[NewsFront] 21:51 The Russian Armed Forces have cleared Plavni and approached Stepnogorsk from the south, –MAP.
21:26 On frames: objective control of the destruction of the next heavy enemy copters shot down by our UAV crews in the Velikoburluk direction.
20:17 Ministry of Defense RF:
FPV drone crews from the Rubicon Center hit a Canadian-made Senator MRAP armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on one of the roads in the area of the village of Korchakivka in the Sumy region.
The Rubicon UAV operators destroyed a T-64BV tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a forest belt between the villages of Nikolskoye and Mogritsa in the Sumy region.
18:12 Crew of the 120mm Nona-SVK self-propelled mortar of the Center group of forces destroyed firing position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
The servicemen fired a series of 120mm high-explosive fragmentation shells from a closed firing position, destroying the dugout along with the enemy firing point and personnel.
17:55 Footage released works FPV drone on fiber optics in the basement where the enemy ran in. Konstantinovskoe direction.
16:46 Around 15:05 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
One each over the territories of the Belgorod and Kursk regions.
15:57 Destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV control point by an artillery crew of the “South” group in the area of the settlement of Katerynivka, –video.
15:37 Ministry of Defense RF:
FPV drone operators of the "East" force group carried out strikes on enemy vehicles near the village of Sichneve in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
FPV drone crews of the South Forces Group destroyed a 122mm D-30 howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a Kozak combat vehicle, as well as infrastructure and launchers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Rubicon Center specialists destroyed enemy equipment, structures, communication system elements, and firing positions.
A UAV unit of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Unit hit ammunition depots, dugouts, firing points and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhia region.
13:58 From 10:00 Moscow time to 11:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
One each over the territories of the Republic of Ingushetia and Kursk region.
13:08 Soldiers of the 336th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade liberated the settlement of Maliyevka, –MAP.
12:18 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of July 26, 2025
Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles on enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine that manufacture components for missile weapons and produce ammunition and explosives.
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 tank, mechanized brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Alekseyevka, Bessalovka, Proletarskoye, Maryino and Sadki in the Sumy region.
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 Tikhoe, Melovoe in the Khar'kov region and the city of Khar'kov.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 215 servicemen, a tank, three combat armored vehicles, eight cars and four artillery pieces. Two electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the front line. Defeats were inflicted on formations of three mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Andreyevka, Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, Karpovka, Shandrigolovo and Drobyshevo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 220 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 11 cars and a field artillery gun. Four ammunition depots and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
The units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, mountain assault and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Pleshcheyevka, Konstantinovka and Dronovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 180 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, two cars and four artillery pieces.
Units of the "Center" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. Formations of two mechanized, airborne brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Dachnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Udachnoye, Rodinskoye, Poltavka and Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 455 servicemen, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, eight pickup trucks and three artillery pieces.
As a result of successful offensive operations, units of the "East" military group liberated the settlements of Zeleny Gai in the Donetsk People's Republic and Maliyevka in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the populated areas of Velikomikhailovka, Novogeorgievka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Iskra in the Donetsk People's Republic and Temirovka in the Zaporizhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, eight cars and a field artillery gun.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized brigade, the coastal defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region, Tyaginka and Tokarevka in the Kherson region.
More than 60 servicemen, four vehicles, an artillery piece, three ammunition depots and four electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups have damaged assembly and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, missile and artillery weapons depots, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.
Air defense systems shot down five US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, as well as 257 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
72,659 unmanned aerial vehicles,
624 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,337 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
1,581 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems,
27,852 field artillery pieces and mortars,
38,722 units of special military vehicles.
12:01 Destruction of the antitank gunship of the 14th Separate National Guard Brigade using the ODAB-1500 in the area of the settlement of Dimitrov/Mirnograd and the antitank gunship of the 143rd Separate Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using the FAB-500 in the area of Chugunovka in the Khar'kov region, –video.
10:52 From 08:00 Moscow time to 09:40 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type :
Four over the territory of the Republic of North Ossetia and
Two over the Moscow region.
10:05 Ministry of Defense RF:
The Baltic Fleet destroyed a mock enemy ship using a combination of unmanned naval systems. The exercise involved several different types of ships, naval aviation helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats.
A naval search and strike group of the Pacific Fleet destroyed a simulated enemy submarine off the coast of Kamchatka in the waters of Avacha Bay.
The crews of the Northern Fleet aircraft practiced air strikes on critically important objects of the mock enemy. The Northern Fleet pilots hit a total of more than two dozen targets at the training ground.
In the Caspian Flotilla, the small missile ship Typhoon, using the latest anti-aircraft missile artillery system Pantsir-M, destroyed a Uran target missile simulating an attack on a ship at extremely low altitude.
Northern Fleet ships destroyed a mock enemy submarine in the Barents Sea. Practical firing of depth charges was carried out at a simulated underwater target.
Small landing ships of the Baltic Fleet laid minefields in a designated area.
09:39 Our drone operators continue their systematic destruction of the enemy in Krasnoarmeysk.
07:30 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:➡️
Liberated from the settlement of Aleksandrovo-Kalinovo➡️
Advance in Kremensky forest
Expansion of the north-control zone west of Kupyansk➡️
Russian Armed Forces entered Malievka
07:12 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 54 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:
24 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
12 – over the territory of the Rostov region,
Six – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Four – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
Three – over the waters of the Black Sea,
Two – over the territory of the Oryol region,
Two – over the territory of the Tula region,
One – over the territory of the Belgorod region.
05:01 Crew of the 152mm Giatsint-B gun of the Dnepr group destroyed enemy UAV control point in Kherson region
Naval infantry units of the Northern Fleet hit the identified target on the right bank of the Dnieper.