It has been the 1311 th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.
What happened in Ukraine today:
Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 6 pm:
The occupiers continue to assault positions of Ukrainian defenders.
Since the beginning of the day, 106 combat engagements have been recorded.
Artillery strikes from Russian territory are affecting border settlements, including Esman and Znob-Trubchevska in Sumy region. The Seredyna-Buda community also came under airstrikes with unguided rockets.
Ukrainian defenders repelled six enemy attacks in the Northern Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions. Additionally, the enemy carried out seven airstrikes, dropped 18 guided aerial bombs, and conducted 126 artillery attacks, including 12 from multiple rocket launchers.
- In the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions near Vovchansk twice, with one combat engagement ongoing.
- In the Kupiansk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attacks near Pishchane and Novoselivka.
- In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 11 times near Karpivka, Kolodiazi, Shandryholove, Zarichne, Torske, and Derylove. The Defense Forces successfully stopped six enemy advances, with fighting ongoing.
- In the Siverskyi direction, the enemy attempted to advance twice near Hryhorivka and toward Dronivka. Ukrainian defenders stopped one attempt, with one engagement ongoing.
- In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions three times near Yampol and toward Stupochky. One engagement continues.
- In the Toretsk direction, the enemy launched 12 attacks near Shcherbynivka, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and Poltavka. Four engagements are ongoing.
- In the Pokrovsk direction, since the start of the day, the occupiers made 31 attempts to push Ukrainian defenders from positions near Nikanorivka, Volodymyrivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Horikhove, Dachne, and toward Pokrovsk, Balahan, and Filia. Seven combat engagements are ongoing.
- In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy attacked 14 times near Andriivka-Klevtsove, Sichneve, Sosnivka, Komyshuvakha, and Kalynivske. Five combat engagements continue.
- In the Huliaipole direction, defenders repelled two enemy advances near Poltavka, with three engagements ongoing.
- In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled two attacks near Kamianske.
- In the Prydniprovskiy direction, the enemy attacked four times near the Antonivskyi Bridge. One engagement continues.
- On other sectors of the front, no significant changes have been reported.
In temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk region, Russian forces forced 48 children into psychiatric treatment for so-called “extremism,” according to Maria Krasnenko, an expert at the NGO Center for Civic Education “Almenda.” In addition to punitive psychiatry, administrative measures such as fines are also being applied to minors.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
As of 22:00, according to the General Staff:
▫️ In the Southern Slobozhanskyi sector, the occupier attacked Ukrainian defenders’ positions four times and was repelled near Vovchansk.
▫️ In the Kupiansk sector, Russian units carried out two unsuccessful assaults, attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses near the settlements of Pishchane and Novoselivka.
In the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv, an enemy UAV struck the roof of a furniture store. Four people were injured.
The enemy attacked the village of Bilyi Kolodiaz in the Vovchansk community. Preliminary reports indicate the occupiers dropped a guided aerial bomb. As a result, two people were injured: a 59-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman, both with blast injuries. They are being hospitalized. A private house in the village was also damaged.
For the third day in a row, Russian FPV drones have been attacking Ivashky in the Zolochiv community. Around 17:30, an attack destroyed a private house, a shed, and outbuildings, said community head Viktor Kovalenko.
A 59-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman sustained blast injuries from a guided aerial bomb strike on Bilyi Kolodiaz in the Vovchansk community, reported regional governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Donetsk oblast
The Russian army has intensified pressure on the border of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions. The Defense Forces repelled 42 attacks in the Novopavlivka sector over the past day, the General Staff reported. This is more than three times the number on September 24. Russian troops have also increased assaults in the Pokrovsk and Toretsk sectors.
Following the successful actions of the Defense Forces on the front near Dobropillia, Russian forces abandoned their offensive in the Novopavlivka direction, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrskyi reported. The Russians had to redeploy marines to the Dobropillia front, who were meant to break through defenses in the Novopavlivka sector and “push either toward Zaporizhzhia or Dnipropetrovsk region.” However, the Russians got “bogged down” and have had no success. Ukrainian troops continue to liberate and clear areas in this part of the Pokrovsk sector after the occupiers broke through toward Dobropillia in August.
Russian forces are regrouping in the Pokrovsk sector, with groups of 2–3 men attempting to infiltrate and bypass Defense Force positions, orienting themselves by the number of casualties in certain areas. This was reported by Yuliia Stepaniuk, head of the communications department of the 117th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
The enemy continues shelling Druzhkivka.
At 10:00, Russians dropped a FAB-250 bomb with UMPK on private residential property. A 52-year-old resident was trapped under the rubble. Police paramedics, together with rescuers, freed the wounded man and took him to hospital. The explosion damaged 29 private houses and a car.
