July 25, 2023

Ukraine General Staff: 600 Russian troops killed in 24 hours

Ukraine Defense Ministry

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 25.07.23 were approximately:

personnel ‒ about 243220 (+600) persons, 

tanks ‒ 4174 (+12), 

APV ‒ 8131 (+13), 

artillery systems – 4705 (+30), 

MLRS – 698 (+1), 

Anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 454 (+2),

aircraft – 315 (+0), 

helicopters – 310 (+0), 

UAV operational-tactical level – 3977 (+14),

cruise missiles ‒ 1307 (+0),

warships / boats ‒ 18 (+0),

vehicles and fuel tanks – 7194 (+12),

equipment ‒ 703 (+5).

Situation update as of 6 p.m., 25th July, 2023

Day 517 of the full-scale russian military aggression continues.

During the day July 25, the enemy launched 1x missile and 49x air strikes, launched more than 40x MLRS attacks on Ukrainian cities and Ukrainian Armed Forces. Unfortunately, there are victims among the civilians, houses and other infrastructure were destroyed.

The threat of missile and air strikes remains high across Ukraine.

During the day, 20x combat clashes took place.

Volyn’ and Polissya axes: no significant changes detected. 

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy forces maintain an enhanced military presence. They carried out an airstrike at Veterinarny of the Kharkiv Oblast. russians shelled with mortars and artillery more than 20x settlements, in particular Semenivka, Chernihiv Oblast; Vilna Sloboda, Svarkove, Stepne, Basivka, Mogrytsia, Pokrovka and Oleksandrivka in the Sumy Oblast and Guryev Kozachok, Graniv, Vovchans’k, Bochkove, Budarky in the Kharkiv Oblast.

Kup’yans’k axis: our soldiers are firmly on the defensive. The enemy carried out an airstrike at Novoselivsky of the Luhansk Oblast. Krasne Pershe, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kup’yans’k, Kislivka, and Berestov of the Kharkiv Oblast were under artillery and mortar fire.

Lyman axis: enemy forces conducted unsuccessful offensives in the south of Dibrova, Luhansk Oblast. They carried out an airstrike at Spirnyi of the Donetsk Oblast. Nevske in Luhansk Oblast and Tors’ke, Verkhn’yokam’ians’ke, Spirne and Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.

Bakhmut axis: our defenders successfully repelled enemy attacks at Stupochky and near Diliivka of the Donetsk Oblast. The enemy launched airstrikes at Klishchiivka and Diliivka. More than 10x settlements, including Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivs’ke, Chasiv Yar, Pivnichne of Donetsk Oblast, were shelled by enemy artillery.

Avdiivka axis: under heavy fire from the enemy aircraft and artillery, our defenders successfully repelled attacks by russian troops in the vicinities of Avdiivka. Enemy shelled more than 10x settlements, in particular, Novokalynov, Avdiivka, Lastochkine, Vodyane and Karlivka of the Donetsk Oblast.

Mar’inka axis: the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of russian troops in the area of the city of Mar’inka. Krasnohorivka, Maksimilianivka and Georgiivka of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.

Shakhtars’k axis:the enemy carried out an air strike in the Makarivka area and shelled more than 10 settlements, including Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Novoukrayinka, Velika Novosilka of the Donetsk Oblast.

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the further advance of our troops. Carried out airstrikes at Levadny and Malaya Tokmachka of the Zaporizhia Oblast.

More than 20x settlements, including Novoandriivka, Levadne, Malynyvka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Stepove, Lobkovo and Kam’ians’ke of the Zaporizhia Oblast, were shelled by artillery; Dudchany, Beryslav, Kozats’ke, Molodizhne, Antonivka, Komyshany, Kizomys, Stanislav of the Kherson Oblast

Defense Forces of Ukraine continue offensive operations on the Melitopol’ and Berdyansk axes, are equipping captured positions.

Ukrainian Air Force conducted 8x strikes on enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment concentrations.

Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed Ka-52 helicopter, 5x enemy strike UAVs of the “Shakhed-136” type and 2 xoperational-tactical reconnaissance UAVs.

Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit manpower, weapons and military equipment concentration, 7x artillery units at firing positions, 2x electronic warfare stations and 2x anti-air systems.

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