September 2025
1 September
The HUR claimed to have destroyed two Russian Mi-8 helicopters in a drone attack on the Hvardiiske air base near Simferopol, and damaged a military tugboat using a warhead in Sevastopol Bay. [1]
A power substation caught fire after it was struck by falling drone debris in Kropotkin, Krasnodar Krai. The traction station supplied power to the railway transport network between Krasnodar and the Black Sea. Airports at Saratov and Volgograd also shut down operations for several hours due to drone attacks. [2] [3]
The Ukrainian military claimed to have retaken Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Oblast. [4] The ISW assessed that Ukrainian forces only managed to take half of the settlement up to Myru Street. [5]
Deepstate UA confirmed that Russian forces took the village of Komyshuvakha in Donetsk Oblast. [6] An official of the Donetsk People's Republic claimed that Russia forces took the villages of Muravka , Zeleny Hai and Oleksandrohrad , along the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border. [5]
The SBU charged the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, in absentia with war crimes against Ukrainian soldiers, including ordering his fighters to kill Ukrainian troops on the battlefield rather than take them prisoner and turn POWs into human shields against drone strikes in Grozny. [7]
2 September
One person was killed in a Russian drone strike on Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Oblast. [8]
The Ukrainian military claimed to have retaken Udachne in Donetsk Oblast. [9]
Thirteen Ukrainian drones were downed over Rostov-on-Don. Falling unexploded debris forced the evacuation of some 320 people from a high rise apartment. Three people, according to the local governor, were injured including a child, while several buildings were damaged as well. [10]
Geolocated footage showed that Russian forces took the village of Myrove , northwest of Kupiansk. Russian forces claimed to have taken the village of Sobolivka and severed the P-79 Kupyansk-Chuhuiv highway, west of Kupiansk, as well as the villages of Fedorivka, southwest of Siversk and Dachne, south of Novopavlivka. [11]
3 September
Nine people were killed by Russian shelling in Kostiantynivka. [12] One person was killed in a Russian air attack in Khmelnytskyi Oblast. [13] The Polish military said that two drones temporarily entered the country's airspace during a Russian air attack on western and central Ukraine. [14]
The Ukrainian Navy claimed to have destroyed a Russian naval speedboat that was attempting to unload airborne soldiers at the Tendra Spit, killing seven soldiers and injuring four others. [15]
A Russian court-martial sentenced four Ukrainian POWs captured in Bryansk Oblast to up to 28 years' imprisonment on charges of conducting sabotage and reconnaissance operations against military and industrial facilities within Russia. [16] It also sentenced Telegram channel administrators Heorhiy Levchenko (Ria-Melitopol) and Vladyslav Gershon (Melitopol tse Ukraina) Melitopol to up to 16 years' and 15 years' imprisonment for spying on Russian positions and distributing anti-Russian propaganda on Telegram. [17]
The Danish government announced that production of solid rocket fuel for the Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo missile will start in Denmark from 1 December 2025. [18]
Geolocated footage showed that Russian forces took the village of Oleksandro-Shultyne, near Kostiantynivka. [19]
4 September
Two deminers working for the Danish Refugee Council were killed while on duty by a Russian Iskander missile strike near Chernihiv. [20] [21]
Geolocated footage showed that Russian forces took the village of Novoselivka , east of Velykomykhailivka. [22]
5 September
The Ukrainian military claimed to have carried out drone strikes on an oil depot in Luhansk Oblast and Rosneft's largest refinery, located in Ryazan. [23]
The Russian Ministry of Defense Claimed that Russian forces took the village of Markove , northeast of Kostiantynivka. [24]
6 September
The SBU arrested former MP Fedir Khrystenko on charges of treason for collaborating with Russia. [25] [26]
7 September
The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia launched 810 drones and 13 missiles towards Ukraine, of which 747 drones and four missiles were intercepted. [27] [28] A fire erupted on the top of the Ukrainian Government Building housing the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in Pecherskyi District of Kyiv; there were conflicting reports on whether an Iskander missile or a shot-down UAV caused the fire. [29] [30] [31] Five people were killed while several residential buildings were damaged. [32]
Ukrainian drones struck the Stalnoy kon pipeline in Bryansk Oblast and the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai. [33] Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi claimed that Ukrainian drones struck a pumping station in Vladimir Oblast which feeds diesel into the Moscow Ring Oil Product Pipeline. [34]
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Russian forces took the village of Khoroshe , southeast of Velykomykhailivka. [35]
8 September
Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets claimed that Ukrainian forces retook Bezsalivka near Tyotkino on the Ukrainian border. [36] The Ukrainian military also claimed to have retaken the village of Zarichne in Donetsk Oblast, along the road between Sloviansk and Lyman. [37]
