Russia's losses in Ukraine as of October 26: +1,990 troops and 18 artillery systems
Mon, October 26, 2026 - 08:09
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Photo: Ukrainian soldiers (Getty Images)
Russia continues to suffer losses in manpower and military equipment as its war against Ukraine rages on. Ukraine’s military released its latest estimates of Russian combat losses.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to October 26, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ nearly 1,580,440 (+1,990)
- Tanks ‒ 12,448 (+1)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,609 (+4)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,858 (+2)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 167,240 (+322)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 3,018 (+1)
- Artillery systems ‒ 51,632 (+18)
- MLRS ‒ 2,239 (+2)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,726 (+1)
- Aircraft ‒ 449
- Helicopters ‒ 356
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 582,458 (+1,656)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 5,138
- Warships and boats ‒ 35
- Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of October 26, 2026 (photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine)
Frontline situation
Ukraine's Defense Forces struck Russian radar stations in the Belgorod region, as well as command posts and troop concentration sites in several directions.
On October 25, cruise missiles attacked the Energiya plant in Yelets, in Russia’s Lipetsk region. It manufactures batteries for Iskander and Kinzhal missiles.
