The Russian military lost 1,140 troops, 59 artillery systems and 70 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the space of 24 hours, according to figures from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The report, posted early on Friday to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s official X (formerly Twitter) page, also said eight tanks, four multiple launch rocket systems, 119 vehicles, and a helicopter was destroyed over the same period. Russia doesn’t publish its military losses, and analysts are skeptical of reports released by both sides.
The latest figures, if accurate, would bring Russia’s total losses for military personnel, artillery systems and drones since the 2022 invasion to 666,340, 19,322 and 16,837 respectively, according to Ukrainian data.
Newsweek contacted the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment via email.
“The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.”
Thomas CampbellThe combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to October 11, 2024. pic.twitter.com/SJru9mJBfg
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) October 11, 2024
Alongside the ministry’s post was a quote from Scottish poet Thomas Campbell, which read: “The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.”
Russian losses of artillery systems hit record highs in July and August, according to Ukrainian figures. In July, Russia lost 1,520 artillery systems, followed by 1,517 in August. Last month, 1,219 were reportedly destroyed.
This period also saw some of the highest losses of Russian military personnel so far, with 35,680 in July, 36,810 in August and 38,130 in September.
Data sourced from Ukraine’s armed forces suggest that in September, Russia suffered almost 10,000 casualties within the space of a week.
Ukrainian servicemen of the 43 Artillery Brigade fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled cannon towards Russian positions at a front line in the Donetsk region on September 27, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to figures from Ukraine’s armed forces, Russia lost 1140 troops, 59 artillery systems, and 70 drones in the space of 24 hours.
Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images
Newsweek previously examined Russian troop, tank and artillery losses in 2024, as of September 18.
May was Russia’s worst month for tank losses this year, with 428 destroyed. It was the second deadliest month in the war for Russian tank crews, following October 2023, with 521.
Subsequent months saw 359 losses in June, 300 in July, 193 in August and 291 in September.
The latest updates on Ukraine’s war effort come after Ukraine’s General Staff said it successfully targeted a Russian base containing drones used in its full-scale invasion, causing multiple detonations.
The Ukrainian military said in a Telegram statement the attack hit the base in Yeysk, in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, where 400 Iranian Shahed drones were stored.
On Wednesday, Russia said it targeted a Ukrainian Patriot air-defense missile battalion in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region using Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles, though Ukrainian officials insisted the system was still operational.
Russia “only damaged a few pieces of equipment, not destroyed them” in Wednesday’s strike, air force spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ignat said. “The same Patriot unit continues to perform tasks in the region.”
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