July 31, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense:  up to 1,210 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

Russian Defense Ministry

💥 Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a group strike by long-range precision weaponry and attack unmanned aerial vehicles at Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, infrastructure of a military airfield, one ammunition depot, one missile weaponry depot, and one UAV components depot.

✅ The goal of the strike was achieved, all the assigned objects were engaged.

📍 Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one air assault brigade, and two assault regiments of the AFU near Alekseyevka, Andreyevka, Kondratovka, and Proletarskoye (Sumy region). 

💥 In Kharkov direction, losses were inflicted on units of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Volchanskiye Khutora and Melovoye (Kharkov region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to over 160 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and three artillery guns. One ammunition depot was destroyed. 

📍 Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on formations of one mechanised brigade and one airmobile brigade of the AFU near Lesnaya Stenka (Kharkov region) and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 240 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, two counter-fire radars, and five electronic warfare stations. Ten ammunition depots were destroyed.

🚩  As a result of combat operations, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Chasov Yar (Donetsk People’s Republic).

💥  Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and one national guard brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Ivanopolye, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops, two motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.

📍 Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade near Vladimirovka, Volnoye, Krasnoarmeysk, and Sukhetskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 385 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and four artillery guns.

↗️ Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defences. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade near Novogrigorovka, Novoselovka (Zaporozhye region), Novopetrovskoye, and Yanvarskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 205 troops, two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, 19 motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. Two materiel depot were destroyed.

💥 Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade, one coastal defence brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Grigorovka, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, and Olgovka (Kherson region). 

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 troops, six motor vehicles, one artillery gun, and nine electronic warfare stations. Four ammunition depots and two materiel depots were destroyed.

✈️  Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck missile artillery weaponry depots and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian formations and foreign mercenaries in 147 areas.

🎯 Air defence units shot down 169 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:

🔹 664 aircraft,

🔹 283 helicopters,

🔹 73,691 unmanned aerial vehicles,

🔹 624 anti-aircraft missile systems,

🔹 24,395 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,

🔹 1,584 MLRS combat vehicles,

🔹 28,031 field artillery guns and mortars,

🔹 38,946 special military vehicles.

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