Russia's losses in Ukraine as of July 3: +1,250 troops and 2,152 drones
Ukrainian defender (photo: Getty Images)
Russia's combat losses in Ukraine continue to mount, with Ukrainian forces reporting fresh damage to Moscow's manpower and weapons stockpile. The new daily tally from Ukraine's General Staff outlines losses across multiple categories of military equipment on the front lines.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to July 3, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel - approximately 1,407,150 (+1,250)
- Tanks ‒ 12,073 (+4)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 24,863 (+2)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,380 (+4)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 115,237 (+385)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 1,809 (+18)
- Artillery systems ‒ 45,225 (+57)
- MLRS ‒ 1,912 (+2)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,463 (+4)
- Aircraft ‒ 436
- Helicopters ‒ 353
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 387,342 (+2,152)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 4,846 (+48)
- Warships and boats ‒ 33
- Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of July 2, 2026 (photo: Ukraine's Ministry of Defense)
Frontline situation
Russia launched its largest combined attack on Kyiv since the start of the full-scale war overnight on July 2, firing 570 aerial weapons, including 74 missiles and 496 drones. At least 25 people were killed and more than 90 injured, while residential buildings and critical infrastructure suffered extensive damage. Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing as crews continue looking for survivors beneath the rubble.
Meanwhile, the Institute for the Study of War reports that Russia's offensive in Ukraine has slowed dramatically over the past year, with its rate of territorial gains dropping by roughly 16 times. In June 2026, Russian forces advanced just over 30 square kilometers, compared with more than 480 square kilometers during the same month last year, highlighting the increasingly slow and incremental nature of Moscow's battlefield progress.
Also, on July 2, Ukraine's Defense Forces carried out overnight strikes on several Russian military-linked targets, including the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in the Nizhny Novgorod region. A direct hit sparked a fire at the facility, with preliminary reports indicating damage to a key crude oil processing unit.
