by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 26 July 2026

Part 2 (👉 see Part 1)

As a result of active and resolute actions, the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian elements inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, two naval infantry brigades, the Azov Special Forces Brigade, and four national guard brigades close to Dobropolye, Rubezhnoye, Novotroitskoye, Novoandreyevka, Sergeyevka, Zolotoy Kolodez, Svetloye, Novonikolayevka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Sukhareva Balka (Dnepropetrovsk region).

▪️ Up to 370 troops, five motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station have been neutralised.

↗️ The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Two assault brigades, three air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, and a marine brigade have been hit close to Gavrilovka, Podgavrilovka, Prosyanaya, Malinovka, Vasilkovka, Ivanovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Nikolovskoye, and Barvinovka (Zaporozhye region).

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 345 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and two artillery guns.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of three AFU mechanised brigades near Chervonaya Krinitsa, Malokaterinovka, and Yurkovka (Zaporozhye region).

▪️ Up to 55 troops, 12 motor vehicles, and two electronic warfare stations were neutralised.

✈️ Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops, and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage on logistics centres, long-range unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturing shops and their storage areas, fuel, power, and transport infrastructure facilities used for the benefit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 146 areas.

Air defence systems shot down seven guided aerial bombs, two HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 465 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

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

673 aircraft,
284 helicopters,
189,940 unmanned aerial vehicles,
667 anti-aircraft missile systems,
30,315 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,766 MLRS combat vehicles,
35,918 field artillery guns and mortars,
67,496 units of support military vehicles.

Russian Defence Ministry