by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 23 May 2026

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Sever Group’s units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade close to Tolstodubovo, Ivolzhanskoye, Khrapovshchina, and Proletarskoye in Sumy region.

In Kharkov region, units of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade were hit near Rubezhnoye and Izbitskoye (Kharkov region).

▪️The enemy lost up to 190 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, two artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.

The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades and an assault brigade of the AFU near Studenok, Peski-Radkovskiye, Chervony Oskol (Kharkov region), and Lozovoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▪️The AFU losses amounted to more than 230 troops, 22 armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, 19 motor vehicles, and two artillery guns.

Units of the Yuzhnaya Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, and a marine brigade near Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Podolskoye, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 170 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, and one electronic warfare station.

The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, an air assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, and two national guard brigades near Shevchenko, Dobropolye, Belozerskoye, Sergeyevka, Raiskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novopodgorodnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▪️The AFU losses amounted to more than 290 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns.

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Russian Defence Ministry