November 26, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 1,385 Ukrainian casualties in the last day

Russian Defense Ministry

Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

💥 The Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, an air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Sadki, Mogritsa, Miropolye, Alekseyevka, and Andreyevka (Sumy region).

📍 In Kharkov direction, units of a mechanised brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a national guard brigade have been hit near Volchansk, Vilcha, Staritsa, and Udy (Kharkov region).

▪️ The enemy lost more than 135 troops and 12 motor vehicles.

📍 The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of an assault brigade, three mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade near Kurilovka, Boguslavka, Novoplatonovka, Podoly, Nechvolodovka, Blagodatovka (Kharkov region), Yarovaya, and Drobyshevo (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy losses amounted to up to 235 troops, eight armoured fighting vehicles including three U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, 21 motor vehicles, ten electronic warfare stations, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radar, and two ammunition depots.

🚩 As a result of resolute actions, the Yug Group of Forces liberated Vasyukovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

🔥 Russian troops inflicted damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Seversk, Zakotnoye, Kirovo, Bondarnoye, Berestok, Minkovka, Nikolayevka, Ivanopolye, Stepanovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy lost more than 230 troops, a tank, seven armoured fighting vehicles including two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, a Grad MLRS, and six artillery guns including three Western-made artillery pieces. A U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar, an Israel-made RADA radar, an electronic warfare station, and seven ammunition, materiel, and fuel depots were neutralised.

📍 The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Russian elements inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a heavy mechanised brigade, three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade, an assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and two national guard brigades close to Priyut, Novoaleksandrovka, Sergeyevka, Novy Donbass, Rodinskoye of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Mezhevaya, and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).

🪖 In Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic), assault groups of the 2nd Army are successfully advancing northwards in Tsentralny and Dinas districts. Russian troops continue mopping up Ukrainian militants in Rovnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

⚡️ Eight attacks of the 425th Assault Regiment and the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU in order to unblock an encircled Ukrainian group were repelled from the area of Grishino (Donetsk People’s Republic). Up to 30 troops, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and a Swedish-made Viking armoured fighting vehicle have been neutralised.

🪖 In Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic), assault detachments of the 51st Army continue to push the enemy out of Vostochny and Zapadny districts, and southern part of the town. One hundred and seventeen buildings have been liberated.

▪️ Over 275 servicemen, a tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, and a pickup truck have been neutralised during the day in Krasnoarmeysk direction.

▪️ In total, more than 465 troops, a tank, nine armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles have been neutralised  in the Tsentr Group’s area of responsibility.

🪖 The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. One mechanised brigade, two assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades have been hit near Vozdvizhenka, Malinovka, Dobropolye, Gulyaypole (Zaporozhye region), and Otradnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 210 troops, two tanks, 14 motor vehicles, a self-propelled artillery system, and an electronic warfare station.

🔥 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 AFU near Novoandreyevka, Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, Otradokamenka, Nikolskoye (Kherson region), and Kherson.

▪️ Up to 80 troops, 15 motor vehicles, five electronic warfare stations, and three ammunition, materiel, and fuel depots have been neutralised.

✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on warehouses and command posts of unmanned aerial vehicles, a satellite communication centre, Ukrainian energy facilities used by  the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 148 areas.

🎯 Air defence systems shot down five guided aerial bombs, eight U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, a Neptune long-range missile, and 263 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊  In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost:

 668 aircraft, 

 283 helicopters, 

 99,114 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

 638 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

 26,294 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

 1,621 MLRS combat vehicles, 

 31,587 field artillery guns and mortars, 

 47,814 support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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