Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 31 May – 6 June 2025
Last night, in response to the terrorist actions of the Kiev regime, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive strike with long-range air, sea, and ground-based high-precision weapons, as well as with strike UAVs against design bureaus, enterprises producing and repairing weapons and military hardware of Ukraine, attack drone assembly workshops, flight training centres, and AFU weapons and military hardware depots. The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
Moreover, during a week from 31 May 2025, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched six group strikes by high-precision weapons and attack drones during to hit Ukraine’s defence industry enterprises, infrastructure of military airfields, production facilities, locations where attack drones are stored and launched, AFU arsenals, as well as deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.
During the week, units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated the settlements of Alekseyevka, Andreyevka, Vodolagi, and Kondratovka (Sumy region) in course of offensive operations.
Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery fire inflicted fire on manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, four mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade, three air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one special operations centre, and four territorial defence brigades.
Over the past week, the enemy losses amounted to more than 1,565 troops, six tanks, 22 armoured fighting vehicles, 62 motor vehicles, two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS launchers, and 30 field artillery guns neutralised in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces. Three electronic warfare stations and eight ammunition depots were also destroyed.
As a result of resolute actions of the Zapad Group of Forces, Redkodub was liberated in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Losses were inflicted on four mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as three territorial defence brigades and one national guard brigade.
The enemy has lost more than 1,490 troops, six tanks, 23 armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and 79 motor vehicles. Russian troops eliminated two U.S.-made MLRS launchers, 21 field artillery guns, including four NATO-made ones, four electronic warfare stations, and 28 ammunition depots.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces continued to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence. They inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine sustained losses of more than 1,750 troops, 22 armoured fighting vehicles, 41 motor vehicles, and 22 field artillery guns in this direction during the week. Nine electronic warfare and counter-fire stations, and 17 ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group’s units improved the situation along the front line. Strikes were delivered at formations of six mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, the Azov Special Forces Brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and three national guard brigades.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 3,435 troops, 39 armoured fighting vehicles, including one Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and five U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers. In total, 44 motor vehicles and 29 field artillery guns of the enemy were neutralised.
Over the past week, units of the Vostok Group of Forces have liberated Novopol and Fedorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), result of active operations.
They also hit manpower and military hardware of four mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one air assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades.
The enemy losses amounted to more than 1,240 troops, 21 armoured fighting vehicles, 34 motor vehicles, 18 field artillery guns, 13 electronic warfare stations, and six ammunition and materiel depots.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and three territorial defence brigades.
The AFU losses included more than 565 troops, 57 motor vehicles, two Grad MLRS fighting vehicles, and 17 field artillery guns. Moreover, 28 electronic reconnaissance stations, electronic warfare stations, counter-fire radars, as well as 10 ammunition depots have been obliterated.
Over the past week, Russian air defence systems have shot down three Neptune long-range guided missiles, two Storm Shadow cruise missiles, three Czech-made Vampire MLRS projectiles, 18 JDAM guided aerial bombs, and eight U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, as well as 1,390 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, including 509 out of the special military operation zone.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
663 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
61,813 unmanned aerial vehicles,
610 anti-aircraft missile systems,
23,790 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,570 MLRS combat vehicles,
25,782 field artillery guns and mortars,
36,533 special military vehicles.