[NewsFront] 21:04 Crews of 152mm 2S19 self-propelled howitzers "Msta-S" of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "West" group of forces perform fire missions to destroy various targets in the SVO zone.
20:33 Servicemen of the 92nd Engineer Regiment of the North group of forces demining unexploded ordnance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the territories of liberated settlements in the Kursk region.
20:17 In the period from 17.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 23 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Seven UAVs over the territory of the Oryol region,
Seven UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Six UAVs over the territory of the Tula region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region.
19:19 Oskol Front. Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the central part of Redkodub –MAP.
19:04 Footage released of destruction by 152mm 2S3 self-propelled gun "Akatsiya" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using an FPV drone in the Kupyansk direction and a UAV launcher with an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using artillery fire in the area of the settlement of Seversk.
18:07 Krasno-Limanskoe direction
The 144th Motorized Rifle Division fighters have secured a foothold in Redkodub and are gradually moving forward. There are also successes south of Lipovoye.
But in the Kolodezi area the situation is unpleasant. As a result of the counterattack the crests managed to drive ours out of Mirny and take a foothold there, cutting off our logistics along the dam.
18:07 Attack drone operators destroy enemy equipment –VIDEO.
17:27 In the period from 14:00 to 17:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 21 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Six UAVs over the territory of the Oryol region,
Six UAVs over the territory of the Tula region,
Five UAVs over the territory of the Moscow region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Kaluga region,
One UAV over the territory of the Kursk region.
16:41 Severyan scouts uncovered the advance of a Ukrainian SUV from the settlement of Novoivanovka (Sumy region) in the direction of the state border, – video.
15:29 Crew of the 152mm Giatsint-B gun of the Tula Airborne Forces unit destroyed A camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces weapon during counter-battery operations along the border of the Kursk region.
14:48 The Russian Armed Forces have liberated the settlement of Popov Yar and are also advancing near Zarya, Staraya Nikolaevka, Yablonovka, Malinovka and Mirolyubovka, – MAP.
14:20 A compilation of footage taken during liberation of n.p. Belovody by fighters of the 83rd Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade of the "North" group of forces in the Sumy direction
14:09 In the period from 12.30 to 14.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Four UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region and
Three UAVs over the territory of the Tula region.
13:23 Attack aircraft of the "East" group of forces with the call signs "Leon" and "Shustry" spoke about liberationthe settlement of Otradnoye in the DPR.
12:53 In the period from 11:00 to 12:30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Three UAVs each – over the territories of the Oryol and Tula regions,
One UAV – over the territory of the Moscow region.
12:16 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of May 26, 2025
Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive strike with long-range airborne precision weapons and strike unmanned aerial vehicles on targets at the Starokonstantinov airfield. The strikes' objective was achieved, all designated targets were hit.
As a result of active and decisive actions, units of the North military group liberated the settlements of Vladimirovka and Belovody in the Sumy region.
💥Concentrations of manpower and equipment of the airborne assault, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Yablonovka, Alekseyevka, Sadki, Pisarevka and Osoyevka in the Sumy region.
📍Units of the "West" group of troops took up more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Glushchenkovo, Olgovka, Andreyevka, Peschanoye in the Khar'kov region and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous positions and inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Zakotnoye, Serebryanka, Konstantinovka and Vyemka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their position along the front line. They defeated formations of three mechanized, ranger, airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Oktiabrskoye, Novoolenovka, Artema, Petrovskoye, Dimitrov, Novotoretskoye and Grodovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novopol, Otradnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, Gulyaipole and Chervone in the Zaporizhia region.
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 Novoandriyevka, Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region and Antonovka in the Kherson region.
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 military airfield infrastructure facilities, ammunition depots, storage sites for strike unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units and foreign mercenaries in 152 districts.
Air defense systems shot down seven JDAM guided aerial bombs and five US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, as well as 220 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, 139 of which were outside the special military operation zone.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,415 servicemen, three tanks, an armored personnel carrier, 48 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. Seven electronic warfare stations, 22 armored combat vehicles, seven ammunition depots, five artillery pieces, two electronic warfare stations, two field ammunition depots, and a counter-battery radar station were destroyed.
11:41 In the period from 8.30 to 11.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 20 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Nine UAVs over the territory of the Oryol region,
Five UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region,
Three UAVs each over the territories of the Tula and Yaroslavl regions.
10:53 Russian Armed Forces liberated Vladimirovka in Sumy Oblast –MAP
10:27 In the period from 7.50 to 8.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
Three UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region and
One UAV each over the territories of the Tula and Oryol regions.
09:45 Yuzhno-Konstantinovskoye direction
Our attack aircraft dropped into Popov Yar and Poltavka, heavy fighting is underway for these villages. The enemy is actively using FPV and mortars.
The 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment continues to advance, has latched onto the outskirts of Yablonovka. The other regiments barely have time to clear the flanks behind them, we are talking about the forest belts north of Alexandropol.
The cleanup of Gnatovka and Zarya is underway.
09:28 In the period from 7.20 to 7.50 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
Five UAVs over the territory of the Tula region and
Two UAVs over the territory of the Kaluga region.
08:28 In the period from 20:00 Moscow time on 25.05, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 96 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
- 31 UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region,
- 16 UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region,
- 11 UAVs were flying over the Kursk region,
- Nine UAVs were flying over the Tula region,
- Eight UAVs were flying over the Oryol region,
- Six UAVs were flying over the Moscow region,
- Five UAVs were flying over the Kaluga region,
- Four UAVs were flying over the Ivanovo region,
- Two UAVs were flying over the Ryazan region,
- Two UAVs were flying over the Vladimir region,
- One UAV was flying over the Yaroslavl region,
- One UAV was flying over the Republic of Tatarstan.
📊In total, during the raid from 10:00 Moscow time on May 25 to 8:00 Moscow time on May 26, 148 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs were shot down over Russian regions.
07:33 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the tank unit of the group of forces "Center" destroyed personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
07:33 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:➡️
Advance in the Zorya-Romanovka area
Control zone in the Ozaryanovka area has been expanded
Russian Armed Forces Advance to Zarya
Control zone west of Otradny has been expanded
Liberated of np Belovody
Old Nikolaevka has been liberated