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The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 19.09.25: personnel: about 1 099 530 (+1 150) personstanks: 11 191 (+0)troop-carrying AFVs: 23 278 (+1)artillery systems: 32 896 (+17)MLRS: 1 492 (+1)anti-aircraft systems: 1 218 (+1)aircraft: 422 (+0)helicopters: 341 (+0)UAVs operational-tactical level: 60 680 (+211)cruise missiles: 3 718
Russian MiG-31 interceptor jets violated Estonian airspace on September 19. The Estonian General Staff reported on September 19 that three Russian MiG-31 interceptor jets violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland near Vaindloo Island (about 81 kilometers southeast of Helsinki) for roughly 12 minutes.[1] The Estonian General Staff reported that
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. The Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on three mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, and an assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Andreyevka, Konstantinovka, Yunakovka, and Miropolye (Sumy region). In Kharkov direction, units of
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 18.09.25: personnel: about 1 098 380 (+930) personstanks: 11 191 (+2)troop-carrying AFVs: 23 277 (+0)artillery systems: 32 879 (+33)MLRS: 1 491 (+1)anti-aircraft systems: 1 217 (+0)aircraft: 422 (+0)helicopters: 341 (+0)UAVs operational-tactical level: 60 469 (+390)cruise missiles: 3 718 (+0)warships/boats:
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades and one assault regiment of the AFU near Varachino, Andreyevka, Sadki and Yunakovka (Sumy region). In Kharkov direction, units of one AFU motorised infantry
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 17.09.25: personnel: about 1 097 450 (+1020) personstanks: 11 189 (+5)troop-carrying AFVs: 23 277 (+3)artillery systems: 32 846 (+36)MLRS: 1 490 (+2)anti-aircraft systems: 1 217 (+0)aircraft: 422 (+0)helicopters: 341 (+0)UAVs operational-tactical level: 60 079 (+360)cruise missiles: 3 718 (+0)warships/boats:
Ukraine Military Situation Report | September 17 Below Hudson Senior Fellow Can Kasapoğlu offers a military situation report about the Russia-Ukraine War. Executive Summary — Battlefield assessment: Russia intensified its efforts in the battle for Pokrovsk, which accounts for almost 30 percent of the war’s current combat activity. — Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign: Ukraine continued to conduct
Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 16 September 2025 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and one border
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 16.09.25: personnel: about 1 096 430 (+910) personstanks: 11 184 (+0)troop-carrying AFVs: 23 274 (+5)artillery systems: 32 810 (+26)MLRS: 1 490 (+2)anti-aircraft systems: 1 217 (+0)aircraft: 422 (+0)helicopters: 341 (+0)UAVs operational-tactical level: 59 719 (+310)cruise missiles: 3 718 (+0)warships/boats:
Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the final day of the Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2025 joint military exercises on September 16. Putin, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and Presidential Aide Alexei Dyumin visited the Mulino Training Ground in Nizhniy Novgorod Oblast and inspected the troops participating in Zapad-2025.[1] Belousov
September 19, 2025
Ukraine Defense Ministry
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 19.09.25:
personnel: about 1 099 530 (+1 150) persons
tanks: 11 191 (+0)
troop-carrying AFVs: 23 278 (+1)
artillery systems: 32 896 (+17)
MLRS: 1 492 (+1)
anti-aircraft systems: 1 218 (+1)
aircraft: 422 (+0)
helicopters: 341 (+0)
UAVs operational-tactical level: 60 680 (+211)
cruise missiles: 3 718 (+0)
warships/boats: 28 (+0)
submarines: 1 (+0)
vehicles and fuel tanks: 62 044 (+44)
special equipment: 3 968 (+3)
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