Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 23 December 2025
In response to the terrorist attacks launched by Ukraine against civilian facilities on the territory of Russia, this morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive strike with long-range, ground- and air-based high-precision weapons, including Kinzhal air-ballistic hypersonic missiles and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry and energy facilities providing their work. The goals of the strike were achieved. All the assigned targets were engaged.
As a result of active actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces took under control Prilipka in Kharkov region.
Russian troops inflicted losses on the formations of two mechanised brigades, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Ryzhevka, Grabovskoye, Andreyevka, Alekseyevka, and Yablonovka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of one mechanised brigade and one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU have been hit near the settlements of Ternovaya and Volchanskiye Khutora (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station. One ammunition and two material depots were eliminated.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Russian troops engaged manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Podoly, Kovsharovka, Glushkovka, Boguslavka, Novoplatonovka, Druzhelyubovka (Kharkov region), Novoegorovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Aleksandrovka, Dibrova, Drobyshevo, Krasny Liman, and Ilyichovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 200 troops and 12 motor vehicles. Six ammunition depots were wiped out.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Minkovka, Platonovka, Kirovo, Kuzminovka, Petrovskoye, Bondarnoye, Chervonoye, Privolye, Konstantinovka, Stepanovka, and Nikolayevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 215 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, and four motor vehicles. One electronic warfare station, two ammunition depots, and three materiel depots were destroyed.
The Tsentr Group’s units continued to neutralise the enemy in the city of Dimitrov and mop up the scattered AFU units in Rodinskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The Group’s units inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one air assault brigade, one jaeger brigade, one airmobile brigade, two mechanised brigades, one assault regiment, one unmanned systems regiment of the AFU, and one marine infantry brigade near Kucherov Yar, Toretskoye, Novy Donbass, Belitskoye, Artyomovka, Grishino, Muravka, Udachnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Krutoyarovka, and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 470 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and one counter-fire radar station.
The Vostok Group’s units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence and liberated Andreyevka in Dnepropetrovsk region.
Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, one national guard brigade, and one territorial defence brigade close to Barvinovka, Ternovatoye, Lubitskoye, Gulyaypole, Verkhnaya Tersa, Kosovtsevo, Zarechnoye (Zaporozhye region) and Kommunarovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 320 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and one artillery gun.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Malokaterinovka, Lukyanovskoye, Stepnogorsk, Novoyakovlevka, and Orekhov (Zaporozhye region).
More than 40 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, one motor vehicle, one electronic warfare station, two ammunition depots, and one materiel depot were neutralised.
Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage on port and transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, long-range unmanned aerial vehicle command posts, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries in 140 areas.
Air defence systems shot down one guided aerial bomb and 56 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
669 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
104,146 unmanned aerial vehicles,
640 anti-aircraft missile systems,
26,668 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,634 MLRS combat vehicles,
32,097 field artillery guns and mortars,
49,801 support military vehicles.