Around 10:37, an enemy “Italmas” UAV struck near a five-story building, causing a fire in one of the apartments. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties.
At 11:55, another “Italmas” UAV attacked a gas station. A 36-year-old woman was hospitalized with blast and shrapnel injuries.
In the Kramatorsk community at 3:06, a “Molniya-2” drone strike was recorded in the yard of a private house, the city council reported. There were no injuries, but two houses and outbuildings were damaged.
On September 26, Russian forces dropped two FAB-500 high-explosive bombs on the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region. As a result, three people were injured, reported Anastasiia Medvedieva, spokesperson for the regional prosecutor’s office.
At 2:47 a.m., Russian troops struck Sloviansk. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties or damage to the residential sector.
On September 25, police recorded 1,699 Russian attacks along the frontline and on residential areas. Five settlements came under fire: the cities of Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, Lyman, Rodynske, and the village of Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka. Thirty-two residential houses were damaged.
In Druzhkivka, Russians dropped a KAB-250 bomb, damaging 30 private homes. In Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, two FPV drones hit a private house.
In Rodynske, an apartment building sustained damage.
Luhansk oblast
In the occupied Luhansk region, the fuel crisis is worsening. Russian occupiers are confiscating “excess” gasoline from local residents who try to bring it in from neighboring Russian regions. According to the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, so-called “customs officers” seize the fuel for the needs of occupation funds. Meanwhile, local gas stations continue to face shortages, and fuel prices are rising weekly.
The fuel problem affects not only the Luhansk region but also dozens of regions across Russia. This is a consequence of systematic Ukrainian strikes on the aggressor’s oil refining facilities. Despite promises from the occupation administration, the situation with fuel remains unresolved.
At the same time, the occupiers are preparing for large-scale redevelopment in Luhansk. According to Realna Gazeta, construction plans show that some “new” buildings overlap with existing ones, which may indicate intentions to demolish housing in two districts of the city.
In addition, the occupation authorities are systematically “nationalizing” apartments and houses belonging to Ukrainians forced to flee the region. Under the updated regulations, Russian federal officials and local collaborators now have priority rights to this property. Thus, housing is being used as a reward for serving the occupation regime.
Meanwhile, information pressure on young people is intensifying. The Russian Military-Historical Society has arrived in Luhansk, bringing a so-called “educational task force.” More than one hundred lectures are planned for schoolchildren, students, and teachers. Children are being taught a distorted version of history that justifies Russia’s aggression, while teachers are offered special methodological guides to implement in the educational process.
In this way, the occupiers are simultaneously increasing economic and informational pressure on the population, using resource shortages, housing, and education as instruments of control.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
Memorial lights were lit on Independence Square to honour the fallen heroes and remember the missing defenders of Ukraine, as well as those who are still in russian captivity.
Since the beginning of 2025, Kyiv has provided the Armed Forces of Ukraine with more than 40,000 drones of various types, about 200 electronic warfare systems, armoured vehicles and all-terrain vehicles, as well as communications equipment. Kyiv provided 24 vehicles and allocated 80 million hryvnias to the soldiers of the 210th Separate Assault Regiment, which they used to purchase various necessary equipment and dozens of Mavic 3T quadcopters. Recently, the Kyiv City Council voted to increase funding for the ‘Defender of Kyiv’ programme in 2025 to 11 billion hryvnias.
Zhytomyr oblast
Alla Zohatska, head of the vocational training department of the Zhytomyr Oblast Employment Service reported that in 2025, 107 veterans and people with disabilities resulting from the war received free training as part of a project run by the State Employment Service in Zhytomyr Oblast. Among the most popular professions chosen by project participants were driver, tractor operator, CNC machine operator, electrician, and boiler operator. Participants also underwent training in the programmes ‘Starting Your Own Business’, ‘Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operation’, ‘Organising Psychological Assistance in Wartime’, ‘Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘Digital Skills’.
Sumy oblast
From early morning, Stetsivka local administration area of Sumy community came under enemy attack. At around 4am, russians dropped guided aerial bombs on residential houses, damaging more than 10 homes. After 7am, a russian drone struck a gas service vehicle that had arrived to inspect the site following the airstrike.
In Seredyna-Buda community, a married couple was injured in a mortar attack while at their summer house. A 57-year-old woman and a 61-year-old man sustained injuries but sought medical help on their own and are being treated as outpatients.
Damage was also reported in three communities:
- Richky community – a private household.
- Bilopillia community – a private house and an outbuilding.
- Sumy community – private houses, cars, non-residential premises, windows in apartment blocks, and an infrastructure facility.