The FSB arrested an Azerbaijani citizen accused of joining an unidentified Ukrainian terrorist organization and conducting surveillance of potential targets in Stavropol and Yessentuki. [38]
The HUR claimed to have disabled three gas and oil pipelines in Zheleznodorozhny, Penza Oblast with a capacity of 2 million barrels a day. At least four explosions were reported. [39] The Kuibyshev-Lysychansk pipeline in Saratov Oblast was claimed to have been disabled, with an "annual capacity of 82 million metric tons". Saratov Central Airport was shut down due to threats of drone strikes. [40]
Ukrainian-made cruise missiles struck three Russian command posts in occupied Donetsk Oblast, including one belonging to the 41st Guards Combined Arms Army, the 20th Motor Rifle Division and "an army-level headquarters" in the Topaz plant in Kuibyshevskyi District, Donetsk. [41]
Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi claimed that drones from the 14th Unmanned Regiment struck the Vtorovo station in the settlement of Penkino, Vladimir Oblast. [34]
9 September
At least 25 people were killed and 18 injured in a Russian airstrike on the village of Yarova in Donetsk Oblast. [42]
The HUR claimed to have carried out an attack on a Russian 48Ya6-K1 Podlet low-altitude radar and an RLM-M module from the 55Zh6M Nebo-M air defense complex in Crimea, destroying the RLM-M module. [43]
The governor of Krasnodar Krai claimed that one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Sochi. [44]
Russian forces claimed to have retaken the settlement of Novoekonomichne, near Pokrovsk. [45]
10 September
Poland said that it shot down Russian drones which violated its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine. [46]
The governor of Belgorod Oblast claimed that the regional government building was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike. [47]
The HUR claimed to have struck and disabled an unspecified Project MPSV07 salvage ship in Novorossiysk Bay in Krasnodar Krai. [48]
Ukrainian drones struck infrastructure connected to the Russian 40th Command and Measurement Complex, responsible for parts of the Russian space program. Drones managed to bypass Russian air defences and damaged the headquarters building and the main communications hub. [49]
A Russian Pantsir-S1 was destroyed by a Ukrainian RAM-2X drone at Luhansk International Airport. [50]
11 September
The Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Sumy was damaged by a Russian drone attack. [51] Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin, stated that nine drones were intercepted on their way to the city. [52]
The Ukrainian Navy claimed to have carried out an attack on a communications center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet's 184th Research and Testing Facility in Sevastopol. [53]
Atesh partisans claimed to have destroyed a communications tower belonging to an "air defense factory" in Tula. [54]
Ukrainian Air Force pilot Oleksandr Borovyk was killed in action during a combat mission aboard a Sukhoi Su-27 over the Zaporizhzhia front. [55]
Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets stated that Russian infiltration groups were seen operating near Blahodativka , Kindrativka and Myrove , all near Kupiansk. Mashovets stated that Russian forces took the village of Serednie , northwest of Lyman. In Velykomykhailivka, the Russian defense ministry claimed to have taken the village of Sosnivka . Geolocated footage showed that Russian forces likely took the villages of Khoroshe and Vorone as well. [56]
12 September
Russian forces were reported to have entered Kupiansk using a gas pipeline that ran eight kilometres (5.0 mi) from Russian positions in Lyman Pershyi. [57]
The governor of Belgorod Oblast claimed that one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Belgorod city. [58]
SBU drones struck and damaged two oil tankers, the Kusto and Cai Yun, in the port of Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast. According to the local governor, Aleksandr Drozdenko, more than 30 drones were downed. Locals reported smoke and explosions, describing it as "one of the largest attacks" since the full scale invasion. Other attacks were reported in Leningrad Oblast. Lukoil's facility in Smolensk was set ablaze, and Russian officials claimed 221 drones were shot down, including nine over Moscow Oblast. [59] [60] The Vtorovo Fuel Facility was also struck by Ukrainian drones, part of the oil pipeline Vtorovo→Tuma→Ryazan, responsible for pumping gas and oil to Moscow. Damage was reported to two fuel tanks along with various power cables and pipelines used to maintain pressure in the pipeline. [61]
A suspected Russian STC Orlan-10 drone washed up on a beach in Burgas, Bulgaria. [62]
Geolocated footage showed that Ukrainian forces retook the village of Filiia , south of Novopavlivka. Near Velykomykhailivka, geolocated footage showed that Russian forces took the villages of Ternove and Komyshuvakha . [63]
13 September
Three people were killed by Russian shelling in Kostiantynivka, while one person was killed in a separate attack in Borova, Kharkiv Oblast. [64]
Russia claimed to have taken the village of Novomykolaivka in Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. [65] A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces retook the villages of Bezsalivka, Kindrativka, and Andriivka in Sumy Oblast. [66]
