Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 26 July 2025
Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range high-precision weapons as well as with unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry that manufactured components for missiles as well as those that produce ammunition and explosives.
The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit a tank brigade, a mechanised brigade, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Alekseyevka, Bessalovka, Proletarskaya, Maryino, and Sadki (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Tikhoye, Melovoye (Kharkov region), and Kharkov.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 215 troops, a tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and four artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations and one ammunition depot were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the forward edge. Troops of three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Andreyevka, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Karpovka, Shandrigolovo, and Drobyshevo (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 220 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun. Four ammunition depots and two electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian elements inflicted damage on two mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, and an airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Seversk, Pleshcheyevka, Konstantinovka, and Dronovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 180 troops, a tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and four artillery guns.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depths of enemy defence. Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, an airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade near Dachnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Udachnoye, Rodinskoye, Poltavka, and Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 455 troops, a tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, eight pickup trucks, and three artillery guns.
As a result of resolute offensive actions, the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Zeleny Gai (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Maliyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade close to Velikomikhaylovka, Novogeorgiyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Iskra (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and an field artillery gun.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of a mechanised brigade, a coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Tyaginka, and Tokarevka (Kherson region).
More than 60 troops, four motor vehicles, one artillery gun, three ammunition depots, and four electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage assembly and storage areas of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, missile and artillery weapon dumps as well as temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
Air defence systems shot down five HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 257 fixed-wing UAVs.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
72,659 unmanned aerial vehicles,
624 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,337 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,581 MLRS combat vehicles,
27,852 field artillery guns and mortars,
38,722 support military vehicles.