Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 18 October 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops inflicted losses on one infantry brigade, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one border detachment of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service near Korchakovka, Sadki, Andreyevka, Sennoye, Streletskaya Pushkarka, and Proletarskoye (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of one mechanised brigade and one infantry brigade of the AFU have been hit near Volchansk and Dergachi (Kharkov region).
Up to 205 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 12 motor vehicles, and five artillery guns, including two Western-made artillery guns, have been neutralised. One electronic warfare station, two ammunition depots, and two materiel depots were destroyed.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Four mechanised brigades of the AFU have been hit near Kupyansk, Monachinovka (Kharkov region), Drobyshevo, and Yarovaya (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 230 troops, one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, 23 motor vehicles, and three artillery guns, including two Western-made artillery guns. Five electronic warfare stations and five ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group’s units liberated Pleshcheyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic) as a result of intensive offensive actions.
Russian troops inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, one special operations brigade, and one territorial defence brigade close to Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Svyato-Pokrovskoye, Pazeno, and Berestok (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 195 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, and four artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations, four ammunition depots, and three materiel depots were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group’s units took more advantageous lines and positions, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and three national guard brigades close to Artyomovka, Toretskoye, Shevchenko, Novoaleksandrovka, Petrovskoye, Udachnoye, and Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 580 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and one artillery gun.
Podgavrilovka, and Pokrovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy lost more than 280 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, 14 motor vehicles, one MLRS, one Western-made artillery gun, and two electronic warfare stations.
The Dnepr Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, two coastal defence brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Novoandreyevka, Stepnogorsk, Primorskoye (Zaporozhye) region, Sadovoye, and Lvovo (Kherson region).
More than 75 servicemen, one armoured fighting vehicle, 13 motor vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, one ammunition depot, and one materiel depot were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the transport infrastructure, Ukrainian military industry enterprises that support the actions of the AFU, a training centre for drone operators of then Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine, a UAV production and assembly workshop, the AFU air defence radar station, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations in 156 areas.
Air defence systems shot down four guided aerial bombs, six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 140 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
667 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
90,877 unmanned aerial vehicles,
633 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,557 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,603 MLRS combat vehicles,
30,564 field artillery guns and mortars,
44,265 support military vehicles.