Russia's losses in Ukraine as of June 12: +1,300 troops and 2,218 drones
Photo: Ukrainian soldiers (Getty Images)
The toll on Russian forces continues to mount as fighting remains intense along the front line. Ukraine's military has released updated estimates of Moscow's personnel and equipment losses over the past day.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to June 12, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ nearly 1,380,120 (+1,300)
- Tanks ‒ 12,014 (+4)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 24,728 (+1)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,280 (+3)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 105,850 (+352)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 1,636 (+8)
- Artillery systems ‒ 43,865 (+78)
- MLRS ‒ 1,861 (+2)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,417 (+1)
- Aircraft ‒ 436
- Helicopters ‒ 353
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 344,869 (+2,218)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 4,733
- Warships and boats ‒ 33
- Submarines ‒ 2
(Photo: Ukraine's Ministry of Defense)
Frontline situation
According to Ukraine's army chief, Ukrainian drone operators neutralized 12,500 more Russian troops than Russia recruited into its armed forces during the same period. In FPV drones, the Ukrainian Defense Forces outnumber Russia by a ratio of 1.5 to 1.
Moreover, the highway along the Azov coast, which is crucial for Russian logistics, has turned into a 'highway of death' due to constant Ukrainian drone attacks. Russian cargo traffic along this route has plummeted. The highway connects Rostov-on-Don in Russia with the occupied cities of Melitopol, Mariupol, and Crimea.
Meanwhile, Russian forces shifted their focus in the Donetsk region. Kostiantynivka has now become the main objective of Russia's spring-summer offensive campaign, according to ISW.
