Russia's losses in Ukraine as of October 8: +1,830 troops and 1,702 drones
Photo: Ukrainian soldiers (Getty Images)
The Russian military continues to suffer significant losses in its war against Ukraine, with Ukrainian forces reporting new casualties and destroyed or damaged equipment over the past 24 hours.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to October 8, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ nearly 1,547,780 (+1,830)
- Tanks ‒ 12,399 (+3)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,502 (+4)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,806 (+6)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 159,795 (+667)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 2,890 (+12)
- Artillery systems ‒ 50,883 (+47)
- MLRS ‒ 2,194 (+2)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,692 (+2)
- Aircraft ‒ 443
- Helicopters ‒ 356
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 553,578 (+1,702)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 5,126
- Warships and boats ‒ 35
- Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of October 8, 2026 (photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine)
Frontline situation
According to ISW, over the past several days, the Defense Forces of Ukraine have managed to thwart a number of offensive operations by the Russian army, as well as improve their positions in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
At the same time, Russian forces are attempting to penetrate the rear of Ukrainian positions in the Kharkiv region, as well as into Kupiansk itself. But the occupation bridgehead on the right bank of the Oskil River is gradually shrinking.
