Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 7 October 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of a mechanised brigade, an air assault brigade, and an assault regiment of the AFU close to Alekseyevka, Sadki, Krasnopolye, and Kondratovka (Sumy region). In Kharkov direction, units of a mechanised brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, and three territorial defence brigades have been hit near Liptsy, Reznikovo, Volchansk, and Chugunovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 170 troops, a tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, and an artillery gun. Two U.S.-made HIMARS and MLRS launchers, an electronic warfare station, and eight materiel depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of a tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a national guard brigade near Vysheye Solenoye, Izyumskoye, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Yarovaya, Drobyshevo, and Volchiy Yar (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 225 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 27 motor vehicles, and a U.S.-made M198 howitzer. A Romanian-made 122-mm APR-40 multiple-launch rocket launcher, a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radar, seven electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots have been neutralised.
As a result of resolute actions, the Yug Group of Forces liberated Fedorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian elements hit troops of two mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Dronovka, Pleshcheyevka, Seversk, Zakotnoye, Reznikovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 100 troops, a tank, five armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, 18 motor vehicles, and four artillery guns including two NATO-made vehicles. A launcher of the Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS, electronic warfare station, and ammunition depot were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces’ units improved the situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of a heavy mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, a jaeger brigade, two air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a marine brigade close to Torskoye, Rusin Yar, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Ivanovka, and Toretskoye, Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 415 troops, a tank, four armoured fighting vehicles including two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, six pickup trucks, and an artillery gun.
A mechanised brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade were hit near Chervonoye, Poltavka, Uspenovka, and Novogrigorovka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost over 365 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armoured personnel carrier, 16 motor vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mountain assault brigade, a coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Stepnogorsk, Lukyanovskoye (Zaporozhye region), Kazatskoye, Tyaginka, and Lvovo (Kherson region).
Up to 80 troops, nine motor vehicles, a field artillery gun, and seven electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted fire damage on the energy and transport infrastructure of Ukraine, petrol storages, which were used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as well as temporary deployment areas of the AFU and foreign mercenaries in 148 areas.
Air defence systems shot down three guided aerial bombs, 16 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 416 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
667 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
88,945 unmanned aerial vehicles,
631 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,394 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,597 MLRS combat vehicles,
30,241 field artillery guns and mortars,
43,382 support military vehicles.