Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 29 October 2025 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. Units of the Sever Group
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 29.10.25: personnel: about 1 139 900 (+1 150) personstanks: 11 303 (+4)troop-carrying AFVs: 23 511 (+3)artillery systems: 34 064
Ukraine Military Situation Report | October 29 Below Hudson Senior Fellow Can Kasapoğlu offers a military situation report about the Russia-Ukraine War. Executive Summary — Battlefield assessment: The Russian military has breached Ukraine’s outer ring
A Russian official threatened to supply nuclear missiles to Venezuela and Cuba and called the United States a Russian enemy. Russian State Duma Defense Committee Deputy Chairperson Alexei Zhuravlyov said on
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 28.10.25: personnel: about 1 137 850 (+1 060) personstanks: 11 299 (+6)troop-carrying AFVs: 23 508 (+28)artillery systems: 34 044
Russian forces recently advanced in southeastern Myrnohrad (east of Pokrovsk), but these advances are unlikely to cause an immediate collapse of the Ukrainian pocket in the Pokrovsk direction. Geolocated footage published
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade,
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 27.10.25: personnel: about 1 136 890 (+800) personstanks: 11 293 (+2)troop-carrying AFVs: 23 480 (+3)artillery systems: 34 036 (+34)MLRS:
Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 26 October 2025 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. The Sever Group of Forces
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