May 6, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 1,425 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

Russian Defense Ministry

Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

💥 The Sever Group of Forces have engaged clusters of manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an air assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and three territorial defence brigades close to Iskriskovshchina, Rechki, Yablonovka, Yunakovka, Miropolye, Turya (Sumy region), and Kazachya Lopan (Kharkov region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 225 troops, a tank, eight armoured fighting vehicles, ten counterobstacle engineer vehicles, a UR-77 demining system, 13 motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. One ammunition depot was destroyed.

📍Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit three  mechanised brigade, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade near Kupyansk, Podliman, Gorokhovatka, Druzhelyubovka (Kharkov region), and Karpovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

▪️ The AFU lost more than 250 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns, five of them were Western-made. Two Kvertus electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were eliminated.

📍 The Yug Group of Forces’ units improved the tactical situation. Russian units engaged four mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Seversk, Minkovka, Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka, Konstantinovka, and Ivanopolye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 275 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and seven field artillery guns. One electronic warfare station and three ammunition depots have been neutralised.

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

💥 The Russian Armed Forces damaged three mechanised brigades, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and a national guard brigade close to Muravka, Dimitrov, Mirolyubovka, Zverevo, Novosergeyevka, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy’s losses amounted to more than 425 troops, a tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns including a UK-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, and a French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system.

depth of enemy defence. Russian elements delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Bogatyr, Fyodorovka, Volnoye Pole, and Novopol (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, six motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns including two U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzers. One electronic warfare station was eliminated.

💥 The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged the units of a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and two coastal defence brigades close to Malaya Tokmachka, Novoandreyevka, Pavlovka (Zaporozhye region), and Sadovoye (Kherson region).

▪️ Up to 50 troops, two motor vehicles, and an electronic warfare station have been neutralised.

✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit the infrastructure of a military airfield, a drone workshops, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 151 area.

🎯 Air defence systems destroyed four U.S.-made JDAM guided bombs and 202 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

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

 662 aircraft, 

 283 helicopters, 

 55,654 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

 605 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

 23,175 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

 1,558 MLRS combat vehicles, 

 24,514 field artillery guns and mortars, 

 35,059 units of support military vehicles.

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