Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 5 February 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops inflicted damage on the units of one mechanised brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade close to Pokrovka, Novaya Sech, Khoten, Mogritsa, and Miropolye in Sumy region.
In Kharkov direction, units of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade were hit near Chugunovka and Grafskoye in Kharkov region.
The enemy lost more than 280 troops, 10 motor vehicles, one artillery gun, and two electronic warfare stations. One materiel depot was destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one national guard brigade near Kovsharovka, Novoosinovo, Borovaya, Novoyegorovka, Studenok, Novoplatonovka in Kharkov region, Krasny Liman, Sosnovoye, and Drobyshevo in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 180 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 16 motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, and one Grad MLRS combat vehicle. Five ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Russian troops inflicted losses at one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Reznikovka, Konstantinovka, Krivaya Luka, Krasnotorka, Kaleniki, Privolye, Kramatorsk, and Petrovskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The enemy losses amounted to up to 125 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, and one counter-fire radar station. One materiel depot was destroyed.
The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one national guard brigade close to Novovodyanoye, Grishino, Novy Donbass, Belitskoye, Shevchenko, Toretskoye, Kucherov Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, and Novopavlovka in Dnepropetrovsk region.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 310 troops, one tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, two artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, and one counter-fire radar station.
by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 5 February 2026
Part 2 (
see Part 1)
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian troops inflicted losses on the formations of mechanised brigade, one air assault brigade, and two assault regiments of the AFU near Lyubitskoye, Rovnoye, Verkhnyaya Tersa, Krinichnoye, Komsomolskoye, Charivnoye, Rizdvyanka in Zaporozhye region, and Pokrovskoye in Dnepropetrovsk region.
The enemy lost more than 360 troops, one tank, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun. One materiel depot was destroyed.
The Dnepr Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Magdalinovka, Novodanilovka, Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region), and Berislav (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, 16 motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one Buk anti-aircraft missile launcher, three electronic warfare stations, and two counter-fire stations. One materiel depot was destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted damage on the transport and energy infrastructure used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, assembly, storage and launch areas of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 148 areas.
Air defence systems shot down one guided aerial bomb, nine HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 381 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
112,596 unmanned aerial vehicles,
650 anti-aircraft missile systems,
27,503 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,659 MLRS combat vehicles,
33,080 field artillery guns and mortars,
53,713 units of support military vehicles.