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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 27 July 2025
Part 2 (👉 See Part 1)
↗️ The Vostok Group's units continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defence. Four territorial defence brigades and a national guard brigade have been hit near Novogeorgiyevka, Novopetrovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Kulturnoye, Temirovka (Zaporozhye region), and Zeleny Gai (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and a field artillery gun.
▪️ Two ammunition and two material depots were neutralised.
💥 The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades and a coastal defence brigade of the AFU near Orekhov (Zaporozhye region) and Antonovka (Kherson region).
▪️ More than 60 troops, seven motor vehicles, two artillery guns, and five electronic warfare stations were neutralised. Two ammunition depots and a material depots were hit.
✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on UAV production workshops, control posts for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles as well as temporary deployment areas of AFU units and foreign mercenaries in 146 areas.
🎯 Air defence systems shot down two guided aerial bombs, three Czech-made Vampire MLRS projectiles, and 291 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
🔹 664 aircraft,
🔹 283 helicopters,
🔹 72,950 unmanned aerial vehicles,
🔹 624 anti-aircraft missile systems,
🔹 24,348 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
🔹 1,581 MLRS combat vehicles,
🔹 27,874 field artillery guns and mortars,
🔹 38,764 support military vehicles.
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⚓️ Iyulsky Shtorm exercise stretches from Baltic Sea to Pacific Ocean
00:00 Surface group of the Pacific Fleet opened joint artillery fire at an area target simulating amphibious warfare ships of the mock enemy in the Sea of Japan.
00:35 Servicemen of the artillery missile combat unit of the patrol ship Viktor Veliky (Baltic Fleet) fired missiles at an air threat launched by the Tor-M2 sea basing SAM system. An Uran missile was fired from the corvette Stoykiy to simulate the target.
00:57 A surface action group comprising the missile ship Dagestan, small-size missile ships Tucha, Amur, and Uglich produced artillery fire to hit surface and aerial targets of the mock enemy.
01:13 Su-33 and MiG-29K deck-based fighter jets of the Northern Fleet trained a dogfight against various long-range UAVs. They fired air-to-air missiles at imitated air threats.
01:31 In waters of the Barents Sea, rescue team of the Northern Fleet trained to provide aid to a surface ship damaged by an enemy's robotic systems.
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🤝 Russian Defence Minister congratulates servicemen and veterans on Navy Day
The head of the Russian Defence Ministry Andrei Belousov noted that the personnel of the Navy demonstrate loyalty to the military duty and act precisely and competently during the special military operation.
📑 ORDER OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION MINISTER OF DEFENCE:
Dear seamen, soldiers, first sergeants, sergeants, warrant officers, and officers!
Dear contractors of shipbuilding and ship-repairing facilities, military units, scientific organisations, and defence industry enterprises!
Dear veterans!
On 27 July 2025, the Russian Armed Forces celebrate the Navy Day.
Seamen have always played a significant role in achieving victory over the enemy, and have selflessly defended the national interests of Russia.
They invaluably contributed to the victory over the German-fascist invaders and were successfully carrying out difficult tasks in the fight against international terrorism.
Today, the Navy's personnel ensures the presence of the Russian Federation in areas of the world's oceans and maritime security, demonstrates loyalty to military duty, and acts precisely and competently during the special military operation.
I am confident that servicemen of the Navy will continue to improve their professional skills and contribute to strengthening the state's defence capabilities.
Particular gratitude goes to veterans, whose noble service is an example for the younger generation of the Fatherland defenders.
My congratulations on this Day! I wish everyone good health, success, and further achievements for the prosperity of the Motherland!
MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Andrei Belousov
📆 Top News Today
▫️ The Vostok Group of Forces liberated Zeleny Gai (Donetsk People's Republic). Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov thanked the command and military personnel for successful operations.
▫️ As a result of resolute offensive actions, the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Maliyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
▫️ Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range high-precision weapons as well as with unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry that manufactured components for missiles as well as those that produce ammunition and explosives. The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
▫️In Pacific and Arctic Oceans, Russian Navy continued to carry out assigned tasks during the Iyulsky Shtorm operation-level exercise.
▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows footage of a Gitsint-B gun, a Nona-SVK self-propelled mortar, and FPV drone pilots.
