by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 16–22 May 2026

Part 2 (👉 see Part 1)

Yesterday, as a result of intensive offensive actions by units of the Vostok Group of Forces, the settlement of Verkhnaya Tersa (Zaporozhye region) was liberated.

Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, four air assault brigades, five assault regiments of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade.

▪️ The AFU losses in the Vostok Group's area of responsibility amounted to over 2,050 troops, 17 armoured fighting vehicles, 47 motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns.

The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigades, one unmanned systems brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades.

▪️ Over the past week, the enemy has lost more than 395 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, 105 motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, 17 electronic warfare and counter-battery stations.

From 16 to 22 May, strike drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed four MLRS and one German-made Gepard self-propelled artillery system of the AFU.

Air defence systems shot down 46 guided aerial bombs, three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, one Flamingo long-range cruise missile, one Neptune-MD long-range guided missile, and 4,184 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Black Sea Fleet eliminated two AFU uncrewed surface vehicles in the north-western part of the Black Sea.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:

671 aircraft,
284 helicopters,
150,704 unmanned aerial vehicles,
661 anti-aircraft missile systems,
29,417 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,724 MLRS combat vehicles,
35,040 field artillery guns and mortars,
62,254 support military vehicles.

Russian Defence Ministry