Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 3 July 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the situation on the front line in Sumy region. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one air assault brigade, three assault regiments of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades close to Bessalovka, Kondratovka, Alekseyevka, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Andreyevka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Melovoye (Kharkov region) has been liberated as a result of decisive actions.
The Group’s units inflicted losses on formations of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Okhrimovka, Volchanskiye Khutora, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to over 240 troops, three motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, and one materiel depot.
The Zapad Group’s units inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU near Petrovka, Kupyansk, Peschanoye, and Berezovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 230 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, to include one M113 armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, 13 motor vehicles, and one artillery gun. Three electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces’ units improved the tactical situation. Manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade were hit near Serebryanka, Chasov Yar, Predtechino, Shcherbinovka, Bondarnoye, Fedorovka, Minkovka, Seversk, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost over 140 troops, three pickup trucks, one fuel depot, and one materiel depot.
The Tsentr Group of Forces’ units liberated Razino (Donetsk People’s Republic) during active operations.
Russian troops hit formations of three mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airborne brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, one marine brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade close to Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Grodovka, Petrovskogo, Boykovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Novopavlovka, and Dachnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 440 troops, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 180 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, two artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.
The Dnepr Group’s units improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Malaya Tokmachka, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Tokarevka, Antonovka, and Sadovoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 troops, seven motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. Five electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the enterprise of the electronic warfare industry, workshops for the production of strike UAVs, their storage areas, the position of the U.S.-made HIMARS MLRss as well as temporary deployment areas of the AFU and foreign mercenaries in 137 areas.
Air defence systems shot down eight guided aerial bombs and 169 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In waters of the Black Sea, one uncrewed surface vehicle has been destroyed.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy lost:
663 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
66,777 unmanned aerial vehicles,
612 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,112 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,573 MLRS combat vehicles,
26,894 field artillery guns and mortars,
37,594 units of support military vehicles.