Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 11 August 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one jaeger brigade, two air assault brigades, one air assault regiment, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Sadki, Stepnoye, Andreyevka, Varachino, Pershche Travnya, Proletarskoye, and Yunakovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops hit units of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Sinelnikovo, Novaya Kazachya, Khatneye, Kreydyanka, and Melovoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 170 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 18 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, and two materiel depots.
The Zapad Group of Forces’ units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops launched attacks on formations of three mechanised brigades and one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Cherneshchina, Kupyansk, Petrovskoye, Borovskoye, Andreyevka (Kharkov region), and Shandrigolovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 225 troops, two U.S.-made MaxxPro and one UK-made Snatch armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, and two NATO-made artillery guns. One Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS system launcher, one Plastun electronic reconnaissance station, four Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 radar stations, and five ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Yug Group of Forces’ units improved the situation along the front line. In addition, Russian troops neutralised manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade close to Malotaranovka, Fedorovka, Svyatogorsk, Seversk, Minkovka, Vasyukovka, Chervonoye, Zvanovka, and Kleban-Byk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were more than 200 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, four armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, two field artillery guns, two electronic warfare stations, one counter-battery radar station, and one ammunition depot.
As a result of active actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces completed the liberation of Lunacharskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian troops delivered strikes at formations of four mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one assault brigade, one air assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, one territorial defence brigade, two National Guard brigades, and one combined brigade of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine close to Dimitrov, Dobropolye, Rodinskoye, Udachnoye, Artemovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Grodovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Novopavlovka, and Filiya (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses were up to 410 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.
The Vostok Group of Forces’ units continued to advance into the depths of enemy defences. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades close to Zeleny Gai, Aleksandrograd (Donetsk People’s Republic), Sosnovka, Velikomikhaylovka, Tikhoye, Voronoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Olgovskoye, and Poltavka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses were more than 255 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, and 11 motor vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one mechanised brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades close to Primorskoye, Magdalinovka, Orekhov, Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), Nikolskoye, Kazatskoye, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 75 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 14 motor vehicles, one artillery gun, seven electronic warfare stations, and one ammunition depot.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted fire damage on assembly and storage areas of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, AFU ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of AFU formations and foreign mercenaries in 140 areas.
Air defence systems shot down seven U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 312 fixed-wing UAVs.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy lost:
665 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
76,497 unmanned aerial vehicles,
625 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,539 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,585 MLRS combat vehicles,
28,387 field artillery guns and mortars,
39,500 units of support military vehicles.