Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 28 July 2025
Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range air-based high-precision weapons, including Kinzhal air-ballistic hypersonic missiles, as well as attack unmanned aerial vehicles to hit infrastructure of a military airfield, a depot storing ammunition, missile weapons, and UAV components.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Group inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one air assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Alekseyevka, Khrapovshchina, Kondratovka, Yunakovka, and Andreyevka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of the AFU infantry brigade and the territorial defence brigade have been hit close to Ambarnoye and Melovoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 165 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and five artillery guns. One counter-battery warfare station and one ammunition and materiel depot were neutralised.
The Zapad Group’s units improved the situation along the front line. They inflicted fire damage on two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades near Torskoye, Shandrigolovo, Novoselovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Druzhelyubovka, and Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 250 troops, 18 motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. Four electronic warfare stations and seven ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group’s elements took more advantageous lines and positions. They hit four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Serebryanka, Shcherbinovka, Katerinovka, Seversk, Chasov Yar, Aleksandro-Schultino, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 270 troops, one tank, four motor vehicles, and four artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer. An ammunition depot and two materiel depots were neutralised.
With intensive operations, the Tsentr Group’s units liberated Boykovka and Belgiyka (the Donetsk People’s Republic).
Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, one airborne brigade, one infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and one National Guard brigade near Krasnoarmeysk, Novoukrainka, Udachnoye, Chunishino, Muravka, and Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 395 troops, one tank, nine armoured fighting vehicles, including one M113 armoured personnel carrier, one HMMWV armoured vehicle, one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured vehicle, five motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and one Israel-made RADA radar.
The Vostok Group’s units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence. They inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Chervonoye, Temirovka (Zaporozhye region) and Sosnovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 205 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. One AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire station and one materiel depot were neutralised.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of one mechanised brigade and two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Novoandreyevka, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
More than 55 servicemen, three motor vehicles, and six electronic warfare stations were eliminated. An ammunition depot and two materiel depots were hit.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted fire damage on temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries in 139 areas.
Air defence systems shot down one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile and 203 fixed-wing UAVs.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
73,153 unmanned aerial vehicles,
624 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,363 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,581 MLRS combat vehicles,
27,929 field artillery guns and mortars,
38,813 special military vehicles.