Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 14 to 20 June 2025
From 14 to 20 June, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out six group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack drones, as a result of which Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, fuel and energy infrastructure maintaining the AFU, air defence radars, arsenals, production workshops, depots, and launch sites of attack UAVs as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian formations, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries were hit.
Over the past week, units of the Sever Group of Forces advanced to the depth of the enemy’s defences and liberated Novonikolayavka (Sumy region).
Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery hit manpower and hardware of a tank brigade, four mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, a jaeger brigade, three air assault brigades, an air assault regiment, two assault regiments of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades.
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops engaged units of a mechanised brigade, two motorised infantry brigades of the AFU, five territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.
Over the past week, in the Sever Group of Forces’ area of responsibility, the enemy losses were over 1,250 troops, 22 armoured fighting vehicles, 25 motor vehicles, and 24 field artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations and 11 ammunition and materiel depots were destroyed.
As a result of resolute actions, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Moskovka and Dolgenkoye (Kharkov region).
Russian troops defeated formations of three mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, two air assault brigades of the AFU, three territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.
The enemy losses were over 1,480 troops, a tank, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 58 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. Twelve electronic warfare stations and counter-battery radars as well as 25 ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the positions of the troops along the forward line. Russian troops hit manpower and hardware of eight mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, a jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades.
Over the past week, in this direction, the AFU losses were more than 1,390 troops, a tank, ten armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 16 motor vehicles, and 12 field artillery guns. Seven electronic warfare stations and counter-battery radars as well as 14 ammunition and materiel depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued to advance in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Dnepropetrovsk region.
As a result of decisive actions, Zeleny Kut, Ulyanovka, and Novonikolayevka (Donetsk People’s Republic) were liberated.
Russian troops hit formations of six mechanised brigades, two jaeger brigades, an assault brigade, two air assault brigades, a brigade and a regiment of UAVs of the AFU, two marine brigades, three national guard brigades, and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian National Police.
The enemy losses were more than 3,410 troops, 43 armoured fighting vehicles, including seven U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 34 motor vehicles, and 13 field artillery guns, including three Western-made self-propelled artillery systems.
Over the past week, units of the Vostok Group of Forces advanced into the depth of the enemy’s defences. Russian troops hit manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, an air assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades.
The AFU losses were more than 1,350 troops, a tank, 12 armoured figthing vehicles, 54 motor vehicles, 15 field artillery guns, six electronic warfare stations and counter-battery radars.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces defeated formations of four mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the AFU, and four territorial defence brigades.
The AFU losses were over 470 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, 54 motor vehicles, three artillery guns, 15 electronic warfare stations and counter-battery radars, and 15 ammunition, POL, and material depots.
Over the past week, air defence systems shot down 29 U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bombs and eight HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 1,190 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, 562 of them outside the special military operation zone.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy lost:
663 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
64,585 unmanned aerial vehicles,
611 anti-aircraft missile systems,
23,982 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles,
1,572 multiple rocket launchers,
26,413 field artillery and mortars,
36,058 units of special military vehicles.