December 31, 2025

Russian Miinistry of Defense: Up to 1,350 Ukrainian casualties in the last day

Russian Defense Ministry

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

📍 Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of three mechanised brigades of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one border security detachment of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service near Iskriskovshchina, Miropolye, Novaya Sech, and Pavlovka (Sumy region).

🔥 In Kharkov direction, losses were inflicted on units of one heavy mechanised brigade and two motorised infantry brigades of the AFU near Staritsa, Volchanskiye Khutora, and Grafskoye (Kharkov region). 

▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 210 troops and 12 motor vehicles.

💥  Units of the Zapad Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade, one guard brigade of the Ukrainian General Staff, and two national guard brigades near Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Prokopovka, Palamarevka, Kovsharovka, Monachinovka, and Grushevka (Kharkov region).

⚡️ In Kupyansk direction, units of the 6th Army repelled three attacks launched by formations of the 92nd Assault Brigade of the AFU and 15th National Guard Brigade near Nechvolodovka and Blagodatovka to break through to Kupyansk. The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops and two pickup trucks.

▪️ In the Zapad Group’s area of responsibility, the AFU losses amounted to up to 190 troops, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, and 16 motor vehicles. One electronic warfare station and four ammunition depots were destroyed. 

📍 Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Reznikovka, Ilyinovka, and Krivaya Luka (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 210 troops, nine armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, and one artillery gun. Two electronic warfare stations, three ammunition depots, and one materiel depot were destroyed.

mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade, one airborne brigade, one infantry brigade, one air assault brigade, three assault regiments of the AFU, one marine brigade, four national guard brigades, and the Azov Special Operations Brigade near Grishino, Novy Donbass, Dobropolye, Toretskoye, Annovka, Maryevka, Artyomovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 500 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and one electronic warfare station. 

↗️ The Vostok Group of Forces’ units continued to advance into the depths of enemy defences. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade, and four assault regiments of the AFU near Boykovo, Zaliznichnoye, Ternovatoye (Zaporozhye region), Velikomikhaylovka, and Bratskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, four armoured fighting vehicles, and eight motor vehicles. 

💥 Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Preobrazhenka, Veselyanka (Zaporozhye region), and Sadovoye (Kherson region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 50 troops, five motor vehicles, and three electronic warfare stations.

✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck power objects used by Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, one POL depot, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries in 144 areas.  

🎯 Air defence units shot down 371 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. 

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

 669 aircraft, 

 283 helicopters, 

 106,194 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

 641 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

 26,815 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

 1,634 MLRS combat vehicles, 

 32,275 field artillery guns and mortars, 

 50,464 support military vehicles.

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