Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 28 August 2025
Last night, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a high-precision group strike with long-range air-to-surface weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles, and attack unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry and military aviation bases.
The targets have been defeated, all the assigned facilities have been neutralised.
The Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, one tank brigade, one assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and one National Guard regiment near Kondratovka, Staraya Guta, Pavlovka, Andreyevka, Yunakovka, and Sadki (Sumy region).
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, an air assault brigade, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Golubovka, Varachino, Pavlovka, Stepnoye, Kondratovka, Novaya Sech, Maryino, and Yunakovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of the AFU mechanised and motorised infantry brigades, a territorial defence brigade, and a border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine were hit near Ivashki, Volchansk, and Ambarnoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were more than 180 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, one artillery gun, two ammunition depots, and seven materiel depots.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. They inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Kupyansk, Boguslavka, Borovskaya Andreyevka (Kharkov region), Stavki and Kirovsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 235 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 22 motor vehicles, and one artillery gun. Four electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were eliminated.
As a result of the resolute actions of Yug Group’s units, Nelepovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic was liberated.
Six mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit near Seversk, Fedorovka, Konstantinovka, and Dronovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 205 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, five pickup trucks, two field artillery guns, two ammunition depots, and one materiel depot.
The Tsentr Group of Forces’ units took more advantageous lines and positions. Manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, an infantry brigade, a jaeger brigade, two assault brigades, two air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and three national guard brigades were hit near Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov, Dorozhnoye, Belitskoye, and Rodinskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The Ukrainian armed formations losses were more than 410 troops, one German-made Leopard tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and one artillery gun.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and a territorial defence brigade were defeated near Voronoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Kamyshevakha (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost up to 240 troops, seven motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, a coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Novoandreyevka, Pavlovka, Veselyanka, Primorskoye (Zaporozhye region), Nikolskoye and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU lost up to 55 troops, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, 12 motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicles depots, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 153 areas.
Using a high-speed uncrewed surface vehicle, the Ukrainian Navy’s Simferopol medium reconnaissance ship was defeated at the River Danube mouth. As a result of the attack, the Ukrainian ship sank.
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 192 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total,since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
666 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
80,018 unmanned aerial vehicles,
625 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,831 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,588 MLRS combat vehicles,
29,005 field artillery guns and mortars,
40,547 special military vehicles.