Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 5 August 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one air assault brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to Mogritsa, Alekseyevka, Varachino, Yablonovka, and Andreyevka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted losses on the units of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Volchansk, Gatishche, Melovoye, and Sinelnikovo (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 225 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, and one artillery gun. One electronic warfare station and four ammunition and materiel depots were destroyed.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Russian units inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Glushkovka, Aleksandrovka, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Krymki, Yarovaya, and Kolodezi (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 220 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, nine pickup trucks, and one field artillery gun. Two ammunition depots and seven electronic warfare stations were eliminated.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade close to Minkovka, Vasyukovka, Nelepovka, Mayskoye, Nikolayevka, Aleksandro-Shultino, Konstantinovka, and Seversk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to over 210 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles.
rigades, one infantry brigade, one assault brigade, one airborne brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade near Krasnoarmeysk, Artemovka, Udachnoye, Yalta, Kutuzovka, Dimitrov, Petrovskogo (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Dachnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 375 troops and two motor vehicles.
As a result of intensive and resolute actions, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Yanvarskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, three territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Iskra, Aleksandrograd (Donetsk People’s Republic), Uspenovka, Novoselovka, Zeleny Gai, Poltavka, Kulturnoye (Zaporozhye region), and Novogeorgiyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 205 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and one artillery gun.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of one mountain assault brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Belogorye, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Lvovo, Antonovka, Nikolskoye (Kherson region), and Kherson.
The AFU lost more than 60 troops, five motor vehicles, seven electronic warfare stations, and one materiel depot.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces hit the transport infrastructure used for the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, UAV depots, and service stations for uncrewed surface vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries in 140 areas.
Air defence shot down 146 fixed-wing UAVs.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
74,726 unmanned aerial vehicles,
625 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,448 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,584 MLRS combat vehicles,
28,180 field artillery guns and mortars,
39,150 units of support military vehicles.