Russia's losses in Ukraine as of October 12: +1,470 troops and 51 artillery systems
Photo: Ukrainian soldiers keep fighting (Getty Images)
Russian forces are sustaining further losses in personnel and military equipment amid ongoing fighting along the front line. Ukraine's latest daily update details the estimated Russian casualties and equipment losses.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to October 12, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ nearly 1,554,310 (+1,470)
- Tanks ‒ 12,410 (+2)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,527 (+6)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,818 (+3)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 162,056 (+553)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 2,927 (+3)
- Artillery systems ‒ 51,090 (+51)
- MLRS ‒ 2,209 (+4)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,703 (+2)
- Aircraft ‒ 443
- Helicopters ‒ 356
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 559,873 (+1,416)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 5,126
- Warships and boats ‒ 35
- Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of October 12, 2026 (photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine)
Frontline situation
Ukrainian forces continued targeting Russian military infrastructure in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions overnight, striking a repair unit near Chystiakove and military supply depots near Makiivka and Horodyshche. The attacks aim to weaken Russia’s logistical capabilities and combat potential by disrupting equipment repairs and supplies supporting its troops.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry has claimed new battlefield gains in Ukraine in its weekly update published on Max, including the capture of five settlements and the thwarting of Ukrainian attempts to break out of alleged encirclements. However, the claims lack evidence, and even Russian military bloggers have questioned reports that Ukrainian forces are encircled in the Kharkiv region, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
