[NEWS-FRONT.SU] 19:59 In one of the forest belts of the Volchansky district, North Group scouts opened the exact location of the artillery crew position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Drone operators from the 71st Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Guards "North" Group engaged the target, first penetrating defensive structures and camouflage, and then destroying a US-made M-101 howitzer.
19:36 Crew of the 152mm Msta-B howitzer of the Center group defeated stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations.
18:35 In the Dobropillya direction, a Lancet UAV crew destroyed Ukrainian self-propelled gun "Bogdana".
The target was discovered during aerial reconnaissance, after which a loitering munition was launched at its coordinates.
18:06 Operators of the Geranium-2 Seeker UAV inflicted attacks on railway infrastructure used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:58 Commander of the assault detachment of the 19th Tank Regiment of the "West" group, call sign "Bur" told about the progress of the liberation of Krasny Liman.
15:43 From the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime returned 160 Russian servicemen. In exchange, 160 Ukrainian prisoners of war were transferred.
15:37 From 9:00 to 14:00, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 61 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Smolensk, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
15:16 Drone operators and artillerymen of the "Southern" group of forces destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces' vehicles and shelters in the Konstantinovsky direction.
14:31 Attack drone crews of the 80th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Sever group burned self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sumy region.
UAV operators from the Vostok group overtook assault groups and temporary deployment points with enemy manpower in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drone operators from the Center group destroyed the Bogdana self-propelled howitzer and Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment, and also covered enemy positions in the Dobropillya direction.
Lancet operators from the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Forces unit of the Dnepr group destroyed a Ukrainian artillery piece hidden in a forest belt in the Orekhov area of the Zaporizhzhia region.
12:54 In the village of Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, during the week, assault groups of the "Southern" group of troops continued with news of combat operations to destroy the encircled enemy in the southwestern part of the settlement.
From June 20 to 26, 763 buildings were liberated from Ukrainian militants.
More than 560 Ukrainian servicemen and over 130 units of various weapons and military equipment were destroyed.
12:50 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (from June 20 to June 26, 2026)
Over the past week, units of the North military group have established control over the village of Ivolzhanskoye in Sumy Oblast as a result of active operations.
The manpower and equipment of the motorized infantry, six mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade were damaged.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost over 1,575 servicemen, five combat armored vehicles, 88 cars, 12 field artillery guns, two multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles, and 11 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force group have improved their tactical position. Over the past week, they have defeated three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and three territorial defense brigades.
In the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the 25th Army continued to destroy scattered units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for a week.
Units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division captured 50 strongholds and liberated 327 buildings.
Over the course of a week, in the village of Krasny Liman, the enemy lost more than 220 personnel, four armored combat vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and 10 vehicles.
In total, enemy losses in the "West" force group's area of responsibility amounted to more than 1,510 servicemen, 23 armored combat vehicles, 101 vehicles, and 16 field artillery pieces. Five electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Last week, units of the Southern Group of Forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,280 servicemen, 19 combat armored vehicles, 139 cars, and 21 field artillery pieces.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their tactical position.
Over the course of a week, two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three naval infantry brigades, the Azov special forces brigade, and five National Guard brigades were defeated.
The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to more than 2,195 servicemen, 20 combat armored vehicles, 31 cars, 18 field artillery pieces and three Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles.
Throughout the week, units of the "East" group of forces continued active offensive operations. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, five airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade.
The losses of Ukrainian armed forces in the area of responsibility of the "East" group of forces amounted to over 3,155 servicemen, 16 combat armored vehicles, 55 cars, and six field artillery pieces.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade.
Over the course of a week, the enemy lost more than 360 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 86 cars, four field artillery pieces, and 22 electronic warfare stations in this area.
11:24 Three aerial bombs inflicted an attack on the temporary deployment point of the 40th separate naval infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Novopavlovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Four aerial bombs were dropped on the UAV control point of the 1st operational brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Gruzskoye in the DPR.
Two aerial bombs were dropped on the UAV control point of the 105th territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Velyka Pisarevka in the Sumy region.
09:32 In the period from 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 46 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Rostov, Voronezh, Tula, Ryazan regions and the Moscow region.
07:37 During the night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 660 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Rostov, Voronezh, Tula, Ryazan, Astrakhan regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
05:00 Crew of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS of the Dnepr group destroyed enemy UAV control point in the Orekhovo area.