[NewsFront] 20:09 Ministry of Defense RF:
UAV crews of the Southern Military District destroy the enemy in camouflaged fortifications in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Reconnaissance and strike units of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed two enemy weapons in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Operators of attack UAVs of the "East" force grouping hit enemy transport in the South Donetsk direction.
20:01 Special operation. Situation and maineventson July 21.
The Russian Armed Forces carried out a group strike at night, using it against Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises and the infrastructure of military airfields, the Ministry of Defense reported.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 1,260 servicemen in one day.
Three Patriot air defense missile launchers and a multifunctional radar were destroyed, the military department reported.
Overnight, 74 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian regions, including 23 over the Moscow region, 15 of which were flying to Moscow, and another 33 during the day, the Defense Ministry reported.
18:26 Servicemen of the 40th Separate Guards Krasnodar-Harbin Twice Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the North group continue to carry out tasks to create a “security zone”, –video.
17:16 North Scouts detected the advance of a Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck from the village of Russkaya Lozovaya (Khar'kov region) in the direction of Liptsy, where, as a result of our firepower, the enemy began to experience a shortage of manpower.
The coordinates were transmitted to the FPV operators of the Ostrog Group from the 11th AK, who tracked down and destroyed the enemy pickup.
16:29 Crew of the T-72B3M tank of the 29th Combined Arms Army of the "East" group of forces destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Zeleny Gai in the Donetsk People's Republic.
16:19 In the period from 12.20 Moscow time to 15.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 19 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type
Six over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Five over the territory of the Moscow region,
Four over the territory of the Oryol region,
Two over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Two over the territory of the Smolensk region.
16:15 Krasnoarmeyskoye direction. Advance of assault troops within the boundaries of the village of Zverevo, –MAP.
15:32 Destruction of equipment of the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement Novoselovka, –video.
15:08 Ministry of Defense RF:
In the Krasnoarmeysk direction, strike drone crews left the enemy without communications, destroying antennas, repeaters and heavy drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
In the Orekhov direction, UAV operators accurately hit a Ukrainian Armed Forces bunker.
14:26 North group Scouts discovered the location of the Ukrainian Armed Forces tank, camouflaged in a forest in the Sumy region.
The coordinates were transmitted to FPV operators from the 40th Naval infantry Brigade, who carried out several targeted strikes on the Ukrainian T-72 tank.
14:08 On frames: arrival of the LMUR on the PVD and PU of the UAV of the 102nd Territorial Brigade (local levies) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Chervone.
14:07 Konstantinovskoye direction. Assault aircraft of the Russian 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade are advancing in the area of Belaya Gora, –MAP.
13:50 Konstantinovskoye direction. Fighters of the 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment are advancing in the plantings north of Yablonovka, –MAP.
12:33 In the period from 8.30 Moscow time to 12.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Eight over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Two each over the territories of the Bryansk, Tula and Oryol regions.
12:31 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of July 21, 2025
Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with high-precision long-range air, land and sea-based weapons, including Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missiles, as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles, against enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine and the infrastructure of military airfields.
The strike target has been achieved. All designated objects have been hit.
Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position. Manpower and equipment of the mechanized, airborne assault brigades, airborne assault and assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka, Varachino, Sadki and Kondratovka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Melovoe in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, nine cars and four artillery pieces.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the front line. Formations of two mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic and Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 230 servicemen, 14 vehicles and a field artillery gun. Four electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, mountain assault, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Ivanopolye, Dronovka, Zakotnoye and Seversk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 140 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, five cars, two artillery pieces. An ammunition depot and three supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their tactical position. Formations of two mechanized, two assault, airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Artemovka, Oktyabrskoye, Krasnoarmeysk, Udachnoye Novoekonomicheskoye and Poltavka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 425 servicemen, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, 12 pickups, and three artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Iskra, Zeleny Gai of the Donetsk People's Republic, Novogeorgievka of the Dnipropetrovsk region and Novoselivka of the Zaporizhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 215 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, eight cars, two field artillery pieces and two ammunition depots.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Antonovka, Belozerki in the Kherson region and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region.
Up to 60 servicemen, seven vehicles, three artillery pieces, six electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted damage on ammunition depots, an assembly shop for unmanned aerial vehicles, a territorial center for manning the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian formations, nationalists and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.
Three Patriot anti-aircraft missile launchers and a US-made AN/MPQ-65 multifunctional radar station were destroyed.
Air defense systems shot down a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 397 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
71,463 unmanned aerial vehicles,
622 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,287 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
1,577 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems,
27,667 field artillery pieces and mortars,
38,522 units of special military vehicles.
11:03 FPV drone operators of the 83rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 69th Motorized Rifle Division of the Leningrad Military District provide our units with reliable protection in the skies of the Khar'kov region.
On frames: objective control of the destruction of three heavy enemy copters shot down by our UAV crews in the area of the village of Ambarnoye.
09:46 Our scouts arrived in a timely manner discovered the location of the self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and FPV drone operators of the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 44th Army Corps carried out a targeted attack, destroying the Bogdana self-propelled artillery unit.
08:28 During the past night, from 23:20 Moscow time on July 20 to 7:00 Moscow time on July 21, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 74 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
23 UAVs over the territory of the Moscow region,
14 UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region,
12 UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region,
10 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
10 UAVs over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Four UAVs over the territory of the Tula region,
One UAV over the territory of the Lipetsk region.
07:33 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
Settlement of Belaya Gora was liberated;
Advance in the area of the settlement of Rusin Yar.