Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 24 July 2025
Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range high-precision weapons, as well as with unmanned aerial vehicles against Ukrainian defence industry enterprises and power facilities that support the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Group hit manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one air assault brigade, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Radyanskoye, Korchakovka, Khrapovshchina, Maryino, and Ryzhevka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian units inflicted fire damage on one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade have been hit near Veliky Burluk and Melovoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, seven motor vehicles, and five artillery guns. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
The Zapad Group’s units improved the situation along the front line. They hit formations of three mechanised brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade close to Sredneye, Karpovka, Shandrigolovo, Drobyshevo (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Andreyevka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 230 troops, 13 motor vehicles, and one S-60 anti-aircraft gun. Eight ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group’s units took more advantageous lines and positions, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Pleshcheyevka, Seversk, Zvanovka, and Serebryanka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 215 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and one artillery gun.
The Tsentr Group’s units improved the tactical situation. Strikes were launched at formations of two mechanised brigades, one airborne brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade close to Udachnoye, Rodinskoye, Stepanovka, Svetloye, Poltavka, Krasnoarmeysk, and Artema (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The Ukrainian formations lost up to 420 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, six pickup trucks, and three artillery guns.
wo AFU mechanised brigades and two territorial defence brigades near Novogeorgiyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Iskra, Zeleny Gay (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Novoselovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and two artillery guns.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of one mechanised brigade and two territorial defence brigades near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka and Belozerka (Kherson region).
Up to 60 troops, four motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, two electronic warfare stations, and two ammunition depots were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on UAV assembly and storage facilities, fuel and missile artillery depots, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian troops, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries in 136 areas.
Air defence systems shot down six guided aerial bombs, one Neptune long-range missile, as well as 217 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
72,195 unmanned aerial vehicles,
623 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,316 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicle,
1,581 MLRS combat vehicles,
27,780 field artillery guns and mortars,
38,645 special military vehicles.