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🎯 Bull's eye hit
00:00 FPV drones of the Rubikon Centre engaged a Canadian-made Senator MRAP armoured vehicle of the AFU on a road near Korchakovka of Sumy region.
00:14 A UAV pilot of the Rubikon Centre rendered an AFU T-64BV tank inoperable in a treeline between Nikolskoye and Mogritsa in Sumy region.
#Rubikon
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💥 Tsentr Group's Nona-SVK self-propelled mortar destroys AFU firing position of AFU in Krasnoarmeysk direction
The servicemen fired 120-mm high-explosive shells by indirect fire smashing the dugout along with the enemy's firing point and manpower.
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🇷🇺 Another large stronghold of Ukrainian formations is under Russian control
The footage shows actions of the 36th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the Vostok Group of Forces.
As a result of resolute offensive actions, the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Zeleny Gai (Donetsk People's Republic). Artillery and strike UAVs supported the assault detachments by fire.
In the course of the battle, Ukrainian formations suffered losses and were forced to retreat. After mopping the buildings up, the servicemen unfolded Russian flags, and engineering groups began demining the area and surrounding territories.
Zeleny Gai was turned into a large stronghold of Ukrainian formations in this area of the front line and covered approaches to the administrative border with Dnepropetrovsk region.
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 26 July 2025
Part 2 (👉 See Part 1)
↗️ The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depths of enemy defence. Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, an airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade near Dachnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Udachnoye, Rodinskoye, Poltavka, and Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 455 troops, a tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, eight pickup trucks, and three artillery guns.
🚩 As a result of resolute offensive actions, the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Zeleny Gai (Donetsk People's Republic) and Maliyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
💥 Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade close to Velikomikhaylovka, Novogeorgiyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Iskra (Donetsk People's Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and an field artillery gun.
💥 The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of a mechanised brigade, a coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Tyaginka, and Tokarevka (Kherson region).
▪️ More than 60 troops, four motor vehicles, one artillery gun, three ammunition depots, and four electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage assembly and storage areas of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, missile and artillery weapon dumps as well as temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
🎯 Air defence systems shot down five HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 257 fixed-wing UAVs.
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
🔹 664 aircraft,
🔹 283 helicopters,
🔹 72,659 unmanned aerial vehicles,
🔹 624 anti-aircraft missile systems,
🔹 24,337 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
🔹 1,581 MLRS combat vehicles,
🔹 27,852 field artillery guns and mortars,
🔹 38,722 support military vehicles.
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⚡️ As a result of resolute offensive actions, the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Zeleny Gai (Donetsk People's Republic) and Maliyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
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💥 Russian Navy continues to carry out assigned tasks during Iyulsky Shtorm operation-level exercise
00:00 Baltic Fleet forces wiped out a mock enemy ship by the combined strike of unmanned surface vehicles. The exercise involved several types of ships, helicopters of the Naval Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and uncrewed surface vehicles.
00:38 The hunter-killer task force (Pacific Fleet) engaged the mock enemy's submarine near the coast of Kamchatka in the waters of the Avacha Bay.
01:43 Northern Fleet aircraft trained to deliver air strikes at critical enemy installations. The pilots hit in total more than two dozens of targets at the training ground.
02:08 In the Caspian Flotilla, the small-size missile ship Tayphun using the latest Pantsir-M anti-aircraft missile artillery system destroyed an Uran missile-target simulating a strike at the ship at an extremely low altitude.
02:35 The Northern Fleet's ships destroyed a mock enemy submarine in the Barents Sea. The depth charges were fired to sink a simulated underwater target.
03:00 Small amphibious ship of the Baltic Fleet were setting mine obstacles in the designated grid.
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📆 Top News Today
▫️ Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov congratulated servicemen of 5th Separate Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade on liberation of Novoekonomicheskoye in Donetsk People's Republic.
▫️ From 19 to 25 July, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out ten group strikes, including three with high-precision air-, ground-, sea-based, air-ballistic Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, and attack drones, to hit the following targets: Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, military airfields, UAV assembly and storage areas, fuel, missile and artillery weapons and ammunition depots, territorial centres of recruitment of the AFU, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed groups, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.
