Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 10 May 2025
In accordance with the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, due to humanitarian reasons, during the holidays on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, all the Groups of Forces deployed in the special military operation zone continue to strictly observe the ceasefire since 00:00 of 8 May remaining in previously taken positions.
Despite the announcement of the ceasefire, the AFU formations continued to engage in combat actions against Russian troops. The AFU made four attempts to penetrate the State Border of the Russian Federation in Kursk and Belgorod regions, launched 22 attacks, and made an attempt of reconnaissance-in-force near Tetkino (Kursk region), Pavlovka, Budki (Sumy region), Berezniki (Kharkov region), Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Lipovoye, Redkodub, Valentinovka, Dzerzhinsk, Romanovka, Novoolenovka, Mirolyubovka, Ulyanovka, Yelizavetovka, Troitskoye, Alekseyevka, Novoaleksandrovka, Kotlyarovka, Novosergeyevka, and Veseloye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Along the line of contact, Ukrainian units attacked positions of Russian troops 2,669 times by tube artillery, tanks, and mortars as well as delivered 46 strikes by MLRS projectiles. In addition, 6,562 UAV strikes and munition drops from drones were attempted by the AFU.
In total, 9,318 violations of the ceasefire have been recorded.
In these circumstances, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation respond to the violations of the ceasefire by the AFU in an equal manner and will continue to act according to the situation by addressing all criminal assaults of the Kiev regime.
hardware of two territorial defence brigades, which did not observe the temporary ceasefire regime, near Bessalovka and Pavlovka (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 220 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns. One ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces repelled an attack of the enemy near Lipovoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 170 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, one Grad MLRS launcher, and one NATO-made artillery gun. One Kraken electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces repelled an attack of the enemy near Valentinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 110 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. One ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces repelled eight attacks of the enemy near Novoolenovka, Ulyanovka, Mirolyubovka, Yelizavetovka, Kotlyarovka, Novosergeyevka, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 130 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. One electronic warfare station was destroyed.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, which did not observe the temporary ceasefire regime, near Bogatyr, Zelenoye Pole, and Novopol (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-48 counter-battery radar was destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade of the AFU, which did not observe the temporary ceasefire regime, near Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region) and Ponyatovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 20 troops, six motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have not delivered any strikes.
Over the past 24 hours, air defence units shot down one U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bomb and 86 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
️662 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
56,592 unmanned aerial vehicles,
605 anti-aircraft missile systems,
23,265 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,561 MLRS combat vehicles,
24,624 field artillery guns and mortars,
35,237 units of support military vehicles.