Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 30 July 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted losses on the manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Proletarskoye, Yunakovka, and Andreyevka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian units hit one mechanised brigade, one tank brigade, and one assault regiment of the AFU near Melovoye and Volchanskiye Khutora (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 190 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and one artillery gun. An electronic warfare station and three ammunition depots and four materiel depots of the enemy were neutralised.
The Zapad Group’s units improved the situation along the front line. They hit units of one mechanised brigade and one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Osinovo (Kharkov region) and Shandrigolovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were over 245 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and 12 motor vehicles. Three electronic warfare stations and eight ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group’s elements took more advantageous lines and positions. They inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of four AFU mechanised brigades, one National Guard brigade near Konstantinovka, Ivanopolye, Vasyukovka, and Dzerzhinsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, six motor vehicles, two Western-made artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, and one counter-fire radar station. Two ammunition depots and three materiel depots were eliminated.
The Tsentr Group’s units improved the tactical situation. The Russian units defeated the units of three mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one assault bridge, one infantry brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one territorial defence brigade near Vladimirovka, Krasnoarmeysk, and Sukhetskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 410 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one Czech-made Vampire MLRS, three artillery guns, and a counter-fire radar station.
netsk People’s Republic), Voronoye, Yanvarskoye, and Novopetrovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 210 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, and a Western-made artillery gun. Two ammunition depots and a materiel depot were eliminated.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade close to Belogorye, Novoandreyevka, Veselyanka, Grigorovka, Orekhov (Zaporozhye region), Olgovka, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, two motor vehicles, one artillery gun, four electronic warfare stations, and two counter-fire radar stations. Two ammunition depots and five materiel depots were eliminated.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the transport infrastructure used for the AFU, a depot of robotics systems, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries in 156 areas.
Air defence systems shot down two guided aerial bombs and 133 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
73,522 unmanned aerial vehicles,
624 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,384 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,584 MLRS combat vehicles,
27,956 field artillery guns and mortars,
38,892 special military vehicles.