General Staff: Russia’s spring–summer military campaign in Ukraine ends in failure
The Russian military’s spring–summer campaign of 2025 has ended in failure, with over 291,000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded.
31 August 2025
The Russian military’s spring–summer campaign of 2025 has ended in failure, with over 291,000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded.
On the night of August 31, Russian forces launched drone attacks on four DTEK energy facilities in the Odesa region.
On the morning of Sunday, August 31, Russian forces shelled the town of Bilozerka in the Kherson region, injuring two civilians.
Russian forces launched drone attacks on nine settlements in the Kharkiv region over the past day.
During the night of August 31, Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 126 Russian drones in the skies over Ukraine. Another 16 enemy UAVs struck ten different locations.
Russian forces launched a massive overnight drone attack at Odesa region, damaging energy infrastructure.
On August 30, Russian forces carried out 391 strikes on 16 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, killing one person and injuring 37 others.
Twelve more civilians have been evacuated from Kostiantynivka community in Donetsk region.
In Zaporizhzhia, work continues to restore electricity and gas supply after the massive air attack carried out by Russian forces last night.
30 August 2025
On August 30, Russian forces carried out attacks on the Shostka and Konotop districts in the Sumy region, leaving one person injured.
EU foreign ministers discussed potential measures for the 19th package of sanctions against Russia during an informal meeting in Copenhagen, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said.
A 43-year-old man was injured when a Russian FPV drone struck farm machinery working in a field in the Polohy district of the Zaporizhzhia region.
On August 30, Russian forces attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with guided aerial bombs, FPV drones, and artillery, leaving one person dead and several injured.
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In the Donetsk region, the Russian army shelled the city of Kostiantynivka, injuring a civilian and damaging a residential building.
In the Kyiv region, railway infrastructure damaged during a Russian strike on the night of August 29-30 has been fully restored.
On the night of August 29-30, Russia launched nearly 540 drones, eight ballistic missiles, and 37 other types of missiles against Ukraine.
The Russian military launched a large-scale combined attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region, targeting it with both missiles and drones.
In Zaporizhzhia, the number of people injured in a large-scale attack has risen to 22.
As a result of a large-scale overnight attack on Zaporizhzhia, one person was killed and seven others were injured, including two children.
The Ukrainian Deposit Guarantee Fund has filed another lawsuit against Russia over the damages caused by Russian armed aggression to Ukrainian banks.
29 August 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv to honor the victims.
Agents from the partisan movement “ATESH” destroyed a relay cabinet on a railway branch in Kostroma, which is used to supply military factories in the Russian Federation.
As a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv on August 28, 25 people were killed, including four children. Dozens more were injured.
In Kramatorsk, the Russian army targeted a Nova Post office with a drone, killing a 49-year-old man and injuring a 13-year-old girl.
A Russian drone struck Komyshuvakha, near Zaporizhzhia. An elderly woman was injured.
Russian forces over the course of a day, from the morning of August 28 to the morning of August 29, carried out 136 strikes on 39 settlements in Sumy region, damaging civilian infrastructure and injuring two women.
The Russian army struck five settlements in the Kharkiv region over the past day, resulting in one person killed and three others injured.
Russian forces struck 35 settlements across the Kherson region over the past day using drones and artillery, killing two people and wounding nine.
Two men were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Dnipro, while an infrastructure facility and a fire station sustained damage.