Report by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of November 17, 2025

Published on 17 November 2025 at 12:23

MOSCOW: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation. As a result of active actions, units of the North group of forces liberated the village of Dvurechanskoye in the Kharkiv region.

Formations of two mechanized and jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Alekseevka, Katerinovka, Kondratovka, Novaya Sich and Shevchenkovo of the Sumy region.

In the Kharkiv direction, units of motorized infantry, mechanized brigades and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Zhovtnevoye, Kolodeznoye and Malinovka in the Kharkiv region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 150 soldiers, two armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles and a field artillery piece. An ammunition depot was destroyed.

The units of the Zapad group of forces have improved their position along the front line. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kurilovka, Petropavlovsk, Putnikovo, Kharkiv region, and Dronovka, Donetsk People's Republic.

The assault detachments of the 6th Army continue to destroy the encircled formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region.

During the day, two attempts to carry out counterattacks by units of the 125th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the village of Blagodatovka, Kharkiv region, and the 15th National Guard brigade in the area of the village of Velikaya Shapkovka, Kharkiv region, were foiled, trying to unblock the encircled units.

Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, a Canadian-made Senator armored fighting vehicle, four electronic warfare stations and seven vehicles were destroyed as a result of the fire damage.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the Zapad group of forces, enemy losses amounted to up to 230 military personnel, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, 24 vehicles, and a 105-mm L-119 howitzer manufactured in Great Britain. Four ammunition depots and 10 electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

As a result of decisive actions, units of the "Southern" group of forces liberated the settlement of Platonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Formations of three mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Raygorodok and Seversk of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 210 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, 20 vehicles, a field artillery piece, two electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot.

The units of the Center group of forces continue to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses. The manpower and equipment of three mechanized, two amphibious assault, jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, a defense brigade and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Artemovka, Belitskoye, Grishino, Kucherov Yar, Novoaleksandrovka, Oktyabrskoye, Rodinskoye, Torskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, Demurino and Ivanovka of the Dnipropetrovsk region.


In the settlement of Krasnoarmeysk, Donetsk People's Republic, the assault groups of the 2nd Army continue to destroy the encircled formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Central microdistrict and in the western part of the Gornyak microdistrict, as well as in the western industrial zone. The cleansing of the Rovnoye settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic from Ukrainian militants continues.

Five attacks by units of the 425th Skala Assault Regiment and the 32nd mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Grishino settlement area of the Donetsk People's Republic were repelled in order to unblock the encircled AFU group.

Up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen and an armored combat vehicle were destroyed.

In the village of Dimitrov, Donetsk People's Republic, units of the 51st Army continue offensive operations in the Vostochny microdistrict and the southern part of the city.

The assault groups of the 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade are conducting successful military operations in the area of the Western microdistrict. More than 30 buildings have been vacated.

During the day, up to 290 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks and a field artillery cannon were destroyed in the Red Army area.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, enemy losses amounted to up to 490 military personnel, four armored combat vehicles, eight vehicles and a field artillery piece.

As a result of decisive actions, units of the Vostok group of forces liberated the village of Guy, Dnipropetrovsk region.

Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces assault brigade and two air defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ostapovskoye, Radostnoye, Dnipropetrovsk region, Vozdvizhevka and Chervonoye, Zaporizhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 215 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, seven vehicles and three field artillery pieces.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Belogorye, Orekhov and Stepnogorsk, Zaporizhia region.

More than 80 military personnel, an armored combat vehicle, 13 vehicles, two field artillery guns, six electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot and five material depots were destroyed.

Operational and tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have damaged facilities of the fuel and energy complex and railway infrastructure used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, storage sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, temporary locations of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.

104 aircraft- type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense systems.

In total , since the beginning of the special military operation , they have been destroyed:

▫️ 668 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
97,097 unmanned aerial vehicles,
636 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 26,071 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
▫️ 1,613 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles,
▫️ 31,363 field artillery guns and mortars,
▫️ 46,914 units of special military vehicles.

Russian Defense Ministry.

 


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