February 11, 2026

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 1.255 Ukrainian casualties in the last day

Russian Defense Ministry

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

πŸ“ The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The troops of two mechanised brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade have been neutralised near Kondratovka, Miropolye, Novodmitrovka, and Khoten (Sumy region).

πŸ’₯ In Kharkov region, units of a heavy mechanised brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, a national guard brigade, and a border guard detachment of Ukraine have been hit near Dergachi, Malaya Volchya, Petropavlovka, and Pokrovka (Kharkov region).

β–ͺ️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 215 troops, 15 motor vehicles, a Czech-made Vampire MLRS, and a field artillery gun.  In addition, four materiel depots were neutralised.

πŸ“ The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops damaged three mechanised brigades, a UAV brigade, and a security brigade of the General Staff of the AFU near Borovaya, Kovalevka, Lesnaya Stenka, Monachinovka, and Nechvolodovka (Kharkov region).

β–ͺ️ The enemy lost up to 160 troops, three U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, three artillery guns, and four ammunition depots.

πŸ“ The Yug Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Three mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, a motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, and a territorial defence brigade were engaged near Dmitrovka, Konstantinovka, Malotaranovka, Nikiforovka, Slavyansk, and Yurkovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

β–ͺ️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 140 troops, two Kazak armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.

πŸ“ The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, two jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, three national guard brigades, and an Azov special forces brigade were hit near Belitskoye, Grishino, Kucherov Yar, Svetloye, Sergeyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Novopavlovka, Novopodgorodnoye, and Raypole (Dnepropetrovsk region).

β–ͺ️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 315 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, four armoured vehicles, seven pickup trucks, and two field artillery guns.

↗️ The Vostok Group of Forces continued to advance to the depth of the enemy’s defence. A mechanised brigade, an assault brigade, two air assault brigades, and five assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit near Orestopol, Tikhoye in Dnepropetrovsk region, Barvinovka, Komsomolskoye, Nikolskoye, Rizdvyanka, Rozovka, Samoylovka, and Charivnoye (Zaporozhye region).

β–ͺ️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 380 troops, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 16 motor vehicles, and two artillery guns.

πŸ’₯ The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mountain assault brigade and UAV brigade of the AFU near Grigorovka, Kamyshevakha (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, and Sadovoye (Kherson region).

β–ͺ️Up to 45 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, five artillery guns including a U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, two electronic warfare stations, and one ammunition depot were neutralised.

✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on energy and transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as well as temporary deployment areas of the AFU and foreign mercenaries in 141 areas.

▫️ Air defence systems shot down 14 guided aerial bombs, three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 458 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

πŸ“Š In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost: 

 670 aircraft, 

 283 helicopters, 

 113,526 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

 650 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

 27,596 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

 1,662 MLRS combat vehicles, 

 33,201 field artillery guns and mortars, 

 54,092 support military vehicles.

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