Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 17 January 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on formations of one assault brigade, two mechanised brigades of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Rozhkovichy, Khrapovshchina, Novaya Sech, and Khoten (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, losses were inflicted on units of three mechanised brigades, one territorial defence brigade, one national guard brigade, and one border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Volchanskiye Khutora, Krugloye, Grigorovka, and Bely Kolodez (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 170 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 16 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, and one materiel depot.
The Zapad Group of Forces’ units took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, two airmobile brigades of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades near Shiykovka, Cherneshchina, Smorodkovka, Kovsharovka (Kharkov region), and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 210 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 30 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. Three ammunition depots were wiped out.
As a result of resolute actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Privolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Losses were inflicted on formations of one airmobile brigade, six mechanised brigades of the AFU, and one marine brigade near Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Reznikovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 225 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 14 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns, including one UK-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system. One POL depot was destroyed.
The Tsentr Group of Forces’ units improved the situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, two jaeger brigades, one airmobile brigade, one air assault brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and five national guard brigades near Gavrilovka, Fedorovskoye, Novopodgorodnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Grishino, Gulevo, Belitskoye, Sukhetskoye, and Vodyanskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 440 troops, seven armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, and one artillery gun.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces advanced into the depth of the enemy’s defence and liberated Priluky in Zaporozhye region.
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, and two assault regiments of the AFU near Ternovatoye, Zaliznichnoye, Vozdvizhenka, Gorkoye (Zaporozhye region), and Pokrovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region). The AFU losses amounted to more than 210 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mountain assault brigade and one coastal defence brigade of the AFU near Novoyakovlevka, Magdalinovka, Veselyanka (Zaporozhye region), and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 Ukrainian troops, nine motor vehicles, one electronic warfare station, and one materiel depot.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck power and transport infrastructure objects used by the AFU, assembly workshops, depots, pre-flight check and launch sites of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 167 areas.
Air defence means shot down six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, and 214 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
109,558 unmanned aerial vehicles,
645 anti-aircraft missile systems,
27,170 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,642 MLRS combat vehicles,
32,634 field artillery guns and mortars,
52,076 units of support military vehicles.Mobile)