Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 22: +1,140 troops and 38 artillery systems
Photo: Ukrainian Armed Forces (Getty Images)
Russia sustained heavy losses over the past day, with the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reporting hundreds of troops killed or wounded along with significant equipment destruction.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to April 22, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel — nearly 1,321,450 (+1,140)
- Tanks — 11,885 (+1)
- Armored combat vehicles — 24,436 (+7)
- Artillery systems — 40,516 (+38)
- Multiple-launch rocket systems — 1,749
- Air defense systems — 1,350
- Aircraft — 435
- Helicopters — 350
- Operational-tactical UAVs — 251,489 (+1,026)
- Cruise missiles — 4,549
- Ships/boats — 33
- Submarines — 2
- Automotive equipment and fuel tanks — 90,925 (+162)
- Special equipment — 4,132.
Frontline situation
Ukraine carried out a series of coordinated overnight strikes targeting critical Russian military and energy infrastructure both in occupied territories and inside Russia. Ukrainian forces destroyed multiple ammunition depots in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, hit a fuel storage site, struck a command post in Zaporizhzhia, and targeted concentrations of equipment and logistics hubs in Bryansk, Rostov, and Kherson regions.
At the same time, SBU drones hit a key oil transit facility in Russia’s Samara region, damaging five large crude storage tanks and sparking a major fire. The site is crucial for blending and exporting Urals oil, meaning the strike could disrupt supply chains and reduce Russia’s energy revenues.
Overall, the attacks appear aimed at weakening Russia’s battlefield logistics and cutting financial resources that support its war effort.
