of special military operation as of 22-28 March 2025
From 22 to 28 March 2025, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out seven group strikes by high-precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, which hit the infrastructure of military airfields, a training centre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, command posts, assembly workshops, storage sites and training areas of attack drone operators, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of nationalists and Ukrainian armed formations.
Over the past week, units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to eliminate AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
During resolute actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated Gogolevka.
Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery hit manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades of the AFU, one marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades.
In Kharkov and Belgorod directions, Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of four mechanised brigades, one UAV brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades.
During the week, in the area of responsibility of the Sever
Group of Forces, the AFU losses were up to 2,190 troops, six tanks, 43 armoured fighting vehicles, and 103 motor vehicles. In addition, 45 field artillery guns and five electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
As a result of active and resolute actions, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Mirnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Krasnoye Pervoye (Kharkov region).
In addition, Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one tank brigade, one airmobile brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades. The AFU losses were more than 1,640 troops, three tanks, 11 armoured fighting vehicles, including three M113 armoured personnel carriers, and three U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles. In addition, 26 motor vehicles, 29 field artillery guns, including seven Western-made ones, five electronic warfare stations, and ten field ammunition depots.
The Yug Group of Forces’ units improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, eight mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and two National Guard brigades.
Over the week, the AFU losses were up to 2,035 troops, four tanks, 22 armoured fighting vehicles, including three M113 armoured personnel carriers, and one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. In addition, 39 motor vehicles, 15 field artillery guns, including three NATO-manufactured ones, five electronic warfare stations, 10 field ammunition depots, and two fuel depots were eliminated.
The AFU losses were more than 3,355 troops, four tanks, 26 armoured fighting vehicles, including four U.S.-made M113 and two French-made VAB armoured personnel carriers. In addition, 54 motor vehicles and 21 artillery guns were eliminated, including three Western-made artillery guns were destroyed.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops hit formations of four mechanised brigades, one mountain-attack brigade, one jaeger brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and nationalist Aidar Battalion.
The AFU losses were more than 1,015 troops, one tank, 10 armoured fighting vehicles, 28 motor vehicles, and 19 field artillery guns, including six Western-made ones. Seven ammunition and materiel depots were destroyed.
As a result of active actions, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces liberated Malye Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region).
Russian troops delivered strikes on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, and three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The AFU losses were more than 545 troops, two tanks, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 38 motor vehicles, and 11 field artillery guns. In addition, four electronic warfare stations and ten ammunition depots were neutralised.
Over the past week, air defence systems shot down two MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 27 JDAM guided aerial bombs, 20 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 1,160 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the AFU losses amounted to:
660 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
48,879 unmanned aerial vehicles,
601 anti-aircraft missile systems,
22,554 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,532 MLRS combat vehicles,
23,051 field artillery guns and mortars,
33,475 units of special military vehicles.