▫️ The Russian Defence Ministry shows Grad MLRS systems, Giatsint-K self-propelled artillery gun, snipers, and attack drones in action.
▫️ Servicemen of the Vostok Group of Forces told about the combat capabilities of the Kurier robotic system.
▫️ Servicemen undergo training in assault tactics at one of the rear training grounds in the special military operation zone.
▫️ The Iyulsky Shtorm manoeuvres continue in the Pacific and Arctic oceans, Baltic and Caspian seas.
#TopNews
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💬 Servicemen of the Vostok Group of Forces speak about the combat capabilities of the Kurier robotic system.
📄 The main tasks of the robot in the special military operation zone are as follows:
🔹 fire support of assault detachments,
🔹 defeating fortified targets,
🔹 reconnaissance,
🔹 engineering missions.
✅ Thanks to remote control, tracked movement, and low profile, the system is able to operate effectively in dense construction conditions and in rough terrain.
▶️ Learn more about the front-line operation of the combat Kurier.
#WeaponZ
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🎯 Snipers of an airborne reconnaissance unit from Buryatia wipe out AFU infantry in Sumy region.
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00:00 Attack UAV teams of the Vostok Group of Forces wiped out two dugouts with AFU manpower in Zaporozhye region.
00:14 The Vostok Group's drones shot down several AFU heavy copters in South Donetsk direction.
00:24 The Rubikon Centre's drones ram enemy UAVs.
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🪖 Tsentr Group's units force the enemy out of Donetsk People's Republic
00:00 Servicemen of the 30th Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade liberated Zverevo. They overwhelmed the enemy's firing points and mopped up the enemy's fortifications.
00:29 Servicemen of the 5th Separate Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade, named after A.V. Zakharchenko, forced the enemy out of Novoekonomicheskoye, which is of crucial strategic importance for the development of the offensive. Control over the settlement made it possible to cut off the supply routes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
🇷🇺 After completing the mopping-up operation, Russian servicemen raised Russian flags over two settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic.
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 27 July 2025
🪖 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
📍 The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops engaged two mechanised brigades, an air assault brigade, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Alekseyevka, Andreyevka, Kondratovka, and Mogritsa (Sumy region).
💥 In Kharkov direction, units of an infantry brigade and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit close to Gatishche, Melovoye, and Chugunovka (Kharkov region).
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 170 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, and eight artillery guns including a Western-made artillery piece.
▪️ Two ammunition and three material depots were neutralised.
📍 The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the forward edge. Russian elements hit three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade near Drobyshevo, Karpovka, Shandrigolovo (Donetsk People's Republic), and Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
▪️ The enemy losses amounted to more than 225 troops, a tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, two artillery guns, two electronic warfare stations, and a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire station.
▪️ Nine ammunition depots have been neutralised.
📍 The Yug Group's elements took more advantageous lines and positions. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade close to Zakotnoye, Kleban-Byk, Konstantinovka, Krivaya Luka, and Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The enemy lost amounted to up to 130 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and six artillery guns, including a Western-made artillery piece.
▪️ Two ammunition and three material depots were neutralised.
📍 The Tsentr Group's units improved the tactical situation. Russian units damaged a mechanised brigade, an airborne brigade, an air assault brigade, an infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, and a national guard brigade near Grodovka, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Rosy Lyuksemburg, and Sukhoy Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic.
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 425 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and three artillery guns.
👉 See Part 2
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⚔️ The Grad MLRS of the Aleysk-based motorised rifle formation (Tsentr Group of Forces) hit a fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnoarmeysk direction.
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Address on Navy Day
It is a well-established fact that our naval personnel have always stood for the Motherland and honour. Your fortitude and courage, knowledge and honesty, integrity and fellowship have been forged through harsh and dangerous naval service and its unique culture, the essence of which is your sincere, heartfelt and unconditional love for the Fatherland.
These traits are passed down generations. Today, the Navy plays a crucial role in ensuring the defence and security of Russia and in protecting its legitimate interests in the World Ocean.
🏳️ Captured officer of AFU: 'It is not necessary to continue defending in this area of front, more we stand there, more we lose our men'
Near a settlement of Kharkov region, servicemen of the Zapad Group of Forces captured Major Maksim Trofimuk senior intelligence officer of the 6th Ukrainian border detachment.
