Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of October 17, 2025.

The 1,332st day of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun.

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

Over the past day, 178 combat engagements were recorded.

The enemy carried out two missile strikes using 42 missiles, as well as 100 airstrikes, dropping 206 guided aerial bombs. In addition, Russian forces conducted 4,553 attacks, including 118 with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), and deployed 6,184 Shahed-type kamikaze drones.

Aerial attacks targeted, in particular, the areas of Stepnohirsk (Zaporizhzhia region), Kozatske (Kherson region), and Mykolai (Mykolaiv region).

Ukraine’s Air Force, missile and artillery units struck 14 areas of enemy personnel, weapons, and equipment concentration, one UAV control point, six artillery systems, and one other key Russian target.

Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions

Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction

08:00 AM: Two combat engagements took place. The enemy launched 13 airstrikes, dropped 29 guided bombs, and conducted 228 shelling attacks, including 20 using MLRS.

Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction

08:00 AM: 15 combat engagements occurred near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Kam’yanka, and toward Kolodiazne, Bolohivka, and Kutkivka.

Kupiansk Direction

08:00 AM: Ukrainian forces repelled 13 enemy assaults near Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Bohuslavka, and in the directions of Kurylivka and Borova.

Lyman Direction

08:00 PM: Russian troops launched 11 attacks, attempting to advance near Derylove, Ridkodub, Torske, Kolodiazi, Zarichne, and toward Druzhelyubivka and Lyman.

Sloviansk Direction

08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders repelled four attacks near Serebrianka, Yampil, and toward Zvanivka.

Kramatorsk Direction

08:00 AM: No offensive actions were recorded.

Kostyantinivka Direction

08:00 AM: The enemy launched 23 attacks near Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, Poltavka, and toward Kostiantynivka, Stepanivka, and Sofiivka.

Pokrovsk Direction

08:00 AM: Ukrainian forces stopped 55 assaults near Shakhove, Nykanorivka, Volodymyrivka, Dorozhne, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Lysivka, Udachne, Molodetske, and Filiia, and in the directions of Myrnohrad, Novopavlivka, Bilytske, and Balahan.

Oleksandrivka Direction

08:00 AM: Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 33 attacks near Zelenyi Hai, Novokhatske, Sichneve, Sosnivka, Verbove, Vorone, Novomykolaivka, Ivanivka, Oleksandrohrad, and Novohryhorivka.

Orikhiv Direction

08:00 AM: One unsuccessful Russian assault was recorded near Stepove.

Huliaipole Direction

08:00 AM: Five enemy attacks were repelled near Poltavka and Malynivka.

Prydniprovskyi Direction

08:00AM: Ukrainian defenders repelled three enemy attacks.

Volyn and Polissia Directions

08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders repelled four russian enemy attacks.

Ukrainian forces inflicted significant losses on Russian troops and equipment. Over the past day, Russia lost approximately: