Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 20 July 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one UAV brigade, one air assault and one assault regiments of the AFU near Varachino, Khrapovshchina, Yunakovka, Mogritsa, Sadki, and Kondratovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, losses were inflicted on units of one mechanised brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Melovoye and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 170 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and four artillery guns.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Kupyansk, Petrovskoye (Kharkov region), and Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 240 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun.
Three electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of successful offensive actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Belaya Gora (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Seversk, Dronovka, Zakotnoye, Ivanopolye, Platonovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 165 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and one artillery gun. Five ammunition depots and one materiel depot were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on formations of three mechanised brigades, three assault brigades, one airborne brigade of the AFU and one national guard brigade near Sergeyevka, Mayak, Molodetskoye, Muravka, Zverevo, Udachnoye, Novoekonomicheskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Krasnoznamenka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 450 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, seven artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system.
one territorial defence brigade near Filiya (Dnepropetrovsk region), Zeleny Gai (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 170 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and one electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and three territorial defence brigades near Orekhov, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, Sadovoye, Belozerka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, seven motor vehicles, five electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots, and two materiel depots.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike drones, and Missile troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck one fuel infrastructure object used by the AFU, one UAV workshop as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian formations and foreign mercenaries in 148 areas.
Air defence units shot down two guided aerial bombs, four U.S.-made HIMARS and Czech-made Vampire MLRS projectiles, and 364 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
71,066 unmanned aerial vehicles,
619 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,277 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,577 MLRS combat vehicles,
27,593 field artillery guns and mortars,
38,459 special military vehicles.