 October 2025, 17:00 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
Russians reached village Synelnykove from the north, and pushed forward in the central part of Vovchansk.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
Russians advanced in the city of Kupyansk.
Southeast of Kupyansk, Russians advanced in the western direction entering village Pishchane.
Siversk Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Russians reached the eastern outskirts of the city of Kostyantynivka from the side of village Predtechyne. They also completed the capture of the latter village.
In the area east of Dobropillya, Ukrainians liberated village Nove Shakhove.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
Russians reached the southeastern outskirts of the city of Myrnohrad.
Russians pushed forward on the southern outskirts of Pokrovsk.
They also entered Pokrovsk from the western side after attacking from Kotlyne. The extent of their advance within the city and the outcome of Ukrainian countermeasures were unclear at the time of writing.
Russians advanced west of Udachne entering village Molodetske.
South of Novopavlivka, Russians pushed forward on the front near Filiya.
Zaporizhzhia Area
Russians advanced from the area of Verbove towards Pryvillya, likely capturing the village.
In the area of Uspenivka, Russians took village Pavlivka.
A little to the south, Russians completed the capture of Poltavka, and took Okhotnyche.
In the area of Orikhiv, Russians launched a number of attacks in the direction of this town, advancing within village Mala Tokmachka.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. Zaporizhzhya area by the afternoon, 22 October 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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