of special military operation as of 12 July 2025
Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range air-based high-precision weapons and drones at Ukrainian defence industry enterprises in Lvov, Kharkov and Lutsk, as well as the infrastructure of a military airfield. The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
The Sever Group’s units improved the situation along the front line. They inflicted fire damage on two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and three territorial defence brigades close to Ryzhevka, Radyanskoye, Alekseyevka, Kondratovka, Varachino, Yunakovka, and Sadki (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of two territorial defence brigades were hit close to Volchansk and Melovoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU lost more than 170 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, one electronic warfare station, and three materiel depots.
The Zapad Group’s units improved the tactical situation. Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one territorial defence brigade close to Shiykovka, Novovasilevka, Petro-Ivanovka, Kupyansk (Kharkov region) and Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 225 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, 10 motor vehicles, two artillery guns, three electronic warfare stations, one Israel-made RADA radar, and five ammunition depots.
The Yug Group’s units took more advantageous lines and positions. They inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one airmobile brigade, and one national guard brigade near Shcherbinovka, Seversk, Chasov Yar, Serebryanka, Konstantinovka, Platonovka, Zakotnoye, Belaya Gora, Aleksandro-Shultino, and Kleban-Byk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 185 troops, one motor vehicle, and one ammunition depot.
mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one assault brigade, two air assault brigades, one assault regiment of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one national guard brigade close to Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Zverevo, Udachnoye, Muravka, Petrovskogo (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Filiya and Novopogorodnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Ukranian armed formations lost up to 450 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun.
The Vostok Group’s units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence. They hit manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades near Novogeorgiyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Karla Marksa (Donetsk People’s Republic), Temirovka, Poltavka, Gulyaipole, and Malinovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to over 190 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 10 motor vehicles, one artillery gun, and two electronic warfare stations.
The Dnepr Group’s units inflicted losses on units of one mountain assault brigade, one coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Plavni, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Sadovoye, and Naddnepryanskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU sustained losses of up to 60 troops, eight motor vehicles, nine electronic warfare stations, one ammunition depot, and two materiel depots.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the TCCs, as well as temporary deployment points of the AFU formations and foreign mercenaries in 133 areas.
Air defence systems shot down two guided aerial bombs and 189 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
663 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
69 155 unmanned aerial vehicles,
614 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24 194 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1 576 MLRS combat vehicles,
27 284 field artillery guns and mortars,
38 029 special military vehicles.