Russia's losses in Ukraine as of July 17: +1,370 troops and 65 artillery systems
Fri, July 17, 2026 - 08:17
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The latest update captures the pace of a war with no sign of slowing
Ukrainian soldiers (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Moscow's forces continue to face mounting pressure on the battlefield, with Ukraine reporting fresh personnel and equipment losses over the past day.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to July 17, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel - nearly 1,425,990 (+1,370)
- Tanks ‒ 12,148 (+4)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 24,946 (+6)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,424 (+4)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 121,216 (+489)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 1,932 (+13)
- Artillery systems ‒ 46,084 (+65)
- MLRS ‒ 1,943 (+7)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,496 (+4)
- Aircraft ‒ 437
- Helicopters ‒ 354 (+1)
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 412,884 (+1,879)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 4,909 (+3)
- Warships and boats ‒ 34
- Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of July 17, 2026 (photo: Ukraine's Ministry of Defense)
Frontline situation
Yesterday, Ukrainian special forces destroyed a Russian Su-24M bomber at the Saky military airbase in temporarily occupied Crimea.
On the night of July 16, Unmanned Systems Forces attacked 11 vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet, namely 5 oil tankers, 1 gas tanker, 3 dry cargo ships, and 2 tugboats in the Black and Azov Seas.
