Russia's losses in Ukraine as of March 8: + 930 troops and 19 cruise missiles
Ukrainian forces keep fighting Russian troops (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Russian forces are sustaining heavy losses as Ukrainian troops continue to push back across the entire frontline. Ukraine's General Staff reports that in the past 24 hours, Russia has suffered 930 casualties, both killed and wounded.
The total combat Russian losses from February 24, 2022, to March 8, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel — approximately 1,273,290 (+930);
- Tanks — 11,742 (+5);
- Armored combat vehicles — 24,157 (+6);
- Artillery systems — 38,059 (+55);
- Multiple-launch rocket systems — 1,673 (+3);
- Air defense systems — 1,322;
- Aircraft — 435;
- Helicopters — 349;
- Operational-tactical UAVs — 164,416 (+2,558);
- Cruise missiles — 4,403 (+19);
- Ships/boats — 30;
- Submarines — 2;
- Automotive equipment and fuel tanks — 82,101 (+289);
- Special equipment — 4,083 (+3).
Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Frontline situation
According to Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian drone operators captured over 100 Russian soldiers this past winter using only unmanned aerial vehicles.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces used ATACMS and SCALP missiles to strike a Shahed drone launch site near Donetsk airport. A large-scale fire and secondary detonations were recorded as a result of the strike.
The Ukrainian military has also been implementing a comprehensive defensive operation in the Zaporizhzhia direction for three months. During active operations, special forces eliminated more than 300 Russians killed and wounded, and took another 39 Russian servicemen prisoner.
