Russia's losses in Ukraine as of June 8: +1,330 troops and 85 artillery systems
Photo: Ukrainian soldiers (Getty Images)
Daily battlefield report shows continued high Russian losses in both personnel and military equipment, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. The latest update includes destroyed tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems, drones, and other assets across multiple sectors of the front.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to June 8, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ approximately 1,374,950 (+1,330)
- Tanks ‒ 11,997 (+8)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 24,705 (+5)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,259 (+2)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 104,414 (+363)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 1,607 (+12)
- Artillery systems ‒ 43,564 (+85)
- MLRS ‒ 1,847 (+3)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,409 (+2)
- Aircraft ‒ 436
- Helicopters ‒ 353
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 336,224 (+2,161)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 4,733
- Warships and boats ‒ 33
- Submarines ‒ 2
(Photo: Ukraine's Ministry of Defense)
Frontline situation
According to ISW, Ukrainian forces liberated more territory than Russian troops managed to seize in May. Russian forces seized or penetrated approximately 40 square kilometers of territory in May, while losing control of about 280 square kilometers. Some of Russia’s advances were merely temporary penetrations into Ukrainian positions.
Meanwhile, a Russian drone struck a building of the spent nuclear fuel storage facility in the Chornobyl zone. After the impact, a fire broke out over an area of about 40 square meters.