Four people were evacuated.
The air raid alert lasted 23 hours and 18 minutes.
Chernihiv oblast
From the evening onwards, critical infrastructure facilities in Nizhyn, Chernihiv and Chernihiv region came under enemy attack, with the aggressor deliberately targeting the energy sector. In Koriukivka region, a 20-year-old civilian man sustained shrapnel wounds in a drone strike and was hospitalised.
Over the course of the day, more than 100 explosions were recorded across 19 settlements in Chernihiv oblast. Enemy attacks on the oblast’s energy facilities continued throughout the day, with several sites hit. Power outages were reported in Chernihiv and Chernihiv district.
Chernihiv oblast paid tribute to soldiers Andrii Nesterenko, Yurii Kosiachenko and Oleksandr Naidon.
Andrii Nesterenko went missing on 25 January while carrying out a combat mission near Marianka. He was officially considered missing for more than 18 months — since 27 January 2024. His family received confirmation of his death on 22 September 2025.
Yurii Kosiachenko was killed on 21 September 2025 towards Pokrovsk.
Oleksandr Naidon was killed on 10 July 2024 during a combat mission in Urozhaine, but was officially listed as missing for over a year.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
The occupiers continued striking the Nikopol region, according to head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Mykola Lukashuk. They attacked with drones and artillery.
The strikes targeted the district center as well as the Marganets and Pokrov communities. Three private houses, an outbuilding, a greenhouse, a gas pipeline, and a power line were damaged.
The enemy continued artillery and drone attacks on the Nikopol region, targeting the district center, Pokrov, and Chervonohryhorivka communities. Five people were injured in Nikopol due to the shelling: two women aged 86, and women aged 76, 71, and 62. Damage was reported to a business, a multi-story building, three private houses, an abandoned building, a vehicle, a canopy, and a power line.
In Synelnykivskyi district, drones targeted the Pokrov and Sloviansk communities. An 88-year-old man was injured. Fires broke out, and three private houses, an outbuilding, a gas station, and a vehicle were damaged.
Kirovohrad oblast
Three horses were evacuated to Kropyvnytskyi from areas under shelling in Dnipropetrovsk region. They are now living in the stable of the Kropyvnytskyi Rehabilitation Center.
Poltava oblast
In Poltava, centers for teaching the subject “Defense of Ukraine” will officially begin operating. Currently, four centers are functioning in the Poltava community, staffed by 10 teachers, five of whom are war veterans with relevant experience.
Cherkasy oblast
In Cherkasy region, defenders shot down four Russian drones overnight, according to Ihor Taburets, head of the Cherkasy Regional Military Administration.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
Yesterday, 25 September, the occupiers carried out 516 strikes on 11 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast. russian forces conducted five airstrikes on Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, and Mala Tokmachka. 311 UAVs of various modifications (mostly FPV) attacked Tavriiske, Plavni, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Chervone, Charivne, Bilohiria, and Novoandriivka. Six MLRS strikes were carried out on Plavni, Mala Tokmachka, Chervone, and Novoandriivka. 194 artillery strikes targeted Plavni, Huliaipole, Chervone, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, Charivne, and Bilohirya. Twenty-eight reports of damage to residential houses, apartments, and infrastructure facilities were received.
According to the General Staff, as of 16:00 on 26 September, Ukrainian defenders stopped two enemy attempts to advance near the settlement of Poltavka towards Huliaipole, and three more clashes are ongoing. The Defense Forces successfully repelled two enemy attacks near the settlement of Kamianske towards Orikhiv. During the day on 25 September, the Defense Forces repelled nine russian attacks towards Huliaipole and Orikhiv.
SES sappers removed a 500-kilogram guided aerial bomb in Shevchenkivskyi district of Zaporizhzhia. The bomb did not explode after the shelling of the city on 23 September. Rescuers are transporting it to a special location for disposal.
Mykolaiv oblast
At night, 11 Shahed-type UAVs and various types of drone-imitators were shot down or suppressed in the region.
Yesterday, 25 September, the enemy attacked Ochakiv and Kutsurub communities eight times with FPV drones. They also carried out an artillery strike on Kutsurub community. A private house was damaged in the village of Dmytrivka. No casualties were reported.
According to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, after receiving information from the agency’s team present at the site, on the night of 25 September, a downed drone exploded about 800 meters from the perimeter of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant. According to the plant, on the night of 25 September, 22 drones were recorded in the monitoring zone, some approaching to a distance of about 500 meters.
An animal was injured in a field explosion in Bashtanka community. During the inspection of the site, explosive experts found fragments of ammunition and three mines, which were destroyed.
