Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 29 January 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
As a result of intensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces established control over Belaya Bereza in Sumy region.
Russian troops engaged units of one mechanised brigade of the AFU close to Proletarskoye and Kondratovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and one national guard brigade have been hit near Grafskoye, Revolyutsionnoye, and Volchanskiye Khutora in Kharkov region.
The enemy lost more than 90 troops, six motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun. One ammunition depot and one electronic warfare station were destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Three mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, and one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit near Kutkovka, Kovsharovka, Glushkovka (Kharkov region), Yarovaya, Drobyshevo, Ilyichevka, and Koroviy Yar (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 190 troops, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, 17 motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. Six ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Three mechanised brigades and one assault brigade of the AFU were hit near Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Minkovka, Stepanovka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The AFU lost up to 150 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier, 19 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and two electronic warfare stations. Five ammunition depots and one materiel depot were neutralised.
rritorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades close to Shevchenko, Novogrigorovka, Belozerskoye, Belitskoye, Novoaleksandrovka, Kutuzovka, Grishino, Torskoye, and Rayskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 325 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, one Grad MLRS combat vehicle and three artillery guns.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defences. Losses were inflicted at two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade,one unmanned aerial systems brigade, and three assault regiments of the AFU near Zarnitsa, Barvinovka, Lyubitskoye, Verkhnyaya Tersa, Dolinka, and Komsomolskoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost more than 350 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and 17 motor vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Veselyanka (Zaporozhye region) and Sadovoye (Kherson region).
Up to 45 troops, eight motor vehicles, 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 a Ukrainian military defence enterprise, radar stations, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 153 areas.
Air defence systems shot down 111 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
111,517 unmanned aerial vehicles,
646 anti-aircraft missile systems,
27,379 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,653 MLRS combat vehicles,
32,928 field artillery guns and mortars,
53,121 units of support military vehicles.