Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 5 June 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces’ units inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, two air assault brigades, one jaeger brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one assault detachment of the Special Operations Forces near Korchakovka, Varachino, Khrapovshchina, Pisarevka, Vorozhba, Yunakovka, Sadki, and Velikiy Prikol (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 180 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the AFU near Kupyansk, Glushchenkovo, Borovaya, Peschanoye, Olgovka, Andreyevka (Kharkov region), Kirovsk, and Yampol (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 195 troops, three tanks, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, one UK-made Snatch armoured fighting vehicle, ten motor vehicles, and two Western-made artillery guns. Eight ammunition depots were wiped out.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. The Group hit personnel and manpower of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, one airmobile brigade, and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Nikiforovka, Ivanopolye, Fedorovka, Konstantinovka, Nelepovka, and Pleshcheyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 240 troops, one Italian-made Puma armoured personnel carrier, eight motor vehicles, and six artillery guns, to include three NATO-manufactured guns. One electronic warfare station, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, and one ammunition depot were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Strikes were delivered at formations of four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades of the AFU, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Petrovskogo, Udachnoye, Kotlino, Novonikolayevka, Novosergeyevka, Krasnoarmeysk, and Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 500 troops, seven armoured fighting vehicles, to include one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, eight pickup trucks, and six field artillery guns, to include one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 towed howitzer.
damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one marine brigade close to Zaporozhye, Karla Marksa, Komar, and Fedorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 195 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one coastal defence brigade of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades close to Kamenskoye, Pavlovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Novodanilovka, Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region), Krupitsa, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The enemy lost up to 90 troops, nine motor vehicles, two self-propelled artillery systems, two Grad MLRS combat vehicles, six electronic warfare stations, and three ammunition depots.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted fire damage on strike drone manufacturing shops, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of the AFU and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
Air defence systems shot down one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile and 154 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, including 60 outside the special military operation zone.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
663 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
61,470 unmanned aerial vehicles,
610 anti-aircraft missile systems,
23,766 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,568 MLRS combat vehicles,
25,743 field artillery guns and mortars,
36,485 special military vehicles.