Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 22 September 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, an air assault brigade, an assault regiment, an air assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Alekseyevka, Varachino, Mogritsa, and Yunakovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of three mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Volchansk, Sinelnikovo, and Grigorovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 190 troops, a tank, 12 motor vehicles, four artillery guns, and three materiel depots.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops engaged formations of three mechanised brigades and an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kupyansk, Glushkovka, Velikaya Shapkovka, Izyumskoye in Kharkov region, Kirovsk, and Yampol (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 240 troops, 18 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns including two Western-made guns. A U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar, 10 electronic warfare stations, and four ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at formations of six mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade near Seversk, Mayskoye, Reznikovka, Minkovka, Berestok, Ivanopolye, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 210 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot, and a fuel depot were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. The Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an airborne brigade, an assault brigade, two air assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, and a territorial defence brigade near Dimitrov, Moskovskoye, Rodinskoye, Krasny Liman, Balagan, and Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 550 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, and an artillery gun.
Three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades were hit near Gavrilovka, Orestopol (Dnepropetrovsk region), and Chervonoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU lost up to 295 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and two electronic warfare stations.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades and two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Orekhov (Zaporozhye region), Berislav, Otradokamenka, Tyaginka, Sadovoye, and Belozerka (Kherson region).
Up to 50 troops, a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, eight motor vehicles, an artillery gun, five electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots, and a materiel depot were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the aviation industry enterprise, infrastructure of military airfields, storage and launch sites of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, a training centre for foreign mercenaries as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations in 147 areas.
Air defence systems shot down seven guided aerial bombs, two HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 339 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
667 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
85,822 unmanned aerial vehicles,
628 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,208 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,592 MLRS combat vehicles,
29,816 field artillery guns and mortars,
42,374 support military vehicles.