Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 9 August 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The the Sever Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a tank brigade, a mechanised brigade, a jaeger brigade, an air assault brigade, and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Andreyevka, Novaya Sech, Proletarskoye, and Yunakovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of a mechanised brigade and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit near Volchansk, Chugunovka, and Tikhoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 195 troops, a tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, 11 motor vehicles, four artillery guns, an ammunition depot, and six materiel dumps.
The Zapad Group’s units improved the tactical situation and inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade near Kupyansk, Novosergeyevka (Kharkov region), Torskoye, Novoselovka, Shandrigolovo, and Maslyakovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 230 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles including two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles as well as 15 motor vehicles.
A U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire warfare station, an Israel-made RADA radar, three electronic warfare stations, and three ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, and a mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Seversk, Serebryanka, Kleban-Byk, Katerinovka, Konstantinovka, Aleksandro-Schultino, and Ivanopolye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 235 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and seven artillery guns including a U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer.
One electronic warfare station and three ammunition and material depots were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Yablonovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) as a result of resolute actions.
Russian troops engaged formations of a heavy mechanised brigade, two mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, an air assault brigade, a jaeger brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade near Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Chushino, Krasny Liman, Novoekonomicheskoye, Udachnoye, and Rodinskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 405 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured vehicle, four motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns.
The Vostok Group’s units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, and a territorial defence brigade close to Voronoye, Sosnovka, Tikhoye in Dnepropetrovsk region, Novodarovka, Levadnoye, Novoivanovka (Zaporozhye region), and Iskra (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Up to 250 troops, a tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and six motor vehicles have been neutralised.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, a coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Kamenskoye, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Antovka, and Nikolayevka (Kherson region).
Up to 80 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, nine electronic warfare stations, and four ammunition and material depots have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the stocking facilities and launching sites of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
Russian air defence units shot down a Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, two guided aerial bombs, two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 457 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy lost:
665 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
75,813 unmanned aerial vehicles,
625 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,504 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,584 MLRS combat vehicles,
28,318 field artillery guns and mortars,
39,356 units of support military vehicles.