Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 25 October 2025
In response to the terrorist attacks launched by Ukraine against civilian facilities on the territory of Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a group strike with long-range ground-based high-precision weapon tonight, as well as with attack UAVs against enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry and energy infrastructure that support its work.
The targets were defeated, all the assigned facilities were neutralised.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of three mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade close to Leninskoye, Novaya Sech, Kondratovka, Korchakovka, Gnilitsa, and Rogoznoye (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade have been hit near Volchansk and Veterinarnoye (Kharkov region).
Up to 150 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 16 motor vehicles, one Western-made field artillery gun, and one electronic warfare station of the AFU have been neutralised. Also, an ammunition depot and eight materiel depots were eliminated.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Russian units engaged manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to Kupyansk, Kurilovka, Kucherovka, and Shiykovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 230 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 23 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, including one Western-made gun, and five electronic warfare stations. Three AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Group’s units hit the formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Khromovka, Stepanovka, Seversk, and Pleshcheyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 85 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, one Grad MLRS, eight artillery guns, including four Western-made artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, and three ammunition depots.
our mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Krasnoarmeysk, Artyomovka, Annovka, Novonikolayevka, Dimitrov, Toretskoye, Sergeyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Ivanovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 520 troops, seven armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued offensive operations. Russian troops inflicted losses on the formations of one mechanised brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades close to Danilovka, Radostnoye, Yegorovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Privolnoye, and Chervonoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU lost up to 320 troops, one U.S.-made MLRS, two artillery guns, including one Western-made gun, 14 motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.
The Dnepr Group’s units have delivered strikes at enemy manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Stepnogorsk, Stepovoye, Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), Ponyatovka, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
More than 80 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 15 motor vehicles, five electronic warfare stations, one ammunition depot, and two materiel depots have been neutralised.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed a missile launcher and a transport and loading vehicle of the Neptune coastal missile system, and inflicted losses on UAV production workshops, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 154 areas.
Air defence systems shot down two guided aerial bombs and 281 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy lost:
668 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
92,459 unmanned aerial vehicles,
633 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,664 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,607 MLRS combat vehicles,
30,783 field artillery guns and mortars,
44,815 units of support military vehicles.