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Russia's losses in Ukraine as of March 6: +950 troops and 45 artillery systems

Fri, March 06, 2026 - 08:08
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A new General Staff report signals a heavier toll
Russia's losses in Ukraine as of March 6: +950 troops and 45 artillery systems Ukrainian Defense Forces keep fighting (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)

Ukraine's Armed Forces keep holding the frontline, inflicting continuous damage to Russian troops. A new General Staff report says 950 Russian servicemen were killed and wounded over the past day alone.

The total combat Russian losses from February 24, 2022, to March 6, 2026, are estimated to be:

  • Personnel — approximately 1,271,350 (+950);
  • Tanks — 11,734 (+7);
  • Armored combat vehicles — 24,148 (+6);
  • Artillery systems — 37,960 (+45);
  • Multiple-launch rocket systems — 1,669 (+2);
  • Air defense systems — 1,320 (+1);
  • Aircraft — 435;
  • Helicopters — 349 (+1);
  • Operational-tactical UAVs — 159,990 (+1,609);
  • Cruise missiles — 4,384;
  • Ships/boats — 30;
  • Submarines — 2;
  • Automotive equipment and fuel tanks — 81,642 (+208);
  • Special equipment — 4,080 (+1).

Russia's losses in Ukraine as of March 6: +950 troops and 45 artillery systemsPhoto: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Frontline situation

Ukraine's military struck several logistics facilities and concentrations of Russian troops recently. Among other targets, a ground-based repeater of the command post for Geran/Gerbera-type strike drones was hit in temporarily occupied Crimea.

Besides, Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a series of successful raids on Russian army supply facilities in Crimea and Donbas. Air defense systems and three fuel depots were targeted.

Moreover, on March 5, the Ukrainian Navy destroyed a Russian Ka-27 helicopter over the Black Sea.

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