💥 Attack

Russian forces attacked northwest of Lyman near Shandryholove and Serednie; north near Karpivka and toward Stavky; northeast near Novomykhailivka and Kolodyazi; east near Torske; and southeast toward Yampil in the Serebryanske forest area on September 16 and 17. No confirmed advances were reported.

September 17, 2025 Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

Entities

144th Motorized Rifle Division (military_unit) 98th VDV Division (military_unit) 150th Motorized Rifle Division (military_unit) 8th Combined Arms Army (military_unit) 80th Sparta Reconnaissance Battalion (military_unit) 16th Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Brigade (military_unit) Russia (organization) Russian forces (organization) Andrii Demchenko (person) State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (organization) Novomykhailivka (location) Druzholiubivka (location) Shandryholove (location) Serednie (location) Kolodiazi (location) Hryhorivka (location) Dronivka (location) Vyimka (location) Fedorivka (location) Yampil (location) Chasiv Yar (location) Stupochky (location) Predtechyne (location) Nykyforivka (location) Shcherbynivka (location) Pleshchiivka (location) Katerynivka (location) Rusyn Yar (location) Poltavka (location) Mykolaipillia (location) Volodymyrivka (location) Nykanorivka (location) Zolotyi Kolodiaz (location) Novoekonomichne (location) Rodynske (location) Myroliubivka (location) Promin (location) Novoukrainka (location) Nove Shakhove (location) Piddubne (location) Voskresenka (location) Komyshuvakha (location) Novoheorhiivka (location) Olhivske (location) Ivanivka (location) Vadym Filashkin (person) Geran-2 drone (weapon_system) Druzhkivka (location) State Emergency Service (organization) 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush (military_unit) Dovbush's Hornets (military_unit)

Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Lyman direction on September 17 but did not make confirmed advances.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian attacks in war-torn Donetsk Oblast also killed one person — in the city of Kostiantynivka — and injured nine more

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian forces are dropping guided aerial bombs (KABs) in an effort to destroy Ukrainian fortifications before sending in infantry. The situation is most intense in the Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk, and Siversk directions.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Daily assaults on SBGS positions are preceded by heavy shelling, including air strikes—the enemy drops guided aerial bombs, trying to level our fortifications before throwing infantry into battle.

Share This Event

Twitter / X Threads Reddit Facebook Telegram WhatsApp Tumblr LinkedIn

Know another source?

If you've seen this event covered by another news outlet, submit it for editorial review. Approved sources improve our confidence ratings.

This event is rated likely. One more trusted source could elevate it to verified.

Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.393Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-17-2025