Russia's losses in Ukraine as of July 5: +1,290 troops and 1,628 drones
Photo: Ukrainian soldiers (Getty Images)
Russia continues to suffer heavy battlefield losses as Ukraine's Defense Forces steadily destroy enemy troops, armored vehicles, artillery, and other military equipment across the front. The latest figures from Ukraine's military provide an updated estimate of Russian personnel and equipment losses over the past 24 hours.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to July 5, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel - approximately 1,409,630 (+1,290)
- Tanks ‒ 12,081 (+7)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 24,878 (+9)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,385
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 116,106 (+462)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 1,821 (+6)
- Artillery systems ‒ 45,388 (+63)
- MLRS ‒ 1,916 (+3)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,470 (+1)
- Aircraft ‒ 436
- Helicopters ‒ 353
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 390,738 (+1,628)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 4,847
- Warships and boats ‒ 33
- Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of July 5, 2026 (photo: Ukraine's Ministry of Defense)
Frontline situation
Vladimir Putin's claim that Russian forces have captured the city of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region is false. The city remains under the control of the Defense Forces.
Ukraine continues to strike targets that help Russia wage war. Among the targets of the recent attack were an enemy helicopter in the waters of the Sea of Azov and a railway bridge across the Siverskyi Donets River near Stanytsia Luhanska.
