2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware a mechanised brigade and three territorial defence brigades close to Miropolye, Novodmitrovka, Novaya Sech, and Volnya Sloboda (Sumy region).
In Kharkov region, Russian units hit a mechanised brigade, two motorised infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade near Izbitskoye, Shevchenkovo, Ternovaya, and Pokalyanoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 265 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and nine motor vehicles. Two counter-fire radars, an electronic warfare station, an ammunition depot, and five material depots were neutralised.
As a result of resolute actions, elements of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Novoosinovo (Kharkov region).
They also inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades near Blagodatovka, Sinichino, Borovaya (Kharkov region), Krasny Liman, Stary Karavan, and Shchurovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 190 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, three artillery guns, and a counter-fire radar. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
The Yuzhnaya Group’s elements took more advantageous lines and positions. They delivered strikes on formations of three mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, a separate centre of AFU special operations forces, and a territorial defence brigade near Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Nikonorovka, Malaya Piskunovka, Krestishche and Kramatorsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, six artillery guns, including two Western-made artillery guns, and three electronic warfare stations. Two ammunition depots and five materiel depots were neutralised.
Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades close to Sergeyevka, Dobropolye, Maryevka, Svetloye, Krasnoyarskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Mezhevaya and Gavrilovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 415 troops, a tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.
The Vostok Group’s units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence and liberated Lugovskoye (Zaporozhye region) as a result of active actions.
They hit units of an assault brigade, three air assault brigades, five assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade close to Velikomikhaylovka, Pokrovskoye, Dobropasovo, Bogadarovka, Pisantsy (Dnepropetrovsk region), Dolinka, Voskresenka, Zorevka, Vozdivzhevka, Maryanovka, and Lyubitskoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost more than 275 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, an artillery gun, and a materiel depot.
The Dnepr Group’s units improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade and a mountain assault brigade close to Orekhov and Dimitrovo (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy sustained losses of up to 60 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, 12 motor vehicles, two electronic warfare stations, and two materiel depots.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian groups of forces have inflicted damage on aircraft at military airfields, energy infrastructure facilities of Ukraine used for the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; launching sites of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed groups and foreign mercenaries in 162 regions.
Air defence systems shot down five guided aerial bombs, three Neptune long-range guided missiles, and 312 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
671 aircraft,
284 helicopters,
129,405 unmanned aerial vehicles,
652 anti-aircraft missile systems,
28,579 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,694 MLRS combat vehicles,
34,169 field artillery guns and mortars,
58,176 special military vehicles.