09/22/2025
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue successful counter-offensive operations in the Dobropol direction. According to Commander Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukrainian units are actively moving forward, liberating occupied territories and destroying the enemy.
Over the past 24 hours, control has been restored over 1.3 km² of territory, and a search and liquidation of enemy forces was carried out on 2.1 km² of the Pokrovsky district of Donetsk region. In some areas, assault units advanced from 200 meters to 2.5 km. He reported this on his Telegram channel.
What is known
“The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue operations in the Dobropol direction. Our soldiers are moving forward. Over the past day, control over 1.3 km² was restored, and the enemy was searched and destroyed on the territory of 2.1 km² in the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region,” the commander-in-chief noted.
As a result of the fighting, 43 occupiers were killed, and the total enemy losses in this direction reached 65 people. 11 units of enemy equipment were also eliminated, including 4 artillery systems, 6 UAVs, and 1 motorcycle.
Since the start of the operation, Ukrainian troops have liberated 164.5 km² of territory, another 180.8 km² have been cleared of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups. They managed to regain control over seven settlements and clear nine others of DRGs.
The total losses of the Russian occupiers in the Dobropol direction are 2,696 people, of which 1,492 are irretrievable. The enemy also lost 856 units of weapons and equipment, including 12 tanks, 38 armored combat vehicles, 175 artillery systems, 5 MLRS, 441 units of motor vehicles, 58 motorcycles and ATVs, 1 unit of special equipment and 173 UAVs.
“The struggle continues! Glory to Ukraine!” – summed up Syrsky.
We remind you that the Ukrainian military continues to destroy the occupiers. The defense forces inflict serious losses on the enemy in manpower. Since the beginning of the year, more than 307 thousand occupiers have been neutralized. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky added that over the past seven days alone, more than 1,300 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Almost a third of them are in the Pokrovsky direction.
Earlier, OBOZ.UA reported that the interception of the GUR revealed data on the huge losses of the Russian Federation in the war . The occupier, whose conversation was published by intelligence officers, spoke about a “victorious operation”, from which two out of 25 invaders returned.