Soldiers are dying every day in the Ukraine war, on both sides. Statistics of Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war are updated regularly.
- Fighting and attacks in the Ukraine war rage mainly in the east of the country. The Ukrainian military put up fierce resistance.
- According to the Ukrainian military leadership, more than 36,500 soldiers have died on the Russian side. More than 1600 tanks and 200 aircraft were destroyed.
- Russia itself rarely provides information about its own losses in the war.
+++11 nights: In the invasion of the Luhansk region, Russia must have suffered heavy losses. The area is not yet fully under Russian control, said Serhiy Hayday, head of the military administration of the Luhansk region CNN.
For more than four months, the Russian military has been trying to take over the region. According to Hayday, they suffered “huge losses” in equipment and soldiers. Hospitals in the region were full of Russian soldiers. This information has not been independently verified.
+++ 7 nights: Russia launched an attack on the Donbass and failed on the Ukrainian army. “Ukrainian militants inflicted significant casualties on the enemy during attempted attacks in the vicinity of the villages of Verkhnyokamkanka, Bilohorivka and Hryhorivka. The invaders are retreating,” said the General Staff in Kyiv, Wednesday (July 6).
The fighting took place about 15 kilometers from the Russian-held city of Lysychansk. In the Bakhmut area, Ukraine also pushed back Russian troops and inflicted “victims” on them, dpa reported, citing a report by the general staff. So far, the information cannot be independently verified.
News of the Ukraine war: A glimpse of Russia’s losses
- Soldier: 36,500
- Airplane: 217
- Helicopter: 187
- Tanks: 1600
- Panzerkampfwagen: 3789
- Artillery system: 812
- Air defense system: 107
- Multiple rocket launcher systems: 247
- Cars and other vehicles: 2648
- Ship: 15
- Unmanned combat drone: 664
- As of Wednesday 6 July 2022
- Information about Russian losses in the Ukraine war comes from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. They cannot be independently verified. The Kremlin itself provides very little information about its own losses.
+++ 14:37: Russia suffered heavy casualties after capturing the twin cities of Sieverodonetsk and Lysychansk, the government of the Luhansk region announced. It is said that the military left many soldiers dead and injured because of their fate. According to the renowned US think tank “Institute for the Study of War” (ISW), the combat capabilities of Russian troops are said to have suffered as a result of their ties to the region. This is said to have prevented Russian troops from advancing to other parts of Ukraine. In addition, the researchers assumed in the analysis that the Russian offensive would stop in the coming weeks.
Update from Wednesday, July 6, 6:55 am: According to Ukrainian media, 36,200 soldiers of the Russian army have been killed, 150 have been added compared to the latest statistics. Another 18 armored military vehicles were destroyed, bringing the total to 3,772. Five tanks were destroyed, a total of 1,594, Ukrainian officials said. Reports from Ukrainian online newspapers Pravda According to reports, the Russian offensive in the east was repelled by Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Army also lost two more artillery systems, for a total of 806. There was another loss of special equipment, while the number of vehicles and fuel tanks rose by eleven to 2,629. Data shows date Independent Kiev through Twitter published statistics.
Ukraine-News: Ukrainian military reports Russian missile firing
Update from Tuesday, July 5, 18:24: Ukraine’s military air defenses are said to have shot down several Russian missiles on Tuesday morning. This was reported by the military leadership in charge on Tuesday afternoon via social media. A video released on the subject shows defensive weapons intercepting several missiles. According to information from the Ukrainian military leadership, Russian strikes are said to have been aimed at the nearby towns of Mykolaiv and Bashtanka in southern Ukraine.
First report from Tuesday, July 5, 12:48 am: Kyiv/Moscow – The Ukrainian General Staff has updated statistics on Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war. Thus, 36,350 soldiers have died. In addition, 1594 tanks and 217 military aircraft were destroyed – description. (do it with dpa/AFP)
