Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 1 November 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, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Andreyevka, Varachino, Iskriskovshchina, Kondratovka, Novaya Sech, and Pavlovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of an infantry brigade and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Volchansk and Sinelnikovo (Kharkov region).
More than 170 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and a field artillery gun have been neutralised. Two electronic warfare and counter-fire radars as well as six materiel depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian units engaged three mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade close to Druzhelyubovka, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Maslyakovka, Novoselovka, Stavki, and Yarovaya (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Assault detachments of the 6th Army continue to destroy enemy units close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation repelled another attack of the enemy in the north-western direction attempting to breach the encirclement. Eight militants of the 16th Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been neutralised. In addition, Russian elements halted two attempts to lift the blockade of surrounded formations by units of the 151st Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 15th National Guard Brigade close to Petrovka and Velikaya Shapkovka (Kharkov region). Up to 20 militants have been neutralised.
In the past 24 hours, up to 50 troops, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, a Kazak armoured vehicle, and five pickup trucks have been neutralised close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
In total, more than 220 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns have been neutralised in the area of responsibility of the Zapad Group of Forces. Four electronic warfare stations and five ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit near Vasyukovka, Verolyubovka, Dronovka, Zvanovka, Konstantinovka, and Seversk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 225 troops, a French-made VAB armoured personnel carrier, a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, 13 motor vehicles, and a field artillery gun. In addition, three electronic warfare stations and a materiel depot were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Russian units hit two mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades close to Belitskoye, Gnatovka, Grishino, Kotlino, Pankovka, Rodinskoye, Rozy Lyuksemburg, Udachnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Ivanovka, and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
detachments of the 2nd Army continue to destroy surrounded enemy units near the railway station. Moreover, Gnatovka and Rog (Donetsk People’s Republic) are almost mopped up from Ukrainian militants.
The Russian Armed Forces disrupted seven enemy attacks north and north-western directions undertaken to escape the encirclement including an attack of an assault group of the 425th Skala Assault Regiment of the AFU from Grishino (Donetsk People’s Republic).
An operation to deploy a GUR special operations group by a helicopter in 1km to north-west of Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic) was thwarted. All 11 militants who disembarked from the helicopter have been neutralised.
Units of the 5th Motorised Rifle Brigade, 51st Army, continued to tighten the encirclement around an enemy group from the east expanding the control zone in the northern, eastern, and south-eastern parts of Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Up to 190 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, five pickup trucks, two mortars, and a field artillery gun have been neutralised in this area during the past 24 hours.
In total, more than 405 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns were neutralised in the Tsentr Group’s area of responsibility.
The Vostok Group’s units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence and inflicted losses on a mechanised brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Novoaleksandrovka, Chervony Liman in Dnepropetrovsk region, Novonikolayevka, Rybnoye, and Uspenovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 290 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, four artillery guns, and two electronic warfare stations.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Novoandreyevka, Primorskoye, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
More than 60 troops, 12 motor vehicles, four electronic warfare stations, and three materiel depots have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on energy facilities, which provided work of Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, as well as infrastructure of military airfields, depots and preparations areas for the launch of long-range attack unmanned aerial vehicles as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations in 150 areas.
The Black Sea Fleet destroyed an uncrewed surface vehicle in the north-western part of the Black Sea.
Air defence systems shot down four guided aerial bombs and 205 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
668 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
94,084 unmanned aerial vehicles,
633 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,788 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,608 MLRS combat vehicles,
30,974 field artillery guns and mortars,
45,448 support military vehicles.