Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 22 December 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
As a result of resolute actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces took control over Vilcha (Kharkov region).
Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of one mechanised brigade, one jaeger brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade close to Andreyevka, Grabovskoye, Pisarevka, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Ryzhevka, and Alekseyevka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian servicemen hit units of one mechanised brigade and two motorised infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Ternovaya, Izbitskoye, and Rubezhnoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 90 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, and one artillery gun.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the forward edge. Russian troops launched attacks on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one National Guard brigade near Podoly, Berezovka, Kupyansk-Uzlovoy (Kharkov region), Dibrova, Drobyshevo, Ilyichovka, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 215 troops, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, one Italian-made Iveco armoured fighting vehicle, 16 motor vehicles, and one self-propelled artillery system. Six ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit formations of two mechanised brigades and one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kramatorsk, Nikolayevka, Kirovo, Zakotnoye, Konstantinovka, and Minkovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 235 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles including one Canadian-made Senator armoured personnel carrier, one HMMWV armoured vehicle, one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, nine motor vehicles, three artillery guns including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer. In addition, three electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces’ units continued to hit enemy positions in Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic) and to mop up Grishino and Rodinskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic) from scattered AFU units.
Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, one infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade, one airmobile brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the Azov Special Forces Brigade close to Udachnoye, Volnoye, Novy Donbass, Artemovka, Toretskoye, Kucherov Yar, Novoaleksandrovka, Belitskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy losses were more than 450 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, four pickup trucks, and two field artillery guns.
The AFU losses were up to 250 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and seven motor vehicles. In addition, two electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to Novodanilovka, Orekhov, and Primorskoye (Zaporozhye region).
In addition, up to 25 Ukrainian troops, one tank, five motor vehicles, one artillery gun, one electronic warfare station, four materiel and POL depots were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops, and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted fire damage on power facilities, port and depot infrastructure that supported the Armed Forces of Ukraine, launch positions of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles as well as on the AFU headquarters, temporary deployment areas, and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
Air defence systems shot down 76 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
669 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
104,090 unmanned aerial vehicles,
640 anti-aircraft missile systems,
26,653 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,634 MLRS combat vehicles,
32,082 field artillery guns and mortars,
49,742 support military vehicles.