Overview

• Ukraine’s General Staff logged 157 combat engagements on September 25, including 56 on the Pokrovsk axis, and reported Russia used 1,440 kamikaze drones today.
• Sources in Ukraine’s military intelligence said the strikes disrupted Transneft and Caspian Pipeline Consortium facilities near Novorossiysk and damaged a Tuapse oil pier, as Russian regions reported explosions and temporary flight limits in Sochi.
• Border officials reported intensified shelling of the Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions as attempts by Russian sabotage groups declined, and Kupiansk’s administration warned of a critical situation with FPV drone attacks.
• Regional authorities expanded counter-drone net “tunnels” over key roads in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, citing tens of kilometers already built and dedicated funding, while experts caution the nets require electronic warfare and other measures to be effective.
• The Security Service of Ukraine detained an alleged agent accused of spotting positions on the Izium axis and announced suspicions against five Russian generals over 2022 airstrikes that killed civilians in Sumy region.