Russian media reported that the Novo-Ufimsky oil refinery in Bashkortostan was attacked by drones. The head of Bashkortostan, Radiy Khabirov, said that drones were shot down by small arms fire, but falling debris started a fire. [67]
Metafrax Chemicals, a business in Perm Krai that manufactures ammonia, was attacked by drones. Local officials said that the facility continued normal operations and there were no casualties. [68]
Two officers from the National Guard of Russia were killed and one was critically injured during an explosion in Oryol Oblast that delayed some 10 trains. The explosion occurred while victims were clearing mines from the Oryol-Kursk railway line that had been discovered by rail personnel on the Maloarkhangelsk — Glazunovka section. The HUR claimed responsibility for the attack. [69]
A drone violated Romanian airspace over Tulcea County during a Russian strike on Ukraine. [70]
14 September
The Kirishi oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast was set ablaze by Ukrainian drones according to Governor Alexander Drozdenko. He claimed that three drones had been shot down but falling debris set fire to the refinery. [71]
A Russian Buk-M3 was destroyed by HUR drones in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. [72]
15 September
One person was killed in a Russian air attack on Zaporizhzhia. [73]
The National Guard of Ukraine claimed to have cleared the village of Pankivka in Donetsk Oblast from Russian forces following a joint operation with the Ukrainian military. [74] Russian forces entered the settlement of Yampil, in Donetsk Oblast. [75]
Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed a Ukrainian drone killed two women in the village of Golovchino, ten kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Ukrainian border. Three others were injured and a car was destroyed. [76]
Denmark opened a rocket fuel plant for Flamingo missiles, temporarily suspending 20 laws and regulations in the process. [77]
16 September
The administrative building of the National University of Pharmacy in Kharkiv's Slobidskyi District was set on fire by a Russian drone attack that injured four people. [78] [79]
The Saratov Oil Refinery was set on fire by drones. The Russian MoD claimed to have intercepted 87 drones, including 18 over Saratov Oblast. [80]
The HUR claimed to have struck the Russian 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade headquarters in Vladivostok. The Primorsky Krai Anti-Terrorist Commission claimed "gas equipment exploded near administrative buildings". Local soldiers claimed it was a training exercise. [81]
The Verkhovna Rada resumed live broadcasts of its sessions following a three-year ban it imposed due to security reasons following the 2022 invasion. [82]
US President Donald Trump authorised the first two U.S. military aid packages paid for by NATO. [83]
A court in Italy ordered the extradition of Serhii Kuznietsov to Germany over the investigation into the Nord Stream pipelines sabotage. [84]
The FSB arrested a woman who allegedly worked for Ukrainian intelligence and detonated a bomb along a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway in Zabaykalsky Krai in August. [85]
17 September
A Russian drone struck a minibus in Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring one person. [86]
The Ukrainian military claimed to have captured a Kenyan national fighting in the Russian army near Vovchansk. [87]
Atesh operatives sabotaged rail relay equipment near Yekaterinburg. [88]
The FSB arrested and later charged a North African resident of Astrakhan for spying on behalf of Ukraine. [89]
18 September
Five people were killed in a Russian airstrike in Kostiantynivka. [90]
Gazprom's refinery in Bashkortostan was set ablaze by Ukrainian drones. The Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery in Volgograd was also attacked with locals reporting explosions. The local governor reported no casualties but a private home was damaged. Volgograd International Airport also suspended flights. The Russian MoD claimed to have intercepted 43 drones overnight. [91] [92]
The bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in action were repatriated by Russia in exchange for that of 24 Russian soldiers. [93]
Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces took the village of Odradne , east of Velykyi Burluk from the Russian side of the Kharkiv Oblast border. Russian milbloggers also claimed that Russian forces took the villages of Volodymyrivka and Pankivka in the Dobropillia direction. [94]
Ireland announced military aid for Ukraine involving 34 used military vehicles and three de-mining robots. [95]
A Russian ammunition dump in Bohdanivka, Luhansk Oblast was destroyed by Ukrainian drones. [96]
19 September
The HUR claimed to have destroyed a Russian DT-10 Vityaz multi-purpose tracked vehicle and laid mines during a raid on the Tendra Spit. [97]
President Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine would allow a limited exportation of "controlled" weapons which would fund an "increase in the production of drones for the front line". [98]
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Russian forces fully controlled the Serebriansky forest. Geolocated footage showed that Russian forces took the town of Muravka , northeast of Novopavlivka. [99]
20 September
Russia launched a massive air attack on cities across Ukraine, killing three people in Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv and Dnipro. [100]
