Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 1 September 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one special operations regiment close to Pavlovka, Velikaya Berezka, Alekseyevka, Yastrebinoye, Yunakovka, and Proletarskoye (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops hit formations of one mechanised brigade and one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU close to Zelenoye and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The enemy has lost over 150 troops, one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and four artillery guns. One electronic warfare station, one counter-fire radar, one ammunition depot, and five materiel depots were neutralised.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops inflicted losses on the units of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU near Kupyansk, Petropavlovka, Borovskaya Andreyevka, Novosergeyevka (Kharkov region) and Kirovsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 230 troops, three Western-made armoured fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. Seven electronic warfare stations, one counter-fire radar, and five ammunition depots were neutralised.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Group’s units hit the formations of four mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Pazeno, Seversk, Konstantinovka, Fedorovka, Markovo, Nikolayevka, Minkovka, Vasyukovka, Ivanovopolye, and Pereyezdnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 170 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. One material depot and one POL depot were neutralised.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 415 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and three artillery guns.
The Vostok Group’s units continue to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence. Russian units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade near the settlements of Dorozhnyanka, Poltavka, Zeleny Gai, Novoselovka, Olgovskoye (Zaporozhye region) and Voronoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy lost more than 220 troops and seven motor vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and three territorial defence brigades near Belogorye, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Otradokamenka, Lvovo, Antonovka, Belozerka, and Sadovoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 60 troops, 10 motor vehicles, four electronic warfare stations, one counter-fire radar, and five ammunition depots.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the groups of forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage on command and control posts of UAVs, ammunition depots, and temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces in 150 areas.
One HIMARS MLRS launcher system, one AN/MPQ-65 multi-role radar station, one control cabin, and one U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile launcher were neutralised.
Air defence systems shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 260 fixed-wing UAVs.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
666 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
80,972 unmanned aerial vehicles,
627 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,910 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,589 MLRS fighting vehicles,
29,143 field artillery guns and mortars,
40,818 special military vehicles.