Russia's losses in Ukraine as of July 16: +1,340 troops and 1,801 drones
Thu, July 16, 2026 - 08:10
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Ukrainian soldiers (photo: Getty Images)
Russian forces sustained further losses in personnel and military hardware over the past 24 hours. Ukraine's military released its latest daily estimate of Moscow's battlefield casualties and destroyed equipment.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to July 16, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel - nearly 1,424,620 (+1,340)
- Tanks ‒ 12,144 (+3)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 24,940 (+2)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,420
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 120,727 (+420)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 1,919 (+12)
- Artillery systems ‒ 46,019 (+66)
- MLRS ‒ 1,936
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,492
- Aircraft ‒ 437
- Helicopters ‒ 353
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 411,005 (+1,801)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 4,906
- Warships and boats ‒ 34
- Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of July 16, 2026 (photo: Ukraine's Ministry of Defense)
Frontline situation
Over the past day, Ukrainian forces have struck 17 oil tankers, 2 gas tankers, and 1 tugboat in the Black Sea.
Moreover, soldiers of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck a Russian Mi-28 Night Hunter attack helicopter worth $18 million, using just a cheap drone.
