October 17, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 10,715 Ukrainian casualties from Oct 11 to 17

Russian Defense Ministry

the Russian Defence Ministry on the progress of the special military operation (11–17 October 2025)

❗️ In response to terrorist attacks, from 11 to 17 October, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out one massive and seven group strikes by long-range ground- and air-based high-precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles, as well as attack drones, which hit enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry, transport and energy infrastructure facilities used for the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ammunition depots, assembly, storage and launch sites of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.

🔥 The Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades.

🚩 In Kharkov direction, Tikhoye (Kharkov region) has been liberated as a result of decisive actions.

💥 Russian units hit the formations of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one border guard detachment.

▪️ During the week, more than 1,315 troops, three tanks, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, 80 motor vehicles, and nine field artillery guns have been neutralised in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces. Six electronic warfare stations and 38 ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.

🚩 As a result of bold actions, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Borovskaya Andreyevka and Peschanoye (Kharkov region).

🔥 The Group’s units inflicted losses on formations of five mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one air assault brigade, and one assault brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade.

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 1,570 troops, 21 armoured fighting vehicles, including seven foreign-made ones, 171 motor vehicles, and nine field artillery guns. Also, Russian units neutralised 39 ammunition depots, 61 electronic warfare and counter-battery stations.

📍 Over the past week, units of the Yug Group of Forces have advanced to the depths of the enemy’s defence. Six mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one airmobile brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade were hit.

▪️ Over the past seven days, Ukrainian units have sustained losses of up to 1,345 troops, one tank, 24 armoured fighting vehicles, including six Western-made ones, 87 motor vehicles, and 17 field artillery guns. Six electronic warfare and counter-fire stations and 27 ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.

he Donetsk People’s Republic.

💥 Russian troops inflicted losses on formations of five mechanised brigades, two jaeger brigades, one assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, two marine brigades, one territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades.

▪️ The enemy lost more than 3,705 troops, one tanks, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, 35 motor vehicles, and 12 artillery guns.

🚩 Over the week, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Alekseyevka and Privolye (Dnepropetrovsk region) as a result of active and decisive actions.

 Three mechanised brigades, three assault regiments of the AFU, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade were hit.

▪️ The enemy losses in this direction amounted to more than 2,315 troops, two tanks, 17 armoured fighting vehicles, 103 motor vehicles, 13 field artillery guns, and ten electronic warfare stations.

💥 Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one coastal defence brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade.

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 435 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 50 motor vehicles, and five artillery guns. Russian units neutralised 26 electronic warfare stations and 13 ammunition and materiel depots.

🎯 Air defence systems shot down 36 guided aerial bombs, 18 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, and 1,304 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

🔥 The Black Sea Fleet eliminated six unmanned surface vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Black Sea waters.

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

▫️ 667 aircraft, 

▫️ 283 helicopters, 

▫️ 90,737 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

▫️ 633 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

▫️ 25,543 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

▫️ 1,602 MLRS combat vehicles, 

▫️ 30,531 field artillery guns and mortars, 

▫️ 44,159 support military vehicles.

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