Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of September 30, 2025.
The 1315th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine has begun.
Update as of 08:00AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the enemy’s onslaught, inflicting significant losses on the occupiers.
In total, during the past day, 176 combat clashes were recorded.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out 51 airstrikes, dropping 104 guided aerial bombs. In addition, it conducted 4,463 shelling attacks, including 126 with multiple launch rocket systems, and deployed 5,531 kamikaze drones.
The aggressor launched airstrikes on the areas of: Seredyna-Buda in Sumy region; Novoselivka and Zaliznychne in Zaporizhzhia region; Lviv and Odradokamianka in Kherson region.
Over the past day, the aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck three areas of concentration of enemy manpower, weapons, and military equipment, as well as one enemy artillery system.
Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: 20 combat clashes occurred over the past day. The russian enemy carried out six airstrikes, dropped nine guided bombs, and conducted 181 shellings, including eight with multiple launch rocket systems.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy assaulted our units’ positions four times near the settlements of Vovchansk and Kamyanka.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: three russian enemy attacks took place yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled assaults near Radkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, and in the direction of Kupiansk.
Lyman Direction
08:00 PM: the russian enemy attacked 16 times, attempting to breach our defenses in the areas of Karpiivka, Serednie, Kolodiazi, Hrekivka, Novomykhailivka, Drobysheve, Shandryholove, and Torske.
Siversk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian warriors stopped three enemy attacks near Serebrianka and toward the settlement of Yampil.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian occupiers attacked twice toward Minkivka and Kostiantynivka.
Toretsk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy carried out 14 attacks in the areas of Ivanopillia, Shcherbynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka in Donetsk region.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 56 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of Shakhove, Nykanorivka, Volodymyrivka, Bilytske, Myroliubivka, Zvirove, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novopavlivka, Dachne, and in the directions of Pokrovsk, Balahan, and Filiia.
Novopavlivskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy carried out 37 attacks during the past day in the areas of Oleksandrohrad, Vorone, Zelenyi Hai, Novokhatske, Piddubne, Komyshuvakha, Sosnivka, Sichneve, Hrushivske, Oleksiivka, Zaporizke, Berezove, Novomykolaivka, and toward Novopavlivka and Novohryhorivka.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: three combat clashes took place – the russian enemy attempted to advance near Stepove, Kamianske, and toward Stepnohirsk.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: six combat clashes were recorded in the area of Poltavka, Zaporizhzhia region.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00AM: Ukrainian units repelled four enemy attacks.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
10:00 AM: no signs of the formation of offensive russian enemy groups were detected.
Ukrainian warriors are inflicting tangible losses on the occupation forces in manpower and equipment, actively undermining the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.
The losses of the russian occupiers during the past day amounted to 970 personnel.
In addition, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed four tanks, one armored combat vehicle, 27 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, one helicopter, 301 operational-tactical UAVs, 90 motor vehicles, and one heavy flamethrower system of the occupiers.