Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 24 February 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
hree mechanised brigades of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade were hit near Olshanka, Sennoye, Bachevsk, Khrapovshchina, and Pokrovka in Sumy region.
In Kharkov region, units of three mechanised brigades of the AFU were hit near Krasny Yar, Grafskoye, Volchanskiye Khutora, and Kolodeznoye in Kharkov region.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 215 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, one Western-made MLRS system, and two field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made M777 howitzer, as well as two electronic warfare stations. An ammunition depot and ten material depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops engaged manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades of the AFU and two national guard brigades near Monachinovka, Chervony Oskol, Borovaya, Novoosinovo in Kharkov region, Aleksandrovka, and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 170 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, 19 motor vehicles, two artillery guns, including one Western-made artillery gun, and two electronic warfare stations.
The Yuzhnaya Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Strikes were delivered at formations of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, and a marine brigade near Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Druzhkovka, and Shabelkovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, including one Western-made artillery gun, and five electronic warfare stations. One ammunition and two materiel depots were eliminated.
The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an air assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade near Novoaleksandrovka, Vodyanskoye, Dobropolye, Sergeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Novopodgorodnoye, and Mezhevaya in Dnepropetrovsk region.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 335 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, nine motor vehicles, and one MLRS combat vehicle.
lose to Verkhnyaya Tersa, Lyubitskoye, Barvinovka, Charivnoye (Zaporozhye region), and Velikomikhaylovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy lost up to 170 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, and 18 motor vehicles.
The Dnepr Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade and a mountain assault brigade near Kirovo and Orekhov in Zaporozhye region.
Up to 70 troops, 17 motor vehicles, one Western-made field artillery gun, and one electronic warfare station were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on transport and energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the AFU, UAVs storage and preparation facilities, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 154 areas.
Air defence systems shot down six guided aerial bombs, six MLRS projectiles, and 380 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
117,184 unmanned aerial vehicles,
650 anti-aircraft missile systems,
27,851 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,673 MLRS combat vehicles,
33,460 field artillery guns and mortars,
55,166 support military vehicles.