Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 18 November 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of three mechanised brigades, an infantry brigade, an air assault brigade, and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Alekseyevka, Yunakovka, Mogritsa, Ivolzhanskoye, and Novaya Setch (Sumy region).
Tsegelnoye in Kharkov region is liberated.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, 12 motor vehicles, two electronic warfare stations, and seven materiel depots.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Five mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade have been hit near Monachinovka, Velikaya Shapkovka, Nechvolodovka, Staroverovka (Kharkov region), and Drobyshevo (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Assault detachments of the 6th Army continue to destroy the encircled enemy group close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
An attempt of the 125th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU to conduct a counter-attack from Blagodatovka (Kharkov region) to unblock enemy units have been thwarted. The enemy has lost up to ten militants.
In addition, up to 50 troops, three pickup trucks, a UK-made L-119 howitzer, and five electronic warfare stations have been neutralised.
In total, more than 220 troops, a tank, two armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, 18 motor vehicles, and an artillery gun were neutralised. Ten electronic warfare station and five ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops engaged four mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Seversk, Slavyansk, Stepanovka, Konstantinovka, and Vasyukovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost more than 70 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles including two Western-made vehicles, 16 motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. An electronic warfare station, five ammunition, fuel, and materiel depots were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigade, an infantry brigade, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, a territorial defence brigade, and three national guard brigades close to Belitskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Novoaleksandrovka, and Mezhevaya in Dnepropetrovsk region.
In Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic), assault groups of the 2nd Army continue to neutralise surrounded AFU units in the Tsentralny district and in western parts of Gornyak district as well as in the western industrial area.
Six attacks of the 32nd Mechanised Brigade and the 425th Skala Assault Regiment of the AFU were repelled from the area of Grishino (Donetsk People’s Republic) in order to unblock an encircled group of the AFU. Up to 30 militants have been neutralised.
In Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic), units of the 51st Army continue offensive operations in Vostochny, Zapadny districts and the southern part of the town.
Over the past 24 hours in Krasnoarmeysk direction, up to 275 troops, a tank, a French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, and four pickup trucks have been neutralised.
In total, more than 455 troops, a tank, eight motor vehicles, and an artillery gun were neutralised.
The Vostok Group of Forces advanced to the depth of the enemy’s defence and liberated Nechayevka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Troops of two mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades have been hit near Gulyaypole, Vozdvizhevka (Zaporozhye region), Kolomiytsy, and Gerasimovka (Dnepropetrovsk region). The AFU losses amounted to over 350 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, and seven motor vehicles.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Orekhov, Primorskoye (Zaporozhye region), Berislav, and Kazatskoye (Kherson region).
Up to 80 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 18 motor vehicles, seven electronic warfare stations, three ammunition depots, and two materiel depots were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the Ukrainian energy and railway infrastructure used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a military train with armoured vehicles, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries in 153 areas.
Air defence systems destroyed three guided aerial bombs and 206 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
668 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
97,303 unmanned aerial vehicles,
636 anti-aircraft missile systems,
26,086 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,613 MLRS combat vehicles,
31,381 field artillery guns and mortars,
46,993 units of support military vehicles.