Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 5 January 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
As a result of resolute actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces took control over Grabovskoye (Sumy region).
Russian troops hit formations of one mechanised brigade of the AFU near Miropolye and Sadki (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted fire damage on units of one mechanised brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one territorial defence brigade near Volchanskiye Khutora and Grafskoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 290 troops, one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun. In addition, three electronic warfare stations and six ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces’ units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops launched attacks on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one National Guard brigade near Krasny Liman, Ilyichevka, Aleksandrovka, Drobyshevo (Donetsk People’s Republic), Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Blagodatovka, and Staroverovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were more than 180 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, and four ammunition depots.
The Yug Group of Forces’ units improved the situation along the front line. Russian troops hit formations of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Krivaya Luka, Malinovka, Vasyutinskoye, Stepanovka, Minkovka, Zakotnoye, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were more than 180 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, four artillery guns, and 21 motor vehicles.
The Tsentr Group of Forces’ units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one air assault brigade, one airmobile brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Grishino, Torskoye, Novoaleksandrovka, Dobropolye, Belitskoye, Toretskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Novopavlovka, and Novopodgorodnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy losses were more than 350 troops, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, and six pickup trucks.
svetkovoye, Zaliznichnoye, Vozdvizhevka (Zaporozhye region), and Bratskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses were over 220 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, and two motor vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Orekhov, Belogorye, Novoyakovlevka (Zaporozhye region), and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The enemy losses were up to 45 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, two field artillery guns, 10 motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted damage on enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry, the infrastructure of military airfields, production and assembly workshops of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, a training centre for drone operators, temporary deployment areas of the AFU and foreign mercenaries in 148 areas.
Air defence systems shot down three guided aerial bombs, three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 356 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
107,569 unmanned aerial vehicles,
642 anti-aircraft missile systems,
26,922 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,636 MLRS combat vehicles,
32,390 field artillery guns and mortars,
50,851 units of support military vehicles.