Russia's losses in Ukraine as of May 9: +1,080 troops and 82 artillery systems
Ukraine's Security Service Alpha unit (photo: Getty Images)
Russia lost 1,080 troops in 24 hours, with total losses exceeding 1,340,270, alongside major losses in drones, artillery, and air defense systems, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to May 9, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel — nearly 1,340,270 (+1,080)
- Tanks — 11,920 (+1)
- Armored combat vehicles — 24,541 (+3)
- Artillery systems — 41,712 (+82)
- Multiple-launch rocket systems — 1,780 (+2)
- Air defense systems — 1,371 (+1)
- Aircraft — 435
- Helicopters — 352
- Operational-tactical UAVs — 281,208 (+1,479)
- Cruise missiles — 4,585
- Ships/boats — 33
- Submarines — 2
- Automotive equipment and fuel tanks — 95,252 (+373)
- Special equipment — 4,173.
Frontline situation
Russia is urgently expanding air defenses against Ukrainian strike drones, deploying four new regiments, 24 divisions, and 162 batteries, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said. He added that Russia plans to produce over 7 million FPV drones in 2026, while Ukraine continues to maintain the initiative and expand its drone warfare advantage.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Security Service struck Russia’s Permnefteorgsintez oil refinery and a key oil pumping station in Perm for the third time, targeting crude processing and fuel logistics facilities more than 1,500 km from the Ukrainian border.
At the same time, Ukrainian P1-SUN interceptor drones for the first time destroyed Russian Gerbera drones carrying FPV strike drones, with Ukrainian crews downing five such targets in a single day.
