Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (25 May 2024)

 MOSCOW: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

Units of the North group of troops continue to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defense. The manpower and equipment of the 57th motorized infantry and 82nd air assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Yurchenkovo ​​and Baksheevka, Kharkov region.

Two counterattacks were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Glubokoye, Kharkov region. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces per day amounted to 220 military personnel and three vehicles.

In addition, during the counter-battery fight, the following were hit: a 155-mm self-propelled artillery mount "Panzerhaubitze 2000" made in Germany, two 152-mm howitzers D-20, a 122-mm self-propelled artillery mount "Gvozdika", two 122-mm howitzers D-30, 100-mm MT-12 Rapier cannon, as well as Czech-made Vamire and Grad MLRS combat vehicles.

Units of the “West” group of troops occupied more advantageous positions, and also defeated the formations of the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Stepovaya Novoselovka, Kharkov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 210 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles and three vehicles.

During the counter-battery fight, the following were hit: a 152-mm D-20 howitzer, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Units of the “Southern” group of forces improved the situation along the front line and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 116th Terrorist Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Ostroye and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

The enemy lost more than 475 troops, two armored fighting vehicles and five vehicles. Also hit during the counter-battery fight were: a 155-mm towed howitzer "FH-70" made in Great Britain, a 152-mm howitzer D-20, two 152-mm howitzers "Msta-B", a 122-mm howitzer D-30 and a 105-mm M119 gun made in the USA. Two warehouses with ammunition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed.

As a result of successful military operations, units of the "Center" group of troops liberated the settlement of Arkhangelskoye, Donetsk People's Republic.

In addition, they defeated the formations of the 24th, 100th mechanized, 25th airborne brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the 241st air defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovka Pervaya, Yasnoborodovka, Zelenoe Pole, Toretsk and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Three counterattacks of assault groups of the 142nd, 144th infantry, 47th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Shumy, Netaylovo and Solovyevo of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Enemy losses amounted to up to 410 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles and two vehicles.

During the counter-battery fight, the following were hit: 155 mm M777 howitzer, 152 mm Giatsint-B cannon, 152 mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, 152 mm D-20 howitzer, 152 mm Msta-B howitzer, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, as well as a 105-mm M102 howitzer made in the USA.

Units of the Vostok group of troops occupied more advantageous positions, and also defeated the manpower and equipment of the 116th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 102nd and 128th terrestrial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Antonovka, Vodyanoye, Storozhevoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Gulyaypole of the Zaporizhzhya areas.

An attack by the assault group of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the village of Vladimirovka, Donetsk People's Republic was repelled.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 120 military personnel, five vehicles, two 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts, a 105-mm M119 gun made in the USA and the Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station.

Units of the Dnepr group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of the 35th Marine Brigade and the 123rd Terrestrial Defense Brigade in the area of ​​the village of Tyaginka, Kherson region and Borshchevoy Island.

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 50 military personnel, three vehicles, a 155-mm M777 howitzer made in the USA, as well as a 152-mm D-20 howitzer.

Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated the temporary deployment point of foreign mercenaries, accumulations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 113 regions.

Air defense systems shot down 25 unmanned aerial vehicles, a Hammer guided aerial bomb made in France, as well as three HARM anti-radar missiles made in the United States.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 603 aircraft, 274 helicopters, 24,615 unmanned aerial vehicles, 524 anti-aircraft missile systems, 16,156 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,313 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 9,832 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 21,987 units of special military vehicles.