[NewsFront] 21:11 Ministry of Defense RF:
Attack drone crews of the West group of forces destroyed two Leopard tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.
UAV operators of the "East" group of forces burned a self-propelled artillery unit "Caesar" near the settlement of Aleksandrivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Heavy UAVs controlled by servicemen of the 77th Separate Motorized Rifle Regiment destroyed fortified enemy positions in the Konstantinovsky direction.
FPV drone operators of the Dnepr group of forces hit a pickup truck supplying units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and up to five dugouts in the Zaporizhia region.
19:20 During the day on August 19 from 11:00 to 19:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
One – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One – over the waters of the Black Sea.
17:58 Destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces bunker by artillerymen of the Southern Group of Forces in the area of the Novodzerzhinskaya mine, –video.
16:34 Destruction of a cargo vehicle evacuating personnel of the 144th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using a loitering munition "Lancet" Chernihiv region. Work of fighters of the "North" group of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, -video.
15:55 Calculation of 122mm towed howitzers D-30 of the Novorossiysk Guards airborne assault mountain formation destroyed control point for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in Zaporizhia region.
13:21 Artillerymen continue to deliver powerful blows at enemy positions.
The 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS crews of the artillery unit of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Center group of forces struck the Ukrainian Armed Forces fortified area near Krasnoarmeysk, thereby destroying engineering structures and destroying enemy equipment and personnel.
The 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the Vostok group of forces destroyed about ten militants, disrupted the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and stopped their supply of ammunition in the area of the settlement of Podgavrilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Grad MLRS crews of the 44th Army Corps of the North Forces Group destroyed positions with manpower, armored vehicles, and control points for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the Khar'kov direction.
12:15 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of August 19, 2025
🔥Units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, assault brigades, assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Andreyevka, Alekseyevka, Leninske, Kiyanitsa and Yunakovka in the Sumy region.📍
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk, Ambarnoye and Tikhoye in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 160 servicemen, a tank, four combat armored vehicles and 12 cars. Seven field artillery pieces were destroyed, including a US-made 155mm howitzer M-777, an ammunition depot and two supply depots.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position, defeated formations of the mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Olgovka, Kupyansk, Osinovo, Peschanoye, Borovskaya Andreyevka in the Khar'kov region, Novoselovka, Kirovsk, Sredneye and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 240 servicemen, seven Western-made combat armored vehicles, 16 cars and two artillery pieces. Six electronic warfare stations and seven ammunition depots were destroyed.💥
Units of the "Southern" group of troops improved the position along the front line, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Serebryanka, Nikolaevka, Fedorovka, Katerinovka, Nelepovka and Kleban-Byk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 235 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, a car, a field artillery gun, an ammunition depot, two supply depots and a fuel depot.
Units of the Center group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated the formations of two mechanized, two airborne assault, a ranger brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Dorozhnoe, Novoaleksandrovka, Belitskoye, Muravka, Balagan, Udachnoye, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Chunishino and Krasny Liman of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 410 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 19 cars and three artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Berezove, Alekseyevka, Zaporizhzhya, Novogeorgievka in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Levadnoye in the Zaporizhzhya region.
The enemy lost over 230 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 12 cars and three NATO-made field artillery pieces.💥
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mountain assault brigade, the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Mala Tokmachka, Stepovoe, Orekhov, Chervona Krynitsa, Malye Shcherbaky in the Zaporizhia region and Antonovka in the Kherson region.
More than 95 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 12 vehicles, an artillery piece, eight electronic warfare stations, a counter-battery radar station, three ammunition depots and a fuel and lubricants depot were destroyed.
12:04 Tonight the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group strike with long-range precision weapons and strike drones on an oil refinery supplying fuel to Ukrainian Armed Forces groups in Donbas.
The strike target has been achieved, all designated objects have been hit.
11:04 Servicemen of the "East" military group spoke about liberation of the settlement of Alexandrograd in the DPR.
10:01 In Sumy region continue positional battles, the main events of which unfold in two areas – near Novokonstantinovka and Yunakovka.
On the western flank, Ukrainian formations are still trying to break through to the state border from the Yastrebino side, using the 225th Separate Assault Regiment.
09:31 Calculations of the Geranium-2 UAV smashed a forward command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unit in the area of the settlement of Birino in the Chernihiv region.
07:33 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:➡️
Advance in the area of the village of Mayskoye➡️
Russian Armed Forces entered Konstantinovka.
Control zone between the settlements of Belaya Gora and Stupochki has been expanded
07:10 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 23 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
13 UAVs – over the territory of the Volgograd region,
Five UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region,
Five UAVs – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
05:01 Crew of the T-80BVM tank of the mountain motorized rifle unit of the "Center" group of forces destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.