Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 26 January 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Group’s units inflicted losses on the formations of one mechanised brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Stetskovka, Sosnovka, Korchakovka, and Kucherovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade have been hit close to Volchanskiye Khutora and Zakharovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy lost up to 150 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, and 20 motor vehicles.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one assault brigade, two mechanised brigades of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Petrovka, Berezovka, Nechvolodovka (Kharkov region), and Sosnovoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 200 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 23 motor vehicles, and two Western-made artillery guns. Four field ammunition depots were eliminated.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of one assault brigade, three mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one marine brigade close to Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, and Reznikovka (Donetsk People’s Republic)
Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 415 troops, one U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian troops inflicted damage on manpower and hardware of one assault brigade, two mechanised brigades, and three assault regiments of the AFU close to Zelenoye, Lyubitskoye, Gorkoye, Vozdvizhevka, Zaliznichnoye (Zaporozhye region) and Aleksandrovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy lost up to 350 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, 19 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on one mechanised brigade and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU close to Magdalinovka and Preobrazhenka (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 50 troops, three motor vehicles, and two materiel depots have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ammunition depots, assembly areas of unmanned aerial vehicles, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
Air defence systems shot down two guided aerial bombs and 109 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Black Sea Fleet destroyed one AFU uncrewed surface vehicle in the central part of the Black Sea.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
111,126 unmanned aerial vehicles,
646 anti-aircraft missile systems,
27,324 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,651 MLRS combat vehicles,
32,845 field artillery guns and mortars,
52,846 units of support military vehicles.
Up to 150 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns have been neutralised. Two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.