Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 12 November 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Alekseyevka, Vidnovka, and Yunakovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, losses were inflicted on units of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and one border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Vysokoye, Proletarka, Sinelnikovo, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 100 troops, 13 motor vehicles, one radar station, and four materiel depots.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the forward edge. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade near Petropavlovka, Kurilovka (Kharkov region), Svyatogorsk, Korovy Yar, and Dronovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Assault detachments of the 6th Army continued to eliminate the encircled group of the AFU troops near Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
️ One attack launched by assault detachments as part of the AFU 1st National Guard Brigade was repelled near Petrovka (Kharkov region).
As a result, the AFU losses amounted to up to 50 Ukrainian troops, one Canadian-made Senator armoured fighting vehicle, one mortar, four electronic warfare stations, and four pickup trucks.
In the Zapad Group’s area of responsibility, the AFU losses amounted to up to 215 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and 21 motor vehicles. Two ammunition depots and nine electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Seversk, Zvanovka, Slavyansk, Kramotorsk, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle and one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, 18 motor vehicles, four electronic warfare stations, and one materiel depot.
The Tsentr Group’s units improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, two jaeger brigades, four air assault brigades, one airborne brigade, one airmobile brigade, four assault regiments of the AFU, one marine brigade, and three national guard brigades near Belitskoye, Shevchenko, Volnoye, Toretskoye, Rozy Lyuksemburg, Dobropolye, and Rodinskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
he western part of the town, northwestern and eastern neighbourhoods of the Tsentralny district, and in the western industrial area.
Russian units completed mopping up Ukrainian militants in Sukhoy Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Nine attacks of the 32nd Mechanised Brigade and 425th Skala Assault Regiment of the AFU from Grishino (Donetsk People’s Republic), including attacks using armoured hardware, to release the encircled group of the AFU troops were repelled. 17 units of armoured hardware and up to 40 troops were eliminated.
In Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic), units of the 5th Motorised Rifle Brigade as part of the 51st Army continue to advance in the Vostochny neighborhood, in the southern part of the settlement, and towards the Zapadny neighborhood.
In Krasnoarmeysk direction, over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 250 troops, 22 units of weaponry and armoured hardware, including 12 armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.
In the Tsentr Group’s area of responsibility, the AFU losses amounted to up to 450 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, four Western-made armoured personnel carriers, nine armoured fighting vehicles, eight pickup trucks, and one electronic warfare station.
The Vostok Group’s units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence. Losses were inflicted on formations of one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade, three assault regiments of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Orly, Orestopol, Nechayevka, Danilovka, Velikomikhaylovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Zeleny Gai, and Sladkoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 250 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 14 motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, and one electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, and one coastal defence brigade of the AFU near Stepnogorsk, Malaya Tokmachka, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, eight motor vehicles, one 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, five electronic warfare stations, one electronic reconnaissance station, two radar stations, and four materiel depots.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck fuel and energy and transport infrastructure used by the AFU, launch sites of unmanned aerial vehicles, air defence units positions, and temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 149 areas.
Air defence units shot down four U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 133 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
668 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
96,127 unmanned aerial vehicles,
636 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,981 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,611 MLRS combat vehicles,
31,253 field artillery guns and mortars,
46,441 units of support military vehicles.