Ukrainian forces strike Russian radar stations, command posts and troop concentrations
Ukrainian units attacked Russian radar stations, command-and-control points and troop concentrations in Russia and Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories on 24 October and overnight into 25 October. Ukraine’s General Staff said the strikes disrupted Russian command and battlefield coordination and created gaps in the Russian radar field.
Pagrindiniai faktai
- Strikes were carried out on 24 October and overnight into 25 October 2026.
- Russian radar stations near Gostilsevo and Kurganne in Russia’s Belgorod region were hit.
- A Russian unit command point near Tarasyvka and a command-and-observation post nearHola Prystan were targeted.
- Troop concentrations near Mykolaivka and Novoukrainka in Donetsk region were hit.
- Troop concentrations in the Berdyansk, Okhymivka and Tarasyvka districts of Zaporizhzhia region were struck.
- The General Staff said the strikes impaired Russian command and battlefield coordination.
- The extent of damage to the targeted facilities has not been specified.
Kodėl tai svarbu
The reported strikes affected several elements of Russia’s military command system at once: radar coverage, command posts and troop concentration areas. Ukraine’s General Staff said the radar strikes created gaps in the Russian radar field and expanded opportunities to use unmanned systems, while attacks on command points disrupted coordination among Russian units on the battlefield.
Kas nutiko
Ukrainian forces struck targets across Russia and the temporarily occupied parts of Ukraine on 24 October and during the night into 25 October. The attacks reportedly damaged or destroyed radar stations near Gostilsevo and Kurganne in Belgorod region, a Russian unit command point near Tarasyvka in Zaporizhzhia region and a command-and-observation post in the Hola Prystan area of Kherson region. Ukrainian forces also targeted Russian troop concentrations near Mykolaivka and Novoukrainka in Donetsk region and in the Berdyansk, Okhymivka and Tarasyvka districts of Zaporizhzhia region. The General Staff said these strikes disrupted Russian command and coordination and weakened the enemy’s radar coverage.
Kaip apie tai rašo Ukrainos šaltiniai
Ukrainian reporting focuses on the General Staff’s assessment of the operational results. It says the attacks on radar stations created gaps in the Russian radar field and broadened opportunities for Ukrainian unmanned systems, while strikes on command and observation points impaired Russian command and battlefield coordination.
Kontekstas
The strikes occurred on 24 October and overnight into 25 October. Other Ukrainian drone attacks reported in the preceding period targeted industrial and logistics facilities deeper inside Russia, including the Omsk oil-chemical plant “Omsk Kauchuk” and an OZON logistics hub.