September 26, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense: Up to 10,585 Ukrainian casualties from Sept 20-26

Russian Defense Ministry

ptember 2025

❗️ From 20 to 26 September, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out one massive and six group strikes with high-precision weapons and strike drones, which hit enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry, transport and energy infrastructure facilities used for the interests of the AFU, ammunition depots, military airfield infrastructure, long-range unmanned aerial vehicles assembly, storage and launch areas, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces, special operations forces, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.

🚩 During the week, units of the Sever Group of Forces advanced to the depth of the enemy’s defence in Sumy region and liberated Yunakovka (Sumy region).

💥 Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade, two air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade.

💥 In Kharkov direction, strikes were delivered at formations of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades.

▪️ During the week, up to 1,250  troops, three tanks, four armoured fighting vehicles, 62 motor vehicles, and 15 field artillery guns have been neutralised in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces. Nine electronic warfare and counter-fire stations and 29 ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.

📍 Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. During the week, Russian assault detachments have seized 2,519 buildings in Kirovsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).

💥 Russian troops hit four mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, one airmobile brigade, one air assault brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade.

▪️ The enemy lost more than 1,605 troops, 10 armoured fighting vehicles, 108 motor vehicles, and 18 field artillery guns, 59 electronic warfare and counter-fire stations, as well as 39 ammunition and materiel depots, were neutralised.

🚩 As a result of intensive and resolute operations, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Pereyezdnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

📍 During the week, 25.5 square kilometres of territory were mopped up from neo-Nazis south of Kleban-Byk Reservoir.

▪️ During the week, more than 1,540 servicemen, three tanks, 23 armoured fighting vehicles, 74 motor vehicles, and 26 field artillery guns have been neutralised in this direction. Thirteen electronic warfare and counter-fire stations, 36 ammunition, POL, materiel depots have been neutralised.

📍 The Tsentr Group’s units continued intensive offensive operations on the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Dnepropetrovsk region. Strikes were delivered at formations of four mechanised brigades, one tank brigade, three air assault brigades, two jaeger brigades, one air-mobile brigade, one assault brigade, one airborne brigade, three assault regiments of the AFU, two marine brigades, three territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades.

▪️ The enemy lost up to 3,675 troops, three tanks, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, 38 motor vehicles, and 12 artillery guns.

🚩 Over the past week, units of the Vostok Group of Forces have advanced to the depths of the enemy’s defence. The settlements of Berezovoye and Kalinovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region) were liberated.

💥 Russian troops have inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades and one assault brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, one marine brigade, and one national guard brigade.

▪️ The enemy losses in this direction amounted to more than 2,135 troops, two tanks, 17 armoured fighting vehicles, 97 motor vehicles, and 11 field artillery guns. Six electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

💥 The Dnepr Group’s units inflicted losses on three mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade.

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 380 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 40 motor vehicles, and four artillery guns. 25 electronic warfare stations, 11 ammunition, POL, and materiel depots have been neutralised.

💥 The Black Sea Fleet and the Dnepr Group of Forces units eliminated 23 uncrewed surface vehicles and five enemy surface vehicles in the Black Sea waters.

🎯 Over the past week, air defence systems shot down 24 guided aerial bombs, five U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 1,724 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost

▫️ 667 aircraft, 

▫️ 283 helicopters, 

▫️ 86,769  unmanned aerial vehicles, 

▫️ 631 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

▫️ 25,254 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

▫️ 1,592 MLRS combat vehicles, 

▫️ 29,956 field artillery guns and mortars, 

▫️ 42,665  support military vehicles.

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