Odesa oblast
At night, the enemy attacked Odesa oblast with strike drones. For about two hours, air defense units repelled the assault targeting civilian infrastructure in the region. Southern Ukraine’s air defense shot down or suppressed 16 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Herbera, and other types. Despite active air defense efforts, the attack damaged transformers at a transport infrastructure facility, causing a fire. State Emergency Service workers promptly extinguished the blaze.
Kherson oblast
On the morning of 26 September, russian forces carried out a massive airstrike on Kherson. Within an hour, about 15 aerial bombs hit the city. The strikes damaged an administrative building and nine private houses.
At around 08:30, russian troops shelled downtown of Kherson with artillery. One of the strikes hit a minibus, destroying it. One person was killed, and six others were injured.
A resident of Bilozerka sought medical help after being injured in a russian attack on the night of 23 September. She sustained a blast injury and a concussion. Medical assistance was also needed for two more residents of Bilozerka who were injured during russian shelling on 21 September.
Yesterday, 25 September, the russian army attacked the liberated settlements of Kherson and Beryslav regions with artillery MLRS, aviation, and drones. Strikes targeted Kherson, Bilozerka, Kizomys, Berehove, Sadove, Prydniprovske, Beryslav, Lvivove, Osokorivka, and Novoraisk. As a result, an apartment building, eight private houses, critical infrastructure facilities, two cars, a scooter, a non-residential construction, and a hangar were damaged. Three people were killed, and eight others were injured due to russian aggression
According to the General Staff, as of 16:00 on 26 September, the enemy launched four attacks on Ukrainian defenders’ positions near the Antonivskyi Bridge area towards Kherson. One battle is still ongoing.
A group of children was evacuated from the temporarily occupied left bank of Kherson oblast. According to regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin, the group included boys and girls aged seven to 17.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
The memory of the fallen soldier Oleksandr Artsabko from the village of Zelenoluzhne was honored in Horokhov. The Defender’s family was awarded the III degree For Courage Order (posthumously).
Zakarpattia oblast
German Pfungstadt and Ukrainian Pyriatyn signed a cooperation agreement – the signing took place at Uzhhorod City Council. The event was organized here – given the security situation in Poltava oblast.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
A physical education and health event was held for children in Bolekhov as part of the Caring for the Hero’s Family project. Children of deceased and missing defenders had the opportunity to actively relax, feel support and receive gifts from the event’s partners.
Lviv oblast
As part of the Lion’s Revenge project, Lviv community sent 200 FPV drones, 2 cars, 15 electronic warfare devices, thermal imagers, night vision devices, generators, laptops, weather stations, and much more worth almost UAH 19m to the military.
The Knysh Festival charity event was held in the village of Khashchiv, Turkivska community, Sambir region. In total, almost UAH 28,000 was raised for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Andrii Korchak Lyceum in Strii raised over UAH 10,000 for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The funds were donated to the Maidan Strishchyny NGO for the purchase of a night vision device.
Rivne oblast
The 27th evacuation flight arrived in Rivne oblast. 27 people left the frontline settlements of Donetsk oblast, including 3 children and 3 people with disabilities.
Oleksandr Koval, Head of Rivne RMA, met with Robin Martz, Senior Manager of Health Programs at the US Embassy. They discussed cooperation within the Rehab4U project, which helps train specialists for the rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injuries.
Ternopil oblast
In Ternopil, a memorial service, The Light of Prayer in the Darkness of War, was held near the Memorial Stele To the Warriors Who Died for the Freedom of Ukraine. The joint memorial service commemorated the names of all the Hero-Countrymen who died in September of different years, starting from 2014. Such memorial services in Ternopil will now be held monthly.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Khmelnytskyi community sent unmanned aerial systems, popularly known as Baba Yahas, quadcopters, hexacopters and 2 robotic ground systems worth over UAH 3.2m to the military.
Chernivtsi oblast
Roman Klichuk, Mayor of Chernivtsi, met with Robert Martin Muller, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to Ukraine, and Lyudmila Osachuk, Honorary Consul of Austria in Chernivtsi. They discussed investments, joint economic projects, cooperation between sister cities, educational initiatives, and interaction between business clubs of Chernivtsi and Austria.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
Canada is allocating UAH 92m to strengthen Ukraine’s cyber resilience. The funds will be used for a number of strategic initiatives to systematically develop Ukraine’s digital security, including the protection of critical infrastructure, systematic counteraction to cyber threats, the creation of effective systems for detecting, preventing, and responding to cyberattacks and the supply of equipment.
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska met with First Lady of the US Melania Trump. They discussed the protection of Ukrainian children and their childhood.
Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia
Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova
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