Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 2 November 2025
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 two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade close to Andreyevka, Ikriskovshchina, Kondratovka, Pavlovka, and Sadki (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade have been hit close to Volchansk, Dvurechanskoye, and Okop (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 180 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, nine motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. One electronic warfare station and one Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 radar station, as well as seven materiel depots, were neutralised.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian units engaged manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Kurilovka, Borovaya, Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, and Lesnaya Stenka (Kharkov region).
Assault detachments of the 6th Army continue to destroy the surrounded enemy group close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
The attempt of Ukrainian troops to breach the encirclement and reach the Oskol River south of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy (Kharkov region) was thwarted. Fourteen militants of the 43rd Mechanised Brigade, three pickup trucks, and two ATVs of the AFU were neutralised.
Three attacks of the 151st and 92nd mechanised brigades of the AFU to lift the blockade of surrounded formations were repelled near Blagodatovka, Velikaya Shapkovka, and Nechvolodovka (Kharkov region). Up to 20 militants and one Jura armoured vehicle have been neutralised.
In the past 24 hours, up to 50 servicemen, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one Jura armoured vehicle, two lorries, five pickup trucks, and two ATVs of the AFU have been neutralised close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
In total, up to 215 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, four armoured fighting vehicles, 18 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns of the AFU have been neutralised in the Zapad Group’s area of responsibility. Seven electronic warfare stations, one electronic reconnaissance station, and three ammunition depots were neutralised.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. The Group’s units inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one assault brigade, three assault regiments of the AFU, three marine brigades, one territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades close to Belitskoye, Volnoye, Grishino, Kotlino, Rodinskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Ivanovka, and Novopodgornoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy lost up to 120 troops, one German-made Leopard tank, seven armoured fighting vehicles, and six pickup trucks. One AN/TPQ-48 counter-fire radar station, three materiel depots, and one POL depot were neutralised.
In Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic), assault detachments of the 2nd Army continue to destroy surrounded enemy units close to a railway station and an industrial area behind a railway.
The mopping-up from AFU militants in the settlements of Gnatovka and Rog (Donetsk People’s Republic) is about to be completed. Moreover, the enemy was pushed out of a fortified stronghold in the south-east of the city.
Nine enemy attacks to breach the encirclement were repelled in the northern and north-western directions.
An attempt to break through encirclement of the 425th Skala Assault Regiment of the AFU on armoured fighting vehicle to Grishino (Donetsk People’s Republic) was thwarted. All the militants have been neutralised.
The units of the 5th Motorised Rifle Brigade (51st Army) continued to tighten the encirclement around the enemy group from the east, expanded the control zone in the northern, eastern, south-eastern parts of Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic) and liberated 26 buildings.
In the past 24 hours, up to 140 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and two pickup trucks of the AFU have been neutralised in this area, and two AFU servicemen have been taken prisoner. In total, more than 520 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, six Kazak armoured fighting vehicles, and six motor vehicles of the AFU have been neutralised in the Tsentr Group’s area of responsibility.
The Vostok Group’s units continued to advance in the depths of the enemy’s defence, inflicted losses on two mechanised brigades, three assault regiments of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Danilovka, Orestopol, Tikhoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Gulyaipole, Novoye Zaporozhye, and Uspenovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU lost up to 240 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, and one artillery gun.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mountain assault brigade and one coastal defence brigade of the AFU near Lukyanovskoye, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
More than 80 troops, 12 motor vehicles, five electronic warfare stations, one ammunition depot, one POL depot, and two materiel depots were neutralised.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on energy facilities, which provided an operation of the Ukrainian defence industry, storage areas, and launch sites of long-range attack drones, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 141 areas.
The Black Sea Fleet destroyed six uncrewed surface vehicles in the north-western part of the Black Sea.
Air defence systems shot down four guided aerial bombs, four HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 283 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
668 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
94,367 unmanned aerial vehicles,
634 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,812 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,608 MLRS combat vehicles,
30,999 field artillery guns and mortars,
45,512 support military vehicles.Roy Gutman