October 2, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 1,280 Ukrainian casualties in the last day

Russian Defense Ministry

🪖 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 one mechanised brigade and one jaeger brigade of the AFU close to Novaya Sech, Sadki, Spasskoye, and Varachino (Sumy region).

📍 In Kharkov direction, Russian troops hit units one mechanised brigade and one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and one border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Volchansk, Okhrimovka, and Kazachya Lopan (Kharkov region).

▪️ The AFU losses were up to 200 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun. One electronic warfare station and seven materiel depots were neutralised.

📍 The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the forward edge. Russian troops launched attacks on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Kupyansk, Novoosinovo, Shiykovka (Kharkov region), Novoselovka, Drobyshevo, Kirovsk, and Yampol (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy losses were more than 230 troops, three U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, and one artillery gun. Four electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots were neutralised.

📍 Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit formations of two mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Seversk, Dronovka, Pereyezdnoye, Konstantinovka, Pleshcheyevka, Verolyubovka, Ivanopolye, and Aleksandro-Kalinovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy losses were up to 235 troops, two Western-made armoured fighting vehicles, and seven motor vehicles. Eight ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.

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▪️ The AFU losses were more than 515 troops, one tank, two U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, one Kazak armoured vehicle, three field artillery guns, and one motor vehicle.

📍 The Vostok Group of Forces’ units continued to advance into the depths of enemy defences. Russian troops hit formations of one mechanised brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one territorial defence brigade close to Vishnevoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Novogrigorovka, and Poltavka (Zaporozhye region).

▪️ The AFU losses were up to 295 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles.

🔥 The Dnepr Group of Forces’ units inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and one mountain assault brigade near Stepovoye, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), and Lvovo (Kherson region).

▪️ The AFU losses were up to 35 Ukrainian troops, one electronic warfare station, 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 a transport infrastructure facility, which supported the work of Ukrainian military industry enterprises, assembly and storage areas of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment points of the AFU and foreign mercenaries in 138 areas.

🎯 Air defence systems shot down one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile and 142 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

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

▫️ 667 aircraft, 

▫️ 283 helicopters, 

▫️ 87,644 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

▫️ 631 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

▫️ 25,327  tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

▫️ 1,592 MLRS combat vehicles, 

▫️ 30,115  field artillery guns and mortars, 

▫️ 43,055  support military vehicles.

Roy Gutman

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