Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 6 July 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the situation on the front line in Sumy region. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade, two assault regiments, one UAV battalion of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Ryzhevka, Kondratovka, Pisarevka, Khrapovshchina, Yunakovka, Sadki, Varachino, and Andreyevka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, Russian units inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and one border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine close to Volchansk, Okhrimovka, Volchanskiye Khutora, Gatishche, and Prikolotnoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU lost more than 175 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, 11 motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns. One materiel depot was destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Sobolevka (Kharkov region).
The Group’s units hit formations of four mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Glushkovka, Novosergeyevka, Kupyansk, Nizsheye Solenoye (Kharkov region), Karpovka, Torskoye, and Drobyshevo (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more 230 Ukrainian troops, six motor vehicles, and three artillery guns. Five electronic warfare stations, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station, and four ammunition depots were wiped out.
The Yug Group of Forces’ units improved the tactical situation. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Nikolayevka, Zvanovka, Seversk, Minkovka, Serebryanka, Fedorovka, Chasov Yar, and Shcherbinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 115 troops, one motor vehicle, five field artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, one ammunition depot, and two materiel depots.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Formations of three mechanised brigades, one airborne brigade, one jaeger brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, two marine brigades, and one national guard brigade were hit close to Vladimirovka, Novoekonomicheskoye, Suvorovo, Krasnoarmeysk, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Grodovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Dnepropetrovsk region.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 390 troops, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, seven pickup trucks, and four artillery guns.
As a result of operations, the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Poddubnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Poltavka, Olgovka, Malinovka (Zaporozhye region), Voskresenka, Novopol, and Karla Marksa (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.
The Dnepr Group of Forces’ units improved the tactical situation. Formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the AFU, and four territorial defence brigades were hit near Kamenskoye, Plavni, Belogorye, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Olgovka, and Sadovoye (Kherson region).
More than 70 troops, three motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, seven electronic warfare stations, one ammunition depot, four materiel depots, and one fuel depot were eliminated.
Long-range and Operational-Tactical Aaviation, strike drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage on the infrastructure of an aviation base, an enterprise for the production of components for long-range UAVs, ammunition depots, assembly workshops and storage sites for UAVs and uncrewed surface vehicles as well as temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 141 areas.
Units of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed three uncrewed surface vehicles.
Air defence systems shot down six guided aerial bombs and 298 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy lost:
663 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
67,647 unmanned aerial vehicles,
614 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,143 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,575 MLRS combat vehicles,
27,043 field artillery guns and mortars,
37,712 units of support military vehicles.