This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here.
Kursk-Sumy Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Kharkiv Area
South of Vovchansk, Russians advanced in village Vilcha and southeast of it.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
North of Lyman, Ukrainians approached village Ivanivka, and entered Yampolivka.
Ukrainians advanced eastward from the southeastern end of Lyman.
Kramatorsk-Slovyansk-Druzhkivka Area
Russians pushed forward in the space northeast of village Zapovidne.
Pokrovsk-Dobropillya Area
Russians completed the capture of village Bilytske southeast of Dobropillya.
West of Hryshyne, Russians entered village Serhiivka.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. The front in the area of the city of Dobropillya by the morning, 21 October 2026. All information on the maps is approximate.
Zaporizhzhia Area – East
Ukrainians pushed Russians back in village Vozdvyzhivka.
Russians completed the capture of villages Krynychne and Tsvitkove.
Russians advanced westward in the space west of village Hirke.
Zaporizhzhia Area – South
Russians pushed forward in village Novodanylivka, and in the space northeast of Stepnohirsk.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.