Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 20 September 2025
Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive strike by long-range air and ground-based high-precision weapons as well as with unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry developing the Sapsan operational-tactical missile systems, production sites of multi-purpose strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles, robotic systems, counter-UAVs, and loitering munitions.
The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
The Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of a heavy mechanised brigade, three mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, and an assault regiment of the AFU near Alekseyevka, Mogritsa, Sadki, Sennoye, and Khrapovshchina (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of an infantry brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Volchansk and Tikhoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 215 troops, a tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, 12 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns including three manufactured by NATO countries.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and national guard brigade near Borovskaya Andreyevka, Kupyansk, Novonikolayevka, Novoplatonovka, Senkovo (Kharkov region), Derilovo, Shandrigolovo, and Yampol (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 240 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles including two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, and 16 pickup trucks. Six electronic warfare stations and five ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Russian Armed Forces hit three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and a territorial defence brigade near Konstantinovka, Pereyezdnoye, Platonovka, Pleshcheyevka, Seversk, and Fedorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 245 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, 12 motor vehicles, and a field artillery gun. One electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were neutralised.
hanised brigades, two mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an air assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade near Artyomovka, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Krasny Liman, Krivorozhye, Nikolaypolye, Rodinskoye, Udachnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Ivanovka, and Filiya in Dnepropetrovsk region.
The enemy lost up to 480 troops, a tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and a U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence and liberated Berezovoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Russian elements engaged two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades near Verbovoye, Gavrilovka, Kalinovskoye, and Podgavrilovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 270 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the two coastal defence brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade near Malye Shcherbaki, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye, and Tyaginka (Kherson region).
The AFU lost up to 40 troops and four motor vehicles. Two electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted damage on ammunition depots, launch sites of long-range UAVs as well as temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 151 areas.
Air defence systems shot down 383 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
667 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
85,418 unmanned aerial vehicles,
628 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,188 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,592 MLRS combat vehicles,
29,749 field artillery guns and mortars,
42,244 support military vehicles.