Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 16–22 August 2025
From 16 to 22 August 2025, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out six group strikes with high-precision weapons and drones. They hit enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry and energy facilities maintaining them, an oil refinery supplying fuel to the AFU in the Donbass, and depots storing Sapsan operational-tactical missiles, fuel, artillery and missile weapons, and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles.
In addition, strikes were delivered at the military airfield infrastructure, long-range unmanned aerial vehicles command posts, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.
Over the week, the Sever Group of Forces in Sumy region inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two heavy mechanised brigades, four mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, two air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade.
In Kharkov region, strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade.
Over the week, the AFU lost more than 1,120 troops, three tanks, 23 armoured fighting vehicles, and 74 motor vehicles in the Sever Group of Forces area of responsibility.
Twenty-six field artillery guns including three NATO-made artillery pieces, three electronic warfare and counter-fire radars as well as 41 ammunition, fuel, and material depots were neutralised.
As a result of resolute actions, the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Kolodezi (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian troops engaged formations of two mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade.
The enemy lost more than 1,650 troops, five tanks including three German-made Leopard tanks, and 28 armoured fighting vehicles including 19 NATO-made armoured vehicles.
The Russian troops neutralised 118 motor vehicles, 11 field artillery guns, a Grad MLRS, 39 electronic warfare and counter-fire radars, and 35 ammunition depots.
The Yug Group’s units advanced into the depths of the enemy’s defence and liberated Aleksandro-Shultino and Katerinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian troops hit manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade.
Over the week, more than 1,610 troops, seven armoured fighting vehicles including an M113 armoured personnel carrier, two MaxxPro armoured vehicles, and a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle were destroyed in this direction.
Moreover, 19 motor vehicles, 18 field artillery guns including three Western-made guns, seven electronic warfare and counter-fire radars as well as 17 ammunition, fuel, and material depots were eliminated.
The Tsentr Group’s units continued offensive actions and liberated Sukhetskoye, Pankovka, Vladimirovka, and Rusin Yar (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian troops destroyed five mechanised brigades, an infantry brigade, a jaeger brigade, three air assault brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three marine brigades, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades.
The enemy lost up to 2,840 troops, two tanks, 30 armoured fighting vehicles including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, four Turkish-made Kirpi armoured vehicles, 64 motor vehicles, and 19 field artillery guns.
Over the week, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Voronoye and Novogeorgiyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region) as a result of active and decisive actions.
The manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades were hit.
The enemy losses in this direction amounted to more than 1,600 troops, five tanks, 25 armoured fighting vehicles, 79 motor vehicles, 15 field artillery guns including nine NATO-made guns, six electronic warfare stations, and three materiel depots.
The Dnepr Group’s units inflicted losses on three mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades.
The enemy lost more than 555 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles including three U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, 74 motor vehicles, and 15 field artillery guns including two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers.
Russian troops eliminated 46 electronic warfare and counter-fire radars as well as 30 ammunition, fuel, and material depots.
Over the week, the air defence systems shot down 25 guided aerial bombs, 11 HIMARS-made MLRS projectiles as well as 1,500 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total,since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
665 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
78,990 unmanned aerial vehicles,
625 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,717 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,588 MLRS combat vehicles,
28,809 field artillery guns and mortars,
40,158 units of support military vehicles.