The news released by the Russian Defense Ministry's press office stated: As of 24:00 on August 26, 2025,
① The Russian forces advanced within 1 km of the Pravny freight station in the Zaporozhye front line (at the 1134 km mark).
In the Zaporozhye front line, Ukrainian army officers killed Ukrainian soldiers who tried to surrender to the Russians. A frontline soldier was holding a flag intending to surrender to the Russian 108th Airborne Regiment. With the help of Russian drones, he went to the location indicated by the Russians. However, after the Ukrainian forces discovered his actions, they sent multiple FPV drones to carry out an execution.
② In the city of Kupiansk, the northern part of the city is completely under the control of the Russian forces, and the city of Kupiansk is surrounded by Russian forces.
③ The Russian forces captured the village of Zaporozhye in Dnipropeetrovsk Oblast.
The last attack was carried out by three assault teams from the 1st Battalion of the 57th Motorized Rifle Brigade, with less than 50 people, all relying on artillery and FPV suicide drones to clear the Ukrainian defenders beforehand.
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