The prisoner of war said he and three other soldiers were tasked with seizing their old position. According to him, they were told that there was no one in this position.
'I went there, saw that there was no way to hold the defence in this area of the front. It's very difficult to get there, and it's almost impossible to get out of this treeline. We lost men when getting in or out of there. The more we stand there, the more men we lose,' he concluded.
💥 FPV drones are in action
00:00 FPV drones of the Vostok Group of Forces struck enemy motor vehicles near Sichnevoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
00:11 FPV drone teams (Yug Group of Forces) eliminated a D-30 howitzer, a Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, infrastructure, and CP of the AFU.
00:45 Specialists of the Rubikon Centre obliterated materiel, fortifications, signal assets, and firing emplacements of the adversary.
01:31 A UAV unit of the Novorossiysk-based Airborne Assault Formation hit ammunition depots, dugouts, firing emplacements, and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zaporozhye region.
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🤝 Russian Defence Minister congratulates servicemen of 36th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade on liberation of Zeleny Gai in Donetsk People's Republic
Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov congratulated the command and military personnel of the 36th Separate Motor Rifle of the Red Banner Brigade on liberating Zeleny Gai (Donetsk People's Republic).
'Your courage, resilience and devotion to duty are a standing example for all who are proud of our Fatherland defenders ,' the telegram said.
'Let your bravery and unity always be unshakeable,' the Russian Defence Minister said.
🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 26 July 2025
💥 Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range high-precision weapons as well as with unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry that manufactured components for missiles as well as those that produce ammunition and explosives.
✅ The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
📍 The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit a tank brigade, a mechanised brigade, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Alekseyevka, Bessalovka, Proletarskaya, Maryino, and Sadki (Sumy region).
💥 In Kharkov direction, a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Tikhoye, Melovoye (Kharkov region), and Kharkov.
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 215 troops, a tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and four artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations and one ammunition depot were neutralised.
💥 The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the forward edge. Troops of three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Andreyevka, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Karpovka, Shandrigolovo, and Drobyshevo (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The enemy losses amounted to more than 220 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun. Four ammunition depots and two electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
📍 The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian elements inflicted damage on two mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade, and an airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Seversk, Pleshcheyevka, Konstantinovka, and Dronovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 180 troops, a tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and four artillery guns.
👉 See Part 2
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⚡️ Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range high-precision weapons as well as with unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry that manufactured components for missiles as well as those that produce ammunition and explosives.
✅ The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
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⚔️ Giatsint-B gun of Dnepr Group of Forces neutralises hostile UAV control post in Kherson region
Marines of the Northern Fleet engaged the detected target on the right bank of the Dnepr River.
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🏳️ Aleksei Konovalov, a prisoner of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that their command receives military salaries on their bank accounts:
'They [commanders] also motivated us: 'Yeah, now there's a month there, 170,000 right on your cards, and that's it, it'll be awesome, and you're a rich man there in a month'. It turns out that they are those who receive the money suits, and that's where I didn't come, and they came to him. And that's how they make money'.
'A video recently appeared in the media showing Russian troops hitting local territorial centres of recruitment. And that's what made me really happy. And the people enjoy it. They give it a standing ovation'.
💥 Russian bomber aviation launched a series of high-precision strikes on temporary deployment areas of the AFU units at the moment of the largest concentration of enemy personnel at the sites.
📍 Vremevka direction
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🤝 Russian Defence Minister congratulates servicemen of 5th Separate Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade on liberation of Novoekonomicheskoye in Donetsk People's Republic
Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov congratulated the command and personnel of the 5th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade named after A.V. Zakharchenko on the liberation of Novoekonomicheskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
'Since the beginning of the special military operation, servicemen of this formation have been selflessly freeing the lands of Lugansk and Donetsk from neo-Nazis. They are writing new pages in the history of their formation's glory. Their exceptional resilience, professionalism, and loyalty to duty have once again proven that they can be relied upon in the most difficult circumstances', the telegram says.
💥 The Tsentr Group's Giatsint-K self-propelled artillery system destroyed the enemy's camouflaged UAV command post in Konstantinovka direction.
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