Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 22 February 2026
Over the past 24 hours, in response to the terrorist attacks launched by the Kiev regime
against civilian infrastructure facilities on the territory of Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have launched a massive strike by long-range, ground-based and air-based high-precision weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles at the facilities of the defence industry, energy infrastructure of Ukraine used to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The goals of the strike were achieved. All the assigned targets were engaged.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops engaged formations of three mechanised brigades of the AFU and three territorial defence brigades close to Pokrovka, Mikhaylovskoye, Khrapovshchina, Khoten, Iskrikovshchina, and Novodmitrovka (Sumy region). Russian troops engaged formations of three mechanised brigades of the AFU and three territorial defence brigades close to Pokrovka, Mikhaylovskoye, Khrapovshchina, Khoten, Iskrikovshchina, and Novodmitrovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov region, units of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and one national guard brigade have been hit near Otradnoye, Grafskoye, Neskuchnoye, Varvarovka, and Kolodeznoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 240 troops, 14 motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, including two 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery systems, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station, one ammunition depot, and eight materiel depots.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Group’s formations inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade of the AFU and two national guard brigades near Shipovatoye, Nechvolodovka, Prilyutovo, Monachinovka (Kharkov region) and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, four Western-made armoured fighting vehicles, three artillery guns, including two 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery systems, and 11 motor vehicles. A U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radar and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yuzhnaya Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Strikes were delivered at formations of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade close to Kurtovka, Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Artema, and Druzhkovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost more than 105 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, two Kazak armoured vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, and two artillery guns. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radar station, one electronic warfare station, one ammunition depot, and two materiel depots were neutralised.
he Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, one Azov Special Operations Brigade, four national guard brigades close to Krasnoyarskoye, Novoaleksandrovka, Kucherov Yar, Shevchenko, Toretskoye, Rayskoye, Belitskoye, Krasnopodolye, Rodinskoye, Sergeyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Up to 355 troops, 10 armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, four artillery guns, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar station have been neutralised.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. The Group’s units engaged one mechanised brigade, two air assault brigades, one assault brigade, and two assault regiments of the AFU have been hit close to Rizdvyanka, Boykovo, Gorkoye (Zaporozhye region), Kolomiytsy, Pokrovskoye, Prosyanaya, and Aleksandrovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 350 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, one 155-mm Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one materiel depot.
The Dnepr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Kirovo, Kamyshevakha and Grigorovka (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 60 troops, 12 motor vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, one ammunition depot, and four materiel depots have been neutralised.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage on a logistics centre and a storage area of unmanned aerial vehicles and their components, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 144 areas.
Air defence systems shot down five guided aerial bombs, seven HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 326 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
116,263 unmanned aerial vehicles,
650 anti-aircraft missile systems,
27,814 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,670 MLRS combat vehicles,
33,421 field artillery guns and mortars,
55,005 units of support military vehicles.