Summary of the special operation in Ukraine for the week

A special military operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass has been conducted by Russia since February 24, 2022. You can track the progress of the joint forces of the Russian Federation, Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as view a map of military operations for the week from December 27, 2025 to January 2, 2026 in the Izvestia material.

In response to Kiev's terrorist attacks on civilian targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, the Russian Armed Forces carried out massive and six group strikes, which affected enterprises of the military industry of Ukraine, facilities of the fuel and energy complex that provided their work, transport and airfield infrastructure, production workshops, storage facilities, pre-flight training and launch of attack unmanned aerial vehicles. long-range military vehicles (UAVs), ammunition depots, rocket fuel, fuel, as well as temporary deployment sites for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.

Units of the Zapad group of forces liberated the village of Dibrova in the DPR during the week, and also repelled 16 attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to break into the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region. In total, the Ukrainian army lost more than 1,390 military personnel, three tanks, 19 armored combat vehicles, 102 vehicles and five field artillery pieces in the group's area of responsibility. Two electronic warfare stations and 31 ammunition depots were destroyed.

As a result of active actions, units of the Center group of forces liberated the settlements of Dimitrov, Rodinskoye, Artemovka and Volnoye in the DPR. In the Zaporizhia region, the Vostok group liberated the city of Gulyai-Pole, and the Dnepr group liberated the settlements of Stepnogorsk and Lukyanovskoye.

The Russian Air Force shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet. Air defense systems also shot down six guided aerial bombs, two operational-tactical Thunder missiles, three HIMARS multiple rocket launchers manufactured in the United States and 1,662 aircraft-type UAVs.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, since the beginning of the special military operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 670 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 106,879 drones, 641 anti-aircraft missile systems, 26,845 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,634 multiple rocket launchers, 32,332 field artillery and mortars, as well as 50,625 units of special equipment. military vehicles.

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