Russia's losses in Ukraine as of November 3: +2,060 troops and 39 artillery systems
Photo: A Ukrainian soldier (Getty Images)
Russia continues to suffer losses in its war against Ukraine, with Ukrainian forces eliminating hundreds of enemy troops and destroying military equipment every day, reports the Ukrainian military.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to November 3, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ nearly 1,594,830 (+2,060)
- Tanks ‒ 12,452
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,633 (+4)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,867 (+4)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 169,473 (+363)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 3,067 (+4)
- Artillery systems ‒ 51,840 (+39)
- MLRS ‒ 2,252 (+1)
- Air defense systems ‒ 1,731
- Aircraft ‒ 452
- Helicopters ‒ 356
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 593,954 (+1,413)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 5,140
- Warships and boats ‒ 35
- Submarines ‒ 2.

Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of November 3, 2026 (photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine)
Frontline situation
On November 1, the Russian army lost 2,500 troops in a single day. This is the highest number of Russian casualties in a 24-hour period since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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