Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of August 25, 2025.

Today is the 1279 day of the full-scale invasion and 4,191 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine.

Update as of 08:00AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian defenders are firmly holding back the enemy onslaught, inflicting significant losses on the occupiers. In total, during the past day, 159 combat engagements were recorded.

According to updated information, yesterday the enemy carried out one missile strike and 79 airstrikes, employing one missile and dropping 130 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they conducted 4,735 shelling attacks, including 26 from multiple launch rocket systems, and launched 4,711 Shahed-type kamikaze drones.

The aggressor carried out airstrikes on the areas of the following settlements: Sumy, Nova Huta, Stara Huta of Sumy region; Bilohiria of Zaporizhzhia region; Naddniprianske, Lvivove of Kherson region.

During the past day, the aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces struck five areas of concentration of enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment, four artillery systems, one command and observation post, and one enemy electronic warfare station.

Update as of 04:00 PM on Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian invaders continue storming the positions of Ukrainian defenders. Since the beginning of the day, 76 combat engagements have been recorded. Border settlements suffer from artillery shelling launched from the territory of the Russian Federation, including Yasna Polyana, Tymonovychi in Chernihiv region; Havrylova Sloboda, Malushyne, Novovasylivka, Zarichne, Prohres, Bila Bereza, Tymonovychi, Tovstodubove, Bunyakyne, Vyntorivka, Studenok in Sumy region. Stara Huta in Sumy region came under an airstrike.

Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions:

Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction

08:00 AM: Ukrainian forces repelled 10 russian attacks. The adversary also carried out 14 airstrikes, employing 23 guided aerial bombs, and conducted 206 shelling attacks, including one from MLRS.

04:00 PM: Ukrainian defenders are currently repelling enemy attacks: four airstrikes, dropping seven glide bombs (KABs), and 93 shelling attacks, including two with multiple launch rocket systems.

10:00 PM: since the beginning of the day Ukrainian soldiers repelled two assault actions by the occupiers. The enemy also launched five airstrikes, using 17 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 165 shellings.

Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction

08:00 AM: the enemy attempted to storm Ukrainian positions five times near Vovchansk and towards Dvorichanske.

04:00 PM: the russian enemy attacked Ukrainian positions seven times near Hlyboke, Vovchansk, Ambarne, and towards Kutkivka and Kolodiazne; four battles are ongoing.

Kupiansk Direction

08:00 AM: yesterday there were 10 enemy assaults. Our defenders repelled hostile attacks near Kupiansk, Zapadne, Holubivka, and Zelenyi Hai.

04:00 PM: four russian attacks are underway near Synkivka, Holubivka, Kolisnykivka, and Zahryzove.

Lyman Direction

08:00 PM: the enemy attacked 20 times, attempting to break through near Novyi Myr, Hrekivka, Torske, Ivanivka, Ridkodub, Karpivka, and towards Serednie, Dronivka, Shandryholove, Serebrianka.

04:00 PM: the russian forces attacked 13 times near Novomykhailivka, Hrekivka, Kolodiazi, Novoselivka, Zelena Dolyna, and towards Yampil and Serebrianka. The Defense Forces successfully repelled six assaults; fighting continues.

Siversk Direction

08:00 AM: the enemy launched 12 assaults in the areas of Serebrianka, Fedorivka, Vyiimka, Pereizne, and towards Siversk.

04:00 PM: one enemy attempt to break through near Fedorivka was repelled.

Kramatorsk Direction

08:00 AM: the occupiers attacked 6 times near Maiske and Chasiv Yar.

04:00 PM: seven enemy attacks took place near Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora, and towards Stupochky; one battle is ongoing.

Toretsk Direction

08:00 AM: the enemy carried out 5 assaults near Shcherbynivka and Rusyn Yar.

04:00 PM: the occupiers attacked twice near Dyliivka and Toretsk; Russian aircraft struck Kostiantynivka with KABs.

Pokrovsk Direction

08:00 AM: our defenders stopped 46 enemy assaults in the areas of Zatyshok, Nikanorivka, Novoe Shakhove, Novoekonomichne, Udachne, Shakhove, Myroliubivka, Mykolaivka, Sukhetske, Lysivka, Zvirove, and towards Rodynske, Novoukrainka, Chervonyi Lyman, Pokrovsk.

04:00 PM: since the beginning of the day, the russian forces has made 32 attempts to push Ukrainian defenders from their positions near Nykonorivka, Mayak, Myroliubivka, Novoekonomichne, Rodynske, Hrodivka, Myroliubivka, Sukhyi Yar, Lysivka, Chunyshyne, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Orikhove, and Dachne. Ukrainian forces have repelled 30 attacks; clashes are ongoing.

According to preliminary estimates, today in this direction our soldiers eliminated 67 occupiers and wounded another 40. A mortar, 16 UAVs, three UAV control points, two vehicles, one motorcycle, an electronic warfare system were destroyed; a gun, one unit of special equipment, three UAV control points, and six shelters for enemy personnel were damaged.

Novopavlivskyi Direction

08:00 AM: the enemy carried out 31 attacks near Zelene Pole, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Vilne Pole, Maliivka, Voskresenka, Shevchenko, Temyrivka, and towards Filiia, Novomykolaivka, Novoheorhiivka, Komyshuvakha.

04:00 PM: seven assaults took place near Yalta, Zelenyi Hai, Voskresenka, Shevchenko, and Komyshuvakha; four battles continue. The enemy also struck Havrylivka with an airstrike.

Orikhiv Direction

08:00 AM: Defense Forces repelled 1 attack near Prymorske.

04:00 PM: russian airstrikes hit the areas of Malokaterynivka and Kushuhum; one enemy assault near Plavni was repelled.

Huliaipole Direction

08:00 AM: no offensive actions recorded during the past day.

04:00 PM: Russian aviation attacked Bilohiria and Zaliznychne.

Prydniprovskyi Direction

08:00AM: no offensive actions recorded during the past day.

04:00 PM: one battle is ongoing; Russian aircraft struck Virivka and Odradokamianka.

Volyn and Polissia Directions

08:00 AM, 04:00 PM: no signs of enemy offensive group formations were detected.

Our soldiers continue to inflict tangible losses on the occupation forces in manpower and equipment, actively disrupting the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear. Russian losses for the past day are as follows: