Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 29 July 2025
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 one mechanised brigade, one air assault brigade, and one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit close to Pisarevka, Alekseyevka, Yunakovka, Andreyevka, and Varachino (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops hit one AFU motorised infantry brigade and one territorial defence brigade close to Ogurtsovo, Gatishche, Melovoye, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 175 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, eight artillery guns, one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS launcher, and one Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 radar.
Two counter-battery warfare stations and four ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group’s units improved the situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on three mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades near Sredneye, Shandrigolovo (Donetsk People’s Republic), Kupyansk, Osinovo, Blagodatovka, Boguslavka, and Petropavlovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 230 troops, 12 motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS launcher. Five electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots of the enemy were eliminated.
The Yug Group’s elements took more advantageous lines and positions. They hit manpower and military hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades near Konstantinovka, Kleban-Byk, Ivanpolye, Pleshcheyevka, Serebryanka, Seversk, Zvanovka, Chasov Yar, Aleksandro-Schultino, and Shcherbinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 troops, one UK-made Spartan armoured personnel carrier, two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, and one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured vehicle.
Three Western-made artillery guns, one motor vehicle, two electronic warfare stations, and four ammunition and materiel depots were destroyed.
With intensive operations, the Tsentr Group’s units liberated Novoukrainka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Losses were inflicted on three mechanised brigades, one airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and two National Guard brigades near Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Chunishino, Artemovka, Muravka, Udachnoye, and Petrovskogo (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Ukrainian armed formations sustained losses of up to 425 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns.
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Charivnoye (Zaporozhye region), Novopetrovskoye, Yanvarskoye, Maliyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Aleksandrograd, and Novokhatskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU lost more than 200 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, and 14 motor vehicles.
The Dnepr Group’s units inflicted losses on one mechanised brigade and one coastal defence brigade of the AFU near Lukyanovskoye (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, Sadovoye (Kherson region), and the city of Kherson.
The enemy lost more than 70 troops, two motor vehicles, and five electronic warfare stations. Three ammunition depots and three materiel ones were neutralised.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted damage on a military airfield, a UAV production workshop, a UAV training centre, and temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
Air defence systems shot down one Neptune long-range guided missile and 236 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
73,389 unmanned aerial vehicles,
624 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,375 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,583 MLRS combat vehicles,
27,948 field artillery guns and mortars,
38,855 special military vehicles.