October 14, 2025

Russian Ministery of Defense: up to 1,560 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

Russian Defense Ministry

Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 14 October 2025

🪖 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

💥 The Sever Group’s units improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade close to Andreyevka, Alekseyevka, Varachino, and Novaya Sech (Sumy region).

🔥 In Kharkov direction, units of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade have been hit near Volchansk, Grafskoye, and Kolodeznoye (Kharkov region).

▪️ Up to 195 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns have been neutralised. One electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot were neutralised.

📍 The Zapad Group’s units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Kupyansk, Kurilovka (Kharkov region), Novoselovka, and Drobyshevo (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses were more than 230 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 26 motor vehicles, one self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station, nine electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots.

📍 The Yug Group’s units improved the tactical situation along the front line. The Group’s units hit the formations of five mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade near Zvanovka, Dronovka, Ivanopolye, Yablonovka, Berestok and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy lost more than 205 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, and four artillery guns. An ammunition and five material depots were eliminated.

ult brigade, two assault regiments the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Belitskoye, Artyomovka, Vasilevka, Novopavlovka, Toretskoye, and Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 550 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, six pickup trucks, and one field artillery gun.

↗️ The Vostok Group’s units continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops inflicted losses on the formations of two mechanised brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Uspenovka, Barvinovka (Zaporozhye region), Vodyanoye, Pokrovskoye, and Novonikolayevka (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▪️ The enemy lost up to 330 troops, one tank, two armoured personnel carriers, 14 motor vehicles, one artillery gun, and one electronic warfare station.

💥 The Dnepr Group’s units engaged manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade close to Novoandreyevka, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, and Sadovoye (Kherson region). 

▪️ Up to 50 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, and one ammunition depot were neutralised.

✈️ Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the fuel and power infrastructure facilities used for the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, fuel and lubricants depots, missile and artillery depots, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 138 areas.

🎯 Air defence systems shot down ten guided aerial bombs, six HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 195 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

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

▫️ 667 aircraft, 

▫️ 283 helicopters, 

▫️ 90,139 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

▫️ 631 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

▫️ 25,498 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

▫️ 1,600 MLRS combat vehicles, 

▫️ 30,446 field artillery guns and mortars, 

▫️ 43,922 support military vehicles.

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