Russia's losses in Ukraine as of October 23: +1,830 troops and 54 artillery systems
Photo: Ukrainian soldiers keep fighting Russian troops (Getty Images)
Russia continues to suffer significant personnel and equipment losses as Ukrainian forces repel attacks along the front line. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has released its latest estimate of Russian combat losses as of October 23, 2026.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to October 23, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ nearly 1,574,620 (+1,830)
- Tanks ‒ 12,439
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,597 (+3)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,851 (+5)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 166,088 (+447)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 3,003 (+6)
- Artillery systems ‒ 51,501 (+54)
- MLRS ‒ 2,230 (+1)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,720 (+1)
- Aircraft ‒ 449
- Helicopters ‒ 356
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 577,209 (+2,067)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 5,138
- Warships and boats ‒ 35
- Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of October 22, 2026 (photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine)
Frontline situation
Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck four Russian military targets over two days, including an electronic warfare station, a drone control center and a logistics depot. Ukrainian troops also destroyed a Russian Buk-M1 air defense system in the Huliaipole sector after detecting it despite heavy camouflage. The strikes weaken Russia’s ability to target Ukrainian positions and frontline communities with drones.
Ukraine says it inflicted record losses on Russian forces on October 21, with 2,250 troops killed or wounded in one day, surpassing the previous record of 2,200 on December 19, 2024.
