September 14, 2025

Russian Ministry. of Defense:  up to 1,285 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

Russian Defense Ministry

The special military operation.

💥 Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised assault brigades, one air assault brigade, and one assault regiment of the AFU close to Andreyevka, Sadki, Kondratovka, Pavlovka, and Alekseyevka (Sumy region).

💥 In Kharkov direction, units of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade have been hit near Volchansk, Zhovtnevoye, and Beliy Kolodez (Kharkov region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 170 troops, one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and three artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations, and six ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.

📍 Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Yarovaya, Tatyanovka, Kirovsk (Donetsk People’s Republic), Glushkovka, and Borovaya (Kharkov region).

▪️ The enemy losses amounted to more than 240 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, 25 motor vehicles, and two artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer. Two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire stations, seven electronic warfare stations, and two ammunition depots were neutralised.

📍 Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Two mechanised, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade were defeated near Stepanovka, Kramatorsk, Seversk, Pazeno, and one Druzhkovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy lost up to 200 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and four artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots have been eliminated.

↗️ Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Rodinskoye, Muravka, and Novopavlovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The AFU lost up to 450 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun.

The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defences. Russian troops inflicted losses on the formations of

two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one of the territorial defence brigade close to Dibrova, Verbovoye, Kalinovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), and Novogrigorovka (Zaporozhye region).

▪️ More than 225 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and 14 motor vehicles have been neutralised.

💥 The Dnepr Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one coast guard brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Primorskoye, Stepnogorsk, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Olgovka, and Antonovka (Kherson region).

▪️ The enemy losses amounted to more than 45 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, and six motor vehicles. Four electronic warfare stations and six ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.

✈️ Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on training centres of drone operators, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.

🎯 Air defence systems shot down four guided bombs, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 361 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy lost:

▫️ 667 aircraft, 

▫️ 283 helicopters, 

▫️ 84,069  unmanned aerial vehicles, 

▫️ 628 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

▫️ 25,096  tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

▫️ 1,591 MLRS combat vehicles, 

▫️ 29,555  field artillery guns and mortars, 

▫️ 41,743  units of support military vehicles.

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