ديب ستات: Preferred force the Russians advanced near Kostiantynivka and several settlements in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia
DeepState reported that Russian forces advanced near Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast and near Velyka? in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on 25 October, while Ukrainian military officials rejected Russian claims of large territorial gains. The reports also described advances near Rai-Oleksandrivka and Vile on 22 October, against the backdrop of Ukrainian denials that Russian troops had reached the outskirts of Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia.
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- On 25 October, DeepState reported Russian advances near Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast and near Velyka? in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
- On 22 October, DeepState reported advances in Rai-Oleksandrivka and near Vile in Donetsk Oblast.
- Andrii Kovalov said a 16 October report by Valerii Herasimov about Russian gains near Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia was false.
- Ukrainian forces had liberated more territory than Russian forces had captured since the beginning of autumn, Kovalov said.
- As of the morning of 17 October, Dobropillia remained under Ukrainian control and fighting continued in Kostiantynivka.
- Kovalov rejected the claim that Russian forces had captured more than 1,800 square kilometres since September 2026.
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The reported advances indicate Russian pressure on several fronts in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. At the same time, the contrast between mapped advances and Russian official claims shows a substantial difference between battlefield reporting and Moscow's assessments of territorial gains.
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DeepState reported on 25 October that Russian forces had advanced near Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast and near Velyka? in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. On 22 October, it also mapped advances in Rai-Oleksandrivka and near Vile. These reports came after the spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Andrii Kovalov, rejected a 16 October briefing by Russian General Staff chief Valerii Herasimov. Kovalov said claims that Russian troops had reached the outskirts of Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia and captured settlements were false, and disputed the reported figure of more than 1,800 square kilometres captured since September 2026. According to him, Ukrainian forces had liberated more territory than Russia had captured since the beginning of autumn. As of the morning of 17 October, Dobropillia remained under Ukrainian control, fighting continued in Kostiantynivka, and Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka had not been captured.
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Ukrainian reporting focused on rejecting Russian claims about large territorial captures and the presence of Ukrainian forces, including continued fighting in Kostiantynivka and Ukrainian control of Dobropillia. The coverage also highlighted Kovalov's statement that Ukrainian forces had liberated more territory than Russian forces had captured since the beginning of autumn.
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Ukrainian military officials rejected Russian claims that forces had reached the outskirts of Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia and described the report as false. DeepState, however, mapped limited Russian advances near several settlements in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
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DeepState published separate assessments of Russian advances on 22 and 25 October. On 17 October, a General Staff spokesperson said Ukrainian forces had liberated more territory than Russian forces had captured since the start of autumn, that Dobropillia remained under Ukrainian control, that fighting continued in Kostiantynivka, and that Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka had not been captured.