Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 29 December 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, and one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Ryzhevka, Andreyevka, Alekseyevka, and Varachino (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops hit units of the one mechanised brigade and one motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Grafskoye, Rubezhnoye, and Staritsa (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 205 troops, nine motor vehicles, one self-propelled artillery system, and one electronic warfare station.
The Zapad Group of Forces’ units completed the liberation of Dibrova (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one National Guard brigade, and one territorial defence brigade near Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Podoly, Glushkovka (Kharkov region), Drobyshevo, Krasny Liman, and Ilyichevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In Kupyansk direction, units of the 6th Army repelled two attacks launched by units of the 144th Mechanised Brigade and the 92nd Assault Brigade of the AFU including foreign mercenaries that tried to break into Kupyansk (Kharkov region) near Palamarevka and Blagodatovka. In addition, 26 troops and 17 pieces of military hardware were neutralised.
In the area of responsibility of the Zapad Group of Forces, the AFU losses were more than 210 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles including one M113 armoured personnel carrier two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, one Italian-made Iveco armoured vehicle, and one Canadian-made Senator armoured personnel carrier. In addition, 21 pickup trucks and five ammunition depots were neutralised
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops delivereed strikes at formations if three mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade near Cherevkovka, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Dolgaya Balka, Reznikovka, and Slavyansk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 205 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles including one M113 armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made Hummer armoured vehicle, eight motor vehicles, four field artillery guns including three NATO-made ones.
In addition, two electronic warfare stations, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station, and two materiel depots were neutralised.
rigade near Gavrilovka, Krutoyarovka, Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Toretskoye, Svetloye, Grishino, Shevchenko, Shilovka, Belitskoye, Vodyanskoye, Dobropolye, and Novy Donbass (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were over 495 troops.
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 assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Bratskoye, Velikomikhaylovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Boykovo, Ternovatoye, and Zaliznichnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses were up to 190 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, and 16 motor vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit units of one mountain assault brigade and one territorial defence brigade near Orekhov, Novoandreyevka, Lukyanovskoye (Zaporozhye region), and Sadovoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were more than 55 Ukrainian troops, nine motor vehicles, two electronic warfare stations, and one materiel depot.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered strikes at temporary deployment areas of the AFU and foreign mercenaries in 153 areas.
Air defence systems shot down two Grom operational-tactical missiles and 140 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
669 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
105,805 unmanned aerial vehicles,
641 anti-aircraft missile systems,
26,775 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,634 MLRS combat vehicles,
32,240 field artillery guns and mortars,
50,291 support military vehicles.