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Russia's losses in Ukraine as of December 12: +1,400 troops, aircraft and over 200 drones

Russia's losses in Ukraine as of December 12: +1,400 troops, aircraft and over 200 drones Фото: Ukrainian troops continue inflicting losses on the enemy (Getty Images)

Over the past 24 hours, from December 11 to 12, Russian occupation forces lost 1,400 soldiers on the front line. Ukraine’s Armed Forces also destroyed one aircraft, 16 artillery systems, and more than a hundred vehicles, reports the General Staff.

From February 24, 2022, to December 12, 2025, inclusive, the approximate combat losses of the enemy amounted to:

  • Personnel – about 1,186,480 (+1,400);
  • Tanks – 11,406 (+2);
  • Armored combat vehicles – 23,705 (+6);
  • Artillery systems – 35,008 (+16)';
  • MLRS – 1,566 (+2);
  • Air defense systems – 1,256 (+3);
  • Aircraft – 432 (+1);
  • Helicopters – 347;
  • Operational-tactical UAVs – 89,401 (+253);
  • Cruise missiles – 4,060 (+2)
  • Ships/boats – 28;
  • Submarines – 1;
  • Automotive and fuel trucks – 69,614 (+107);
  • Special equipment – 4,024 (+2).

Генштаб оновив втрати РФ за добу: "мінус" 1400 окупантів, літак і понад дві сотні дронів

Battlefield situation

Fierce fighting continues along the whole front. As of the evening of December 11 alone, 165 combat engagements had been recorded — nearly a third of them in the Pokrovsk sector, with 48 clashes there.

According to preliminary estimates, in this sector, Ukrainian troops eliminated 125 and wounded 40 occupiers, destroyed six vehicles, shot down eight unmanned aerial vehicles, disabled six relay antennas, and struck eight enemy personnel shelters.

You can read a detailed breakdown of the General Staff's report in RBC-Ukraine's article.