Russia's losses in Ukraine as of September 12: +1,500 troops and 2,045 drones
Ukrainian soldiers (photo: Getty Images)
Ukraine's military releases daily updates on Russia's combat losses in the war, covering both personnel and military equipment.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to September 12, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ nearly 1,505,380 (+1,500)
- Tanks ‒ 12,342 (+1)
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,322 (+10)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,676 (+10)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 147,849 (+638)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 2,586 (+13)
- Artillery systems ‒ 49,601 (+85)
- MLRS ‒ 2,115 (+6)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,633 (+11)
- Aircraft ‒ 441
- Helicopters ‒ 356
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 512,175 (+2,045)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 5,103
- Warships and boats ‒ 35
- Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of September 12, 2026 (photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)
Frontline situation
Russia says it is open to resuming peace talks with Ukraine and expects another trilateral meeting with the United States in the near future. The Kremlin says, however, that Moscow’s demands remain unchanged and insists the “root causes” of the war must be addressed.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces struck Russian military and defense industry targets across several regions and occupied territories, including two Pantsir-S1 air defense systems, a radar station, a drone launch facility, an FPV drone training center, the Akhmat unit, and the Snizhne Machine-Building Plant.
