Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 27 January 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of a mechanised brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Rzhanoye, Sadki, Sosnovka, and Khoten (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of a mechanised brigade, a motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade have been hit close to Volchanskiye Khutora, Zybino, Proletarskoye, and Chugunovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy lost more than 170 troops, 14 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. A U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radar station, four ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
As a result of resolute offensive actions, the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Kupyansk-Uzlovoy (Kharkov region).
Four mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades have been hit near Kovsharovka, Nechvolodovka, Novoosinovo, Senkovo (Kharkov region), and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 210 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 27 motor vehicles, and two Western-made artillery guns. A U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, and a mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit close to Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Novodmitrovka, Reznikovka, and Slavyansk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 120 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 19 motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns including two Western-made guns. Two materiel depots were destroyed.
The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops engaged seven mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades near Belitskoye, Grishino, Zavido-Kudashevo, Sukhetskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Novopodgorodnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 415 troops, a tank, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 16 motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar.
zdvizhevka, Gorkoye, Zaliznichnoye, and Rizdvyanka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost more than 390 troops, eight armoured fighting vehicles, and 21 motor vehicles.
As a result of decisive actions, the Dnepr Group of Forces liberated Novoyakovlevka (Zaporozhye region).
Manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit close to Magdalinovka (Zaporozhye region) and Sadovoye (Kherson region).
Up to 40 troops, nine motor vehicles, an artillery gun, four electronic warfare stations, and a fuel depot were neutralised.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on energy infrastructure facilities used for the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, storage and preparation for the launch of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 154 areas.
Air defence systems shot down 11 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, an S-200 anti-aircraft guided missile, and 105 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
111,231 unmanned aerial vehicles,
646 anti-aircraft missile systems,
27,349 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,651 MLRS combat vehicles,
32,877 field artillery guns and mortars,
52,956 units of support military vehicles.