Russia's losses in Ukraine as of October 31: +1,670 troops and 1,663 UAVs
Sat, October 31, 2026 - 08:06
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Photo: Ukrainian soldiers (Getty Images)
Russian troops and military equipment continue to be lost in the fighting across Ukraine. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has updated its estimates of Russia’s battlefield losses.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to October 31, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ nearly 1,588,170 (+1,670)
- Tanks ‒ 12,450
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,620 (+3)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,860
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 168,480 (+206)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 3,045 (+6)
- Artillery systems ‒ 51,739 (+19)
- MLRS ‒ 2,247 (+1)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,730 (+2)
- Aircraft ‒ 452
- Helicopters ‒ 356
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 590,661 (+1,663)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 5,140
- Warships and boats ‒ 35
- Submarines ‒ 2.
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of October 31, 2026 (photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine)
Frontline situation
Ukraine’s Third Army Corps destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter in the Luhansk region using two Hornet kamikaze drones. The aircraft was spotted during a raid targeting Russian logistics, and the first drone forced it to change course before the strike.
