Russia's losses in Ukraine as of September 16: +1,530 troops and 789 drones
A Ukrainian soldier (photo: Getty Images)
Russia continues to suffer heavy losses in its war against Ukraine, with Ukrainian forces eliminating hundreds of troops and destroying large amounts of military equipment each day.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to September 16, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ nearly 1,511,530 (+1,530)
- Tanks ‒ 12,345
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,339 (+5)
- Special equipment ‒ 4,692 (+2)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 149,557 (+374)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 2,630 (+4)
- Artillery systems ‒ 49,820 (+27)
- MLRS ‒ 2,132 (+1)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,642 (+4)
- Aircraft ‒ 442
- Helicopters ‒ 356
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 519,069 (+789)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 5,111
- Warships and boats ‒ 35
- Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of September 16, 2026 (photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine)
Frontline situation
Since the beginning of 2026, the Russian army has lost more than 300,000 soldiers, killed and wounded, in Ukraine. This scale of losses is equivalent to the personnel of nearly 150 Russian motorized rifle regiments.
Meanwhile, the Third Army Corps has launched the Vivaldi offensive operation in the north of the Donetsk region and has already cleared several settlements. Ukrainian troops eliminated enemy infiltration pockets and cleared 75 square kilometers of territory. Another 10 square kilometers have been de-occupied.
