Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 15 July 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment and air assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Kondratovka, Alekseyevka, Khrapovshchina, Ryzhevka, and Novaya Sech (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted losses on air assault brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Volchansk and Okhrimovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU lost up to 180 troops. Five armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, eight field artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot were neutralised.
The Zapad Group’s units improved the situation along the front line and defeated three mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades close to Borovskoye, Boguslavka, Petrovka, Kupyansk (Kharkov region) and Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 230 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, and three artillery guns. Two counter-battery warfare stations and four ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group’s units continued the offensive, improved the tactical situation, and liberated Petrovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
They inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard brigade near Zakotnoye, Slavyansk, Pleshcheyevka, Seversk, Dronovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 125 troops, two motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depths of enemy defences. They inflicted fire damage on three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one jaeger brigade, one airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade close to Novoekonomicheskoye, Novopavlovka, Dobropolye, Krasnoarmeysk, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Udachnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Filiya (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Ukrainian armed formations lost up to 435 troops, one tank, five motor vehicles, and three artillery guns.
porozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 185 troops, 10 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns.
The Dnepr Group’s units improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on one mechanised brigade, one coastal defence brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Kamenskoye, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Sadovoye, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU sustained losses of up to 35 troops, 12 motor vehicles, six electronic warfare stations, and two ammunition depots.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on military airfields, assembly and storage areas of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas. Two German-made IRIS-T launchers and one P-18 radar were neutralised.
Air defence systems shot down seven guided aerial bombs, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 103 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
663 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
69,593 unmanned aerial vehicles,
618 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,220 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,577 MLRS combat vehicles,
27,394 field artillery guns and mortars,
38,192 special military vehicles.