Five to seven explosions occurred in Saratov, causing a fire at an oil refinery, after a drone attack. [101] According to the SHOT channel five explosions occurred at the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast. Locals recorded footage of a fire at the refinery, while the pumping stations, on the Kuibyshev-Tikhoretsk pipeline, were also attacked. [102] [103] Four Ukrainian FP-2 drones struck a Russian Rubicon unit position near the Pokrovsk sector. [104]
Russian forces claimed to have taken the town of Filiya , south of Novopavlivka. Geolocated footage showed that Russian forces took the town of Berezove, south of Velykomykhailivka. [105] Russian forces claimed to have taken the town of Shandryholove in northern Donetsk Oblast. [106]
21 September
Atesh claimed that its operatives in Smolensk blew up railway tracks that they claimed serves a factory that makes Kh-59 missiles. [107]
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claimed that HUR drones destroyed a 55Zh6U Nebo-U radar system and three Mi-8 helicopters in Crimea. [108] The HUR also claimed that it had destroyed two Russian Be-12 Chayka amphibious aircraft for the first time in an attack on Crimea’s Kacha Airbase, [109] [110] while the Ukrainian military claimed to have destroyed an ІМР-3М engineering and obstacle clearing vehicle following a drone strike. [111]
The Russian-appointed head of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, claimed that three people were killed while 16 others were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Foros. [112]
Russian Colonel General Aleksandr Lapin, who fought against Ukraine during the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive and the Kursk campaign, was dismissed from the Russian Army. [113]
A Russian drone strike in Pokrovsk killed one person. [114]
Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets claimed that Russian forces took the town of Kindrashivka , north of Kupiansk and Sichneve , east of Velykomykhailivka. [106]
22 September
Three people were killed in a Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia. [115]
Several settlements in Krasnodar Krai were damaged by Ukrainian drones that had been shot down. The Kanevskaya traction substation, which supplies power to the rail network, was damaged. [116] In Slavyansk-on-Kuban three houses and several cars were reported damaged but no casualties. A grass fire was started near an "industrial area". Locals in Temryuk, Krymsk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk reported explosions and air raid sirens. [117]
Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces retook the town of Nove Shakhove in the Dobropillia direction. The Russian defense ministry claimed that Russian forces took the town of Kalynivske, southeast of Velykomykhailivka. [118]
Ukraine said that it shot down a Russian "Forpost" combat drone. [119]
23 September
One person was killed in a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia. [120]
Russian air defences intercepted 36 drones near Moscow, according to Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. There were no reports of casualties or damage in Moscow. Flights out of Sheremetyevo International Airport were suspended for four hours, leading to the cancellation of nearly 100 flights. Some 81 drones were shot down across several regions according to the Russian MoD, with seven people reported injured in Belgorod Oblast. [121] Ukrainian drones struck two oil pipelines in Bryansk and Samara Oblasts. In Bryansk Oblast, near the village of Naitopovichi, an ignition on the LVDS Stalnoy Kon pipeline was reported. [122]
Geolocated footage shows that Russian forces took the town of Pereizne, south of Siversk. [123]
24 September
The Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refinery was attacked by Ukrainian drones with locals reporting smoke and several explosions according to Astra. [124] Russian authorities claimed that two people were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk. [125] According to Bloomberg, Ukraine forced a temporary halt to oil exports from the ports of Novorossiysk and Tuapse after Ukrainian naval drones targeted the oil transshipment points at the two ports. [126]
A Ukrainian training ground in Honcharivske, Chernihiv Oblast, was struck by two Iskander ballistic missiles, causing an unspecified number of military casualties. [127]
Ukraine and Syria formally reestablished diplomatic relations that had been severed following the decision of President Bashar al-Assad's regime to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics in June 2022. [128]
The Russian defense ministry claimed that Russian forces took the town of Zarichne, east of Lyman. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces took the town of Kuzmynivka south of Siversk and the entirety of Chasiv Yar, ending the battle for the city. [129]
25 September
The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter jet over Zaporizhzhia Oblast. [130] The HUR claimed to have carried out a drone strike on Crimea that destroyed two Russian An-26 transport aircraft, a surface surveillance radar system and the MR-10M1 Mys M1 coastal radar station. [131] The EuroChem-Belorechensk Mineral Fertilizers plant in Krasnodar Krai was attacked by Ukrainian drones. A fire measuring 50 square meters broke out and 140 employees were evacuated. The plant is believed to be used in the manufacture of explosives. [132]
