Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 30 September 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade close to Pavlovka, Varachino, Novaya Sech, Kondratovka, and Andreyevka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops hit units of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Volchansk and Bochkovo (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were more than 180 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 10 motor vehicles, one artillery gun, and four ammunition depots.
As a result of decisive actions, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Kirovsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian troops launched attacks on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Kupyansk, Petropavlovka, Sadovoye (Kharkov region), and Yampol (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were more than 250 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, 23 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. In addition, four electronic warfare stations and nine ammunition depots were neutralised.
As a result of decisive actions, the Yug Group of Forces’ units liberated Seversk Maly (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian troops delivered strikes at formations of three mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one territorial defence brigade close to Ivanopolye, Pleshcheyevka, Aleksandro-Kalinovo, Berestok, and Stepanovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 245 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, eight artillery guns, and five ammunition and materiel depots.
The AFU losses were up to 540 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and one self-propelled artillery system.
The Vostok Group of Forces’ units continued to advance into the depths of enemy defences. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one National Guard brigade near Alekseyevka, Velikomikhaylovka, Pokrovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), and Gorkoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses were more than 320 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 12 motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.
The Dnepr Group of Forces’ units launched attacks on manpower and hardware of two coastal defence brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Lvovo, and Belozerka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 65 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, seven electronic warfare stations, and one ammunition depot.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted fire damage on railway transport infrastructure facilities used to transfer weapons and fuel and lubricants to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, long-range unmanned aerial vehicles launch and storage points as well as temporary deployment areas of the AFU and foreign mercenaries in 154 areas.
Air defence systems shot down two Neptune long-range guided missiles and 128 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
667 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
87,405 unmanned aerial vehicles,
631 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,304 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,592 MLRS combat vehicles,
30,078 field artillery guns and mortars,
42,941 support military vehicles.