September 18, 2025

Russian Ninistry of Defense: up to 1,395 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 fire damage on three mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, and an assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Andreyevka, Konstantinovka, Yunakovka, and Miropolye (Sumy region).

💥 In Kharkov direction, units of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Ambarnoye and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to over 205 troops, two tanks, an armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and a field artillery gun. One electronic warfare station and four material depots were neutralised.

📍 The Zapad Group of Forces’ units improved the tactical situation. Russian troops engaged manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a national guard brigade near Kupyansk, Petropavlovka, Borovskaya Andreyevka (Kharkov region), Kirovsk, and Yampol (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy losses amounted to more than 230 troops, three Western-made armoured fighting vehicles, 19 motor vehicles, and an artillery gun. Ten electronic warfare stations and five ammunition depots were neutralised.

📍 The Yug Group of Forces’ units took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Seversk, Pereyezdnoye, Fedorovka, Belokuzminovka, Verolyubovka, Mayskoye, Pleshcheyevka, and Zvanovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The enemy lost up to 195 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. Three electronic warfare stations and five ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.

📍 The Tsentr Group of Forces’ units improved the situation along the front line. Russian elements engaged three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, an air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade close to Kutuzovka, Volnoye, Rodinskoye, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Novy Donbass, Krasny Liman, and Lenino (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 435 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and three artillery guns.

brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades close to Berezovoye, Novonikolayevka, Vishnevoye in Dnepropetrovsk region, and Novoivanovka (Zaporozhye region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 280 troops, a tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and an artillery gun. One electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot were neutralised.

💥 The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Novoandreyevka, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), and Antonovka (Kherson region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, eight motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. Five electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were neutralised.

✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces have inflicted damage on energy infrastructure used in the interests of the AFU, storage areas and workshops of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.

🎯 Air defence systems shot down 106 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

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

▫️ 667 aircraft, 

▫️ 283 helicopters, 

▫️ 84,971 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

▫️ 628 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

▫️ 25,157 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

▫️ 1,592 MLRS combat vehicles, 

▫️ 29,668 field artillery guns and mortars, 

▫️ 42,118 support military vehicles.

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