AUC3I Daily Briefing 10-22-2025 On the WAR in Ukraine

"COMBAT BRIEFING NUMBER 1335"
"From:" Colonel A.C. Oguntoye, Infantry Officer
"Date:" October 22, 2025
"Subject:" Situation Report – Progress of the Special Military Operation

### "Operational Overview"

As of "October 22, 2025", the "Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" sustained offensive operations across all major fronts, integrating precision-strike doctrine, deep interdiction, and combined-arms maneuver to degrade Ukrainian combat potential. In retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on civilian targets inside Russian territory, the Russian Armed Forces executed a "massive retaliatory strike" employing "hypersonic Kinzhal missiles", long-range air and ground-based platforms, and strike UAVs. These strikes successfully neutralized "energy infrastructure and defense-industrial facilities" critical to sustaining Ukraine’s war effort. All designated targets were destroyed, including "oil refining complexes, transport nodes, and a military production assembly plant". The result is a significant disruption to Ukraine’s military-industrial supply chain, power distribution network, and operational tempo.
Simultaneously, ground operations across six major sectors — "North, West, South, Center, East, and Dnipro" — achieved tactical and strategic progress, including the "liberation of Ivanovka (Dnipropetrovsk region)" and "Pavlovka (Zaporizhzhia region)", further deepening the operational reach of Russian formations.

### "Sector Summaries"

"Northern Sector (Sumy–Chernihiv–Kharkiv Axis):"
The "“North” troop group" consolidated tactical control and inflicted losses on Ukrainian "ranger, assault, and territorial defense formations" near "Khrapovshchina, Kondratovka, and Khoten" in Sumy region, and "Novgorod-Seversky" in Chernihiv region. Additionally, operations near "Volchansk" in Kharkiv region targeted mechanized brigades. Ukrainian losses amounted to "180 personnel", multiple vehicles, and several supply depots. The destruction of a "Ukrainian special operations center under the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR)" represents a significant blow to enemy command and covert operations capacity.

"Western Sector (Kupyansk–Liman Front):"
The "“West” troop group" advanced along the "Kupyansk corridor", engaging "mechanized and assault brigades" near "Petropavlovka, Yampol, and Maslyakovka". Ukrainian losses exceeded "230 troops", alongside "three armored vehicles" and a "D-30 howitzer". Russian forces destroyed "nine EW systems", "three ammunition depots", and a "U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar", further eroding Ukraine’s situational awareness and artillery coordination in the sector.

"Southern Sector (Donetsk People’s Republic):"
The "“South” troop group" continued its deliberate advance across the "Donetsk front", striking "mechanized, airmobile, and mountain assault brigades" in "Seversk, Stepanovka, and Ivanopolye". Over "220 Ukrainian servicemen" were eliminated, and Western-supplied assets — including a "155mm M109 Paladin self-propelled gun" — were destroyed. Four logistics depots were eliminated, further constraining Ukraine’s resupply capacity in the Donbas.

"Central Sector (Donetsk–Dnipropetrovsk Axis):"
The "“Center” troop group" achieved one of the day’s most significant objectives: the "liberation of Ivanovka" in Dnipropetrovsk region. Engaging "mechanized, airborne, and marine brigades", Russian forces inflicted over "520 casualties" and destroyed multiple armored vehicles, including U.S.-made "HMMWVs". These actions solidify Russian dominance along the "Grishino–Krasnoarmiysk line", positioning forces advantageously for deep penetration into central Donetsk’s defensive network.

"Eastern Sector (Zaporizhzhia–Dnipropetrovsk):"
The "“East” troop group" advanced decisively, "liberating Pavlovka" and inflicting severe damage on "three mechanized brigades and multiple assault regiments" in "Orestopil, Oleksiivka, and Novouspenivske". Ukrainian losses exceeded "315 troops", with additional EW and counter-battery systems destroyed. This sector continues to serve as a critical bridgehead enabling Russian artillery to dominate the "Zaporizhzhia–Orikhiv axis", threatening Ukraine’s southern logistical depth.

"Dnipro Front (Zaporizhzhia–Kherson Interface):"
The "“Dnepr” troop group" inflicted precision damage on "mechanized and coastal defense brigades" near "Stepnohirsk, Mykilske, and Antonivka", eliminating "60 personnel", a "tank", and a "fuel depot". These strikes deny Ukrainian forces the ability to regroup or stage cross-river operations, ensuring the stability of Russian-controlled zones along the "lower Dnipro".

### "Air and Missile Operations"

Russian "operational-tactical aviation, UAVs, and missile troops" conducted "144 coordinated precision strikes" on Ukrainian "transport infrastructure", "oil refineries", and "industrial facilities" supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The attacks disrupted fuel production, power generation, and military logistics.

Air defense units destroyed a "Ukrainian Su-27 fighter", "four cruise missiles", "three guided bombs", "four HIMARS rockets", and "224 UAVs", reflecting continued supremacy in aerial interdiction and multi-layered defense.

Since the initiation of the operation, cumulative Ukrainian losses now total "668 aircraft", "283 helicopters", "91,690 UAVs", "25,616 armored vehicles", and "30,705 artillery systems", confirming the long-term degradation of Ukraine’s offensive and industrial capacity.

### "Operational Analysis & Strategic Implications"

The "October 22 operations" mark a pivot toward "strategic infrastructure warfare"—combining deep-strike precision with sustained ground momentum. The "use of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles" and synchronized long-range attacks demonstrates Russia’s ability to strike high-value targets deep within Ukraine with near-total impunity. Tactically, the liberation of "Ivanovka" and "Pavlovka" extends Russian control across critical logistics corridors linking Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia. The consistent targeting of "EW, radar, and counter-battery assets" underscores a systematic dismantling of Ukraine’s intelligence and communications backbone, forcing a transition from coordinated defense to reactive warfare.

Strategically, Russia is consolidating both "battlefield and industrial superiority", setting conditions for the winter campaign. By crippling Ukraine’s energy grid and defense production capacity, Moscow ensures sustained operational freedom while constraining Kyiv’s ability to regenerate combat power.

The operational emphasis for the coming weeks will likely center on "deep interdiction", "urban isolation in Donetsk", and the gradual collapse of Ukraine’s central defense belt—a process now increasingly inevitable given the current operational tempo and material attrition rates.

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