September 11, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 1,440 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 inflicted losses on two mechanised brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Alekseyevka, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Mogritsa (Sumy region).

📍 In Kharkov direction, units of a motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade have been hit close to Dergachi and Melovoye (Kharkov region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 175 troops, a tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, and a U.S.-made M777 howitzer. Two electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were eliminated.

📍 Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian formations engaged two mechanised brigades, an air assault brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade close to Kupyansk, Izyumskoye in Kharkov region, Krasny Liman, and Kirovsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 230 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 25 motor vehicles, a Grad MLRS, and three field artillery guns. Four electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots were neutralised.

📍 Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Three mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade were hit near Seversk, Druzhkovka, Berestok, Stepanovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy lost more than 200 troops, a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, six motor vehicles, and an artillery gun. Two electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were eliminated.

📍 Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, an infantry brigade, two air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and a territorial defence brigade near Rodinskoye, Muravka, Dimitrov, and Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 520 troops, a German-made Leopard tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, and a field artillery gun.

Vishnevoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▪️ The AFU lost more than 265 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.

🔥 The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a national guard brigade near Stepnogorsk, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Olgovka, and Antonovka (Kherson region).

▪️ The enemy losses were up to 50 servicemen, an armoured personnel carrier, and 10 motor vehicles. Three electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were neutralised.

✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged an Israeli-made RADA multifuctional radar, missile and artillery weapons depots, materiel dumps as well as temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 147 areas.

🎯 Air defence systems shot down three guided aerial bombs, four U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, a Neptune long-range missile, and 166 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

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

▫️ 666 aircraft, 

▫️ 283 helicopters, 

▫️ 83,066 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

▫️ 628 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

▫️ 25,047 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

▫️ 1,591 MLRS combat vehicles, 

▫️ 29,471 field artillery guns and mortars, 

▫️ 41,520 units of support military vehicles.

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