Russian Defence Ministry on progress of the special military operation (25–31 October 2025)
From 25 to 31 October, in response to Ukrainian terrorist attacks on civilian facilities in Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out one massive and five group strikes by long-range precision ground-, air-, and sea-based weapons as well as by strike drones, which hit Ukrainian defence industry enterprises and power facilities that supported them, transport infrastructure, trains used to transport AFU weapons and hardware, military airfields, arsenals, production areas of Flamingo cruise missiles and long-range attack unmanned aerial vehicles, storage areas of uncrewed surface vehicles, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian troops, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.
During the week, units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade, one assault brigade, one air assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and one National Guard brigade in Sumy region.
In Kharkov direction, strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and three territorial defence brigades.
Over the week, the enemy losses in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces were more than 1,320 troops, two tanks, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, 73 motor vehicles, and 13 field artillery guns. In addition, 13 electronic warfare and counter-battery stations, and 29 ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
As a result of active and resolute actions, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Sadovoye (Kharkov region). Russian troops hit formations of six mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and two National Guard brigades.
Assault detachments of the 6th and 1st tank armies continued to destroy an encircled enemy group close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region). Servicemen finish mopping the territory of Petropavlovka and Kurilovka (Kharkov region) up from scattered enemy groups. Servicemen of the AFU 14th Mechanised Brigade made an attempt to escape from an encirclement. Enemy troops tried to cross the Oskol River using four boats, but the AFU mission was thwarted.
In total, over the past week, six attempts by the enemy to deblock enemy units from Nechvolodovka, Petrovka, and Moskovka (Kharkov region) were thwarted as well as three attempts by Ukrainian troops to regain control over the crossing of the Oskol River and to break through the encirclement. From 27 to 31 October, more than 205 troops and 27 pieces of military hardware were neutralised close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region). Three Ukrainian servicemen surrendered.
In total, the enemy losses were more than 1,600 troops, 28 tanks and armoured fighting vehicles, 137 motor vehicles, and 10 field artillery guns. In addition, 27 ammunition depots and 44 electronic warfare and counter-battery stations were hit.
The Yug Group of Forces’ units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and one National Guard brigade.
In this direction, the enemy losses were more than 1,330 troops, 40 tanks and armoured fighting vehicles including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers. In addition, 27 field artillery guns including seven Western-made ones, 123 motor vehicles, 13 electronic warfare and counter-battery stations, and 24 ammunition, fuel, and materiel depots were destroyed.
mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade, one airmobile brigade, three assault brigades, three air assault brigades, three assault regiments, one UAV brigade of the AFU, two marine brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and four National Guard brigades.
In Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic), units of the 2nd Army continued to neutralise encircled AFU formations increasing control of the territory close to a railway station. Servicemen complete the mopping up of Gnatovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). In addition, assault detachments entered Rog (Donetsk People’s Republic) and took hold of its south-eastern part.
In total, over the past 24 hours, one attempt to unblock an AFU group from the direction of Grishino (Donetsk People’s Republic) and seven attempts by Ukrainian formations to break through the encirclement in north and north-western directions were thwarted. Over the past week, the enemy made four attempts to deblock an encircled group in Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic). Ukrainian troops attempted to break through the encirclement 23 times.
Assault detachments of the 51st Army’s 5th Motorised Rifle Brigade expanded the control zone in northern, north-western, and south-eastern areas of Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic) squeezing the encirclement territory from the east. Servicemen finish the mopping up of scattered Ukrainian groups on the territory of Mine 5/6. From 27 to 31 October, more than 700 troops and 17 pieces of military hardware were eliminated.
Over the past week, the enemy losses in the Tsentr Group of Forces’ area of responsibility were more than 3,520 troops, 27 armoured fighting vehicles, 30 motor vehicles, and eight field artillery guns were neutralised.
Over the past week, units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued to advance to the depths of enemy defences. Russian troops liberated Novonikolayevka, Krasnogorskoye, Privolnoye (Zaporozhye region), Yegorovka, Vishnevoye, and Novoaleksandrovka (Dnepropetrovsk region). Servicemen hit manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, four assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and three territorial defence brigades.
In total, the AFU losses in this direction were up to 1,950 troops, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, and 108 motor vehicles. In addition, 11 field artillery guns, seven electronic warfare stations, and four ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, and two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The AFU losses were up to 395 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 77 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. In addition, 19 electronic warfare stations and nine ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
Over the past week, air defence systems shot down 17 guided aerial bombs, 10 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, and 1,701 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy lost:
668 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
93,879 unmanned aerial vehicles,
633 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,773 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,608 MLRS combat vehicles,
30,943 field artillery guns and mortars,
45,383 units of support military vehicles.