Russia's losses in Ukraine as of May 26: +1,010 troops and 1,790 drones
Ukrainian soldiers (photo: Getty Imges)
Ukraine's General Staff says Russian troops continue to lose soldiers and military equipment, including armored vehicles, artillery, and drones, as intense fighting persists on the battlefield.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to May 26, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel — nearly 1,357,950 (+1,010)
- Tanks — 11,954 (+1)
- Armored combat vehicles — 24,615 (+7)
- Artillery systems — 42,751 (+64)
- Multiple-launch rocket systems — 1,804 (+2)
- Air defense systems — 1,397 (+1)
- Aircraft — 436
- Helicopters — 353
- Ground robotic complex — 1,475 (+10)
- Operational-tactical UAVs — 312,035 (+1,790)
- Cruise missiles — 4,687
- Ships/boats — 33
- Submarines — 2
- Automotive equipment and fuel tanks — 99,374 (+374)
- Special equipment — 4,221 (+3).
(Photo: facebook.com/Ukraine's General Staff)
Frontline situation
Ukrainian Defense Forces struck several Russian military and logistics targets overnight on May 25, including the Belets oil depot in Russia's Bryansk region that supplied Moscow's troops, Ukraine's General Staff said.
Ukrainian forces also hit ammunition depots, supply facilities, and Russian command-and-control positions in occupied Crimea, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, with damage assessments still ongoing.
The brigade said Russian troops will no longer have a "safe" rear area in the Azov region.