The 14th Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck three gas distribution stations in Shchastia, Sievierodonetsk and Novopskov, all located in Luhansk Oblast. [133]
In Nairobi, Kenya the Criminal Investigation Department uncovered a human trafficking syndicate that in return for large payments pretend to offer jobs in Moscow but in reality dupes their victims into joining the Russian Army after which they are sent to the front in Ukraine. The Kenyan investigation was prompted by reports of Kenyan men being killed, maimed or taken prisoner in Ukraine. In addition to making arrests the authorities discovered 21 Kenyan men waiting to travel to Russia. [134] Among the arrested was a named Russian who was subsequently deported. [135]
26 September
Afipsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai was attacked by Ukrainian drones, setting one of the processing units ablaze. The fire was blamed by local officials on falling debris. [136]
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announced the creation of a new branch of the Ukrainian Air Force to combat drone warfare, the Unmanned Air Defence Systems. [137] Ukraine also announced the creation of the Assault Troops (ShV) as a separate branch and a rapid reaction force within the Ukrainian military that would respond to a "breach in the defense, loss of positions, or a settlement." [138]
Zelenskyy said suspected Hungarian reconnaissance drones had entered Ukrainian airspace along their common border. [139]
Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces took the towns of Katerynivka and Kleban-Byk , near Kostantynivka, Derylove , near Lyman, Chunyshyne , near Pokrovsk, and Nove Shakhove and Novotoretske , near Dobropillia. Russian milbloggers also claimed that Russian forces retreated from Pleshchiivka , southeast of Kostyantynivka. [140]
27 September
Ukrainian drones struck an oil pumping station in the Russian autonomous republic of Chuvashia, according to its head Oleg Nikolayev, resulting in "minor damage" and the suspension of operations. [141]
A Russian drone struck a car in an unnamed village in Znob-Novhorodsk settlement Hromada , Sumy Oblast, killing one person and injuring another. [142]
Zelensky announced that Ukraine received a Patriot air defence system from Israel a month prior. [143]
The Russian defense ministry claimed that Russian forces took the town of Stepove , south of Velykomykhailivka, and Mayske , north of Chasiv Yar. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces took the town of Dorozhnie , near Dobropillia. [144]
A Rosgvardiya lieutenant colonel, an aide, and his driver were killed by HUR agents using a car bomb near the village of Tambukan in Stavropol Krai. The HUR claimed to have worked with a local resistance movement. [145]
28 September
Russia launched a massive air attack on cities across Ukraine, killing at least four people in Kyiv and injuring at least 80 nationwide. [146] The Polish embassy was damaged after missile debris fell on its roof. [147]
The HUR claimed to have killed four Russian drone operators in an attack on a UAZ-452 van at an airfield in Melitopol. [148]
An "unidentified missile" struck the Belgorod Thermal Power Plant and the Luch Thermal Power Plant , causing a "total blackout" in Belgorod city and surrounding areas. [149]
The head of the Kupiansk City Military Administration, Andrii Besedin, announced the city's closure to civilians. [150]
The head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, Yaroslav Shanko , stated that a Russian attack in Kherson city damaged a power station, leaving the city without electricity. [151]
Geolocated footage showed that Ukrainian forces retook the town of Druzhkivka in southern Kharkiv Oblast. [152]
29 September
Four Neptune missiles struck the Karachev electrical components plant, which manufactures electrical components for the Russian military. [153] The governor of Moscow Oblast claimed that two people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Voskresensk. [154]
The 59th Separate Assault Brigade shot down an Mi-8 near the village of Kotliarivka in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, using a drone. [155]
A drone struck a Rosrezerv owned oil depot in the city of Bologoye, Tver Oblast. A container of aviation fuel was struck and had to be "cooled" by emergency services. [156]
The Russian defense ministry claimed that Russian forces took the town of Shandryholove and a Russian source claimed that Russian forces took the town of Boikivka , in the Dobropillia front. [157]
Ukrainian forces reportedly shot down a Russian Mil Mi-8 on combat search and rescue duties with an FPV drone in Nadaeyvka, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, killing several people and injuring several others. [158]
30 September
Four people were killed in a Russian drone strike on Chernechchyna, Sumy Oblast. [159] One person was killed in a Russian drone strike on Dnipro. [160]
The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces Command claimed to have destroyed the radar of a S-400 missile system in Crimea using drones. [161]
Acting on a German-issued European Arrest Warrant, Polish authorities arrested in Pruszków a Ukrainian citizen suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream pipelines sabotage. [162]
The 9th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army opened a school for “training horse-mounted assault teams” in Donetsk. [163]
