August 25, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 1,130 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

Russian Defense Ministry

Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

💥 Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade close to Ivolzhanskoye, Pavlovka, Kondratovka, Yunakovka, and Yastrebinoye (Sumy region), and Sumy.

💥 In Kharkov direction, Russian troops hit units of one mechanised brigade and one motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Volchansk, Veterinarnoye, and Udy (Kharkov region).

▪️The AFU sustained losses of up to 165 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. Six ammunition, fuel, and materiel depots were neutralised.

📍 The Zapad Group’s units improved the tactical situation. They inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Kupyansk, Blagodatovka, Olgovka, Borovskaya Andreyevka (Kharkov region) and Drobyshevo (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy losses amounted to more than 215 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, including four Western-made vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including one 155-mm UK-made FH-70 howitzer. Six electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots of the enemy were neutralised.

📍 The Yug Group’s elements took more advantageous lines and positions. Manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one territorial defence brigade were hit near Seversk, Fedorovka, Markovo, Konstantinovka, and Dronovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy lost up to 175 troops, two Western-made armoured fighting vehicles, one pickup truck, one ammunition depot, and one materiel depot.

📍The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depths of enemy defences. Five mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, and one National Guard brigade were defeated near Krasnoarmeysk, Krasny Liman, Rodinskoye, Belitskoye, Dimitrov, and Muravka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 275 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, including three Western-made vehicles, and seven pickup trucks.

💥 Manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade were hit near Uspenovka, Zeleny Gai (Zaporozhye region) and Kamyshevakha (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy lost over 240 troops, one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system. A material depot was destroyed.

💥 Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Novoandreyevka, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Shlyakhovoye, Tokarevka, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).

▪️ The AFU lost up to 60 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 12 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, seven electronic warfare stations, and four materiel depots.

✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the assembly, storage, and launch areas of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 139 areas.

🎯 Air defence systems shot down four guided aerial bombs, two HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 151 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

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

▫️ 665 aircraft, 

▫️ 283 helicopters, 

▫️ 79,473 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

▫️ 625 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

▫️ 24,776 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

▫️ 1,588 MLRS combat vehicles, 

▫️ 28,902 field artillery guns and mortars, 

▫️ 40,372 support military vehicles.

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