Russia's losses in Ukraine as of August 15: +1,370 troops and 1,835 drones
Photo: Ukrainian military (Getty Images)
Ukraine says its forces continue to wear down Russia's combat strength, reporting fresh daily losses in manpower and military hardware.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to August 15, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel - nearly 1,465,810 (+1,370)
- Tanks ‒ 12,269 (+5)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,144 (+3)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,528 (+4)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 134,375 (+522)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 2,241 (+12)
- Artillery systems ‒ 47,932 (+62)
- MLRS ‒ 2,026 (+2)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,568 (+3)
- Aircraft ‒ 439
- Helicopters ‒ 354
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 461,484 (+1,835)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 5,007
- Warships and boats ‒ 35
- Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of August 15, 2026 (photo: Ukraine's Ministry of Defense)
Frontline situation
From the beginning of August, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces carried out hundreds of powerful strikes on energy nodes used by Russian forces. This allows for disrupting the Russian air defense system and paves the way for new strikes.
In addition, on August 13 and during the night of August 14, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck two ground-based control relays for Geran/Gerbera strike drones in the Kherson region.
At the same time, Belarus continues to strengthen its military presence near the border with Ukraine and deploy new units. However, Ukrainian border guards say they have not detected any signs of preparations for an offensive.
