Russia's losses in Ukraine as of October 24: +1,980 troops and 64 artillery systems
Photo: Ukrainian soldiers (Getty Images)
Russian forces continue to lose troops and military equipment as Ukrainian defenders hold their positions and repel assaults across the front line. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has revealed its latest estimate of Russia’s battlefield losses as of October 23, 2026.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to October 24, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ nearly 1,576,600 (+1,980)
- Tanks ‒ 12,444 (+5)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,600 (+3)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,852 (+1)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 166,501 (+413)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 3,011 (+8)
- Artillery systems ‒ 51,565 (+64)
- MLRS ‒ 2 232 (+2)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,722 (+2)
- Aircraft ‒ 449
- Helicopters ‒ 356
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 579,064 (+1,855)
- 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
Russia’s advance in Ukraine has slowed significantly, with its forces losing 241 square kilometers more territory than they captured since September 1, 2026, according to ISW. Russian troops have advanced by an average of just 0.25 square kilometers per day this year.
Meanwhile, occupied Luhansk came under a massive drone attack around 4 a.m. on October 23, with explosions followed by communications outages and power disruptions, according to Exilenova+. Videos circulating online appear to show a strike on an infrastructure facility near a communications tower.
