Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (24-30 May 2025) - TEXT ONLY

REPORT by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 24-30 May 2025

💥 From 24 to 30 May 2025, in response to the massive attacks by the Kiev regime's fixed-wing strike UAVs and Western-made missiles against civilian facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out five group and two massed strikes with high-precision arms and strike UAVs against Ukrainian defenсe industry enterprises, military airfields infrastructure, signal intelligence and satellite communications centres, the position of the US-made Patriot air defence system, the centre for special operations forces and SBU aviation, the stoking cites of combat boats and uncrewed surface vehicles, the position of the US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system, weapons and ammunition depots, production and storage sites for strike drones, and temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.

✅ The goal of strikes has been achieved. All designated Kiev's regime installations have been engaged.

🚩During the week, the Sever Group of Forces liberated Loknya, Vladimirovka, Belovody, and Konstantinovka (Sumy region) during active offensive operations.

💥Aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery inflicted fire on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, two assault centres of the special operation forces, an assault regiment of the AFU, three territorial defence brigades, and a border guard detachment of Ukraine.

▪️ In a week, over 1,490 militants have been neutralised in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces. Moreover, the enemy lost four tanks, 22 armoured fighting vehicles, 46 motor vehicles, 37 field artillery guns, six electronic warfare and counter-fire stations as well as nine ammunition depots.

🚩 With resolute actions, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Stroevka and Kondrashovka (Kharkov region).

💥Russian units hit materiel and manpower of three mechanised brigades of the AFU, five territorial defence brigades, and a border guard detachment.

▪️ The enemy lost more than 1,495 troops, two tanks, 13 armoured fighting vehicles including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers. Eighty-three motor vehicles, 11 field artillery guns, eight electronic warfare and counter-fire stations as well as 19 ammunition depots were neutralised.

🚩 The Yug Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defence and liberated Stupochki, Romanovka, Staraya Nikolayevka, and Gnatovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥 Russian units hit manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, an assault brigade, a mountain assault brigade, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and a national guard brigade.

▪️Over the past week, more than 1,615 troops, a tank, 27 armoured fighting vehicles including two Canadian-made Senator armoured vehicles have been neutralised. Moreover, six field artillery guns, 48 motor vehicles, 11 electronic warfare stations, and 21 ammunition and material depots were neutralised.

🚩 As a result of decisive actions, the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Shevchenko Pervoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥 Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades, an air assault brigade, an assault brigade, a jaeger brigade of the AFU, two marine brigades, the Azov Special Forces Brigade, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades.

▪️ The enemy's losses amounted to more than 3,060 troops, a tank, 39 armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier and a U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle. Moreover, 57 motor vehicles, and nine field artillery guns were destroyed.

🚩 Over the past week, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Otradnoye and Zelenoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥Russian troops hit four mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an air assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades.

The enemy lost more than 1,265 troops, a tank, and 22 armoured fighting vehicles. Sixty-six motor vehicles, 17 field artillery guns, and 12 electronic warfare stations were eliminated.

💥 The Dnepr Group's units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the AFU, four territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 495 troops and an armoured fighting vehicle. Moreover, 54 motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, 18 electronic warfare stations, and 23 ammunition and material depots were neutralised.

🎯Over the past week, air defence systems shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 30 JDAM guided aerial bombs, 16 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 1,439 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles including 907 beyond the special military operation zone.

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

▫️ 663 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 60,423 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 607 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 23,651 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 1,565 MLRS combat vehicles,
▫️ 25,396 field artillery guns and mortars,
▫️ 36,191 units of support military vehicles.