Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 22 January 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade have been hit close to Belopolye, Novaya Sech, and Khoten (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade have been hit close to Volchanskiye Khutora, Zakharovka, and Okhrimovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 140 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, a U.S.-made MLRS system, and two 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery systems. Three materiel depots were destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two national guard brigades near Berezovka, Kovsharovka (Kharkov region), Aleksandrovka, Drobyshevo, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 200 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier, 25 motor vehicles, and three artillery guns. Four field ammunition depots were eliminated.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Four mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, and a mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit near Berestok, Konstantinovka, Kurtovka, Nikiforovka, Reznikovka, Slavyansk, and Stepanovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 145 troops, a tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns including a U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system. Three electronic warfare stations, two ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
f the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades near Artemovka, Belitskoye, Grishino, Dobropolye, Novopavlovka, Sukhetskoye, Toretskoye, Udachnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, and Novopodgorodnoye in Dnepropetrovsk region.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 445 troops, two tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, three artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.
The Vostok Group of Forces continue to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defence. Strikes were delivered against four mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Skotovatoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Blagodatnoye, Vozdvizhevka, Dolinka, Zalivnoye, Zarnitsa, Komsomolskoye, and Tersyanka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost up to 250 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, four armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and a Grad MLRS system.
The Dnepr Group of Forces units inflicted losses on units of a mountain assault brigade and a coastal defence brigade of the AFU near Magdalinovka and Novoyakovlevka (Zaporozhye region).
More than 60 troops, five motor vehicles, two electronic warfare stations, a Kupol-M1 radar, a materiel depot were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
Air defence units shot down nine guided aerial bombs and four HIMARS MLRS projectiles, as well as 224 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
110,748 unmanned aerial vehicles,
646 anti-aircraft missile systems,
27,267 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,650 MLRS combat vehicles,
32,755 field artillery guns and mortars,
52,531 units of support wheeled military vehicles.