Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 14 May 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of one mechanised brigade, one tank brigade, one air assault brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Belopolye, Vorozhba, Iskriskovshchina, Sadki, Pavlovka, Proletarskoye, and Bessalovka (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 185 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. One electronic warfare station, one electronic reconnaissance station, and one materiel depot were destroyed.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on formations of four mechanised brigades of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, one national guard brigade, and the Stugna Special Operations Detachment near Glushchenkovo, Druzhelyubovka, Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Sobolevka, Senkovo (Kharkov region), Kirovsk, and Karpovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 220 troops, one tank, 10 motor vehicles, two artillery guns, one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS launcher, and two ammunition depots.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades and one assault brigade of the AFU near Seversk, Vasyutinskoye, Verolyubovka, Aleksandro-Shultino, Druzhkovka, Ivanopolye, Zarya, Dyleyevka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 220 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun. One electronic warfare station, two ammunition depots, and one ammunition depot were destroyed.
As a result of resolute actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Mikhaylovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Losses were inflicted on formations of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, and one marine brigade near Krasnoarmeysk, Novoaleksandrovka, Ulyanovka, Novaya Poltavka, Mirolyubovka, Dimitrov, Petrovskoye, and Novosergeyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 525 troops, 11 pickup trucks, and two artillery guns.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Temirovka, Novogrigorovka (Zaporozhye region), Bogatyr, and Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 175 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one coastal defence brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade near Orekhov, Kamenskoye, Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye, and Tokarevka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 troops, five motor vehicles, one UK-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, one electronic warfare station, and two ammunition depots.
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Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, one uncrewed surface vehicle depot, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of AFU units and foreign mercenaries in 141 areas.
Air defence units shot down five U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bombs and one HIMARS MLRS projectile as well as 162 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
662 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
57,106 unmanned aerial vehicles,
605 anti-aircraft missile systems,
23,319 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,563 MLRS combat vehicles,
24,872 field artillery guns and mortars,
35,442 units of support military vehicles.