Russia's losses in Ukraine as of May 19: +1,140 troops and 78 artillery systems
Photo: A Ukrainian soldier (Getty Images)
The Russian army continues to pay a high price in its war against Ukraine, with new daily losses reported in both manpower and military equipment. Ukrainian troops left 1,140 Russians killed and wounded over the past day, as Ukraine's General Staff update shows.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to May 19, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel — nearly 1,351,150 (+1,140)
- Tanks — 11,940 (+1)
- Armored combat vehicles — 24,584 (+1)
- Artillery systems — 42,340 (+78)
- Multiple-launch rocket systems — 1,792
- Air defense systems — 1,386
- Aircraft — 436
- Helicopters — 353
- Ground robotic complex — 1,426 (+11)
- Operational-tactical UAVs — 299,199 (+2,142)
- Cruise missiles — 4,632 (+4)
- Ships/boats — 33
- Submarines — 2
- Automotive equipment and fuel tanks — 97,600 (+262)
- Special equipment — 4,202 (+2)
Frontline situation
Ukraine's forces regained control of Stepnohirsk on the Zaporizhzhia front. Military intelligence special forces carried out a series of active offensive actions to push Russian forces out of Stepnohirsk and stabilize the situation in the city.
Moreover, on May 17 and during the night of May 18, 2026, Ukrainian units struck a Grachonok anti-sabotage boat in the area of Kaspiysk — a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Ukrainian forces also struck concentrations of Russian personnel, several enemy drone control points, and other important military targets.
