Russia's losses in Ukraine as of December 26: +840 troops and 537 drones
Armed Forces of Ukraine (photo: Getty Images)
Updated data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine show a significant reduction in enemy personnel and equipment from February 2022 to the end of December 2025, the General Staff reports.
From February 24, 2022, to the end of December 2025, inclusive, the approximate combat losses of the enemy amounted to:
- Personnel — about 1,202,070 (+840)
- Tanks — 11,459 (+3)
- Armored combat vehicles — 23,804 (+3)
- Artillery systems — 35,509 (+74)
- MLRS — 1,579
- Air defense systems — 1,264 (+1)
- Aircraft — 434
- Helicopters — 347
- Operational-tactical UAVs — 95,334 (+537)
- Cruise missiles — 4,107
- Ships/boats — 28
- Submarines — 2
- Automotive vehicles and fuel tanks — 71,454 (+180)
- Special equipment — 4,029
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the army continue to use Kostiantynivka for brutal attacks on the civilian population: Russian troops use strike FPV drones daily in residential neighborhoods of the city, targeting civilians and volunteers involved in evacuating residents from dangerous areas.
At a pre-New Year meeting of Russia's State Council on December 25, President Putin stated that territorial claims on Donbas would be maintained and refused to discuss the return of the Kramatorsk–Kostiantynivka–Sloviansk hub, while focusing the meeting primarily on negotiations with the United States and Ukraine on a peace plan.
