Russia's losses in Ukraine as of September 30: +1,470 troops and 1,393 drones
Wed, September 30, 2026 - 08:20
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A Ukrainian soldier (photo: Getty Images)
Ukrainian forces continue to inflict losses on Russian troops and military equipment across the battlefield, according to the latest daily estimates.
The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to September 30, 2026, are estimated to be:
- Personnel ‒ nearly 1,533,970 (+1,470)
- Tanks ‒ 12,388
- Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,463
- Special equipment ‒ 4,770 (+5)
- Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 155,363 (+332)
- Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 2,789 (+9)
- Artillery systems ‒ 50,519 (+21)
- MLRS ‒ 2,171 (+2)
- Air defense assets ‒ 1,682 (+1)
- Aircraft ‒ 443
- Helicopters ‒ 356
- UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 540,095 (+1,393)
- Cruise missiles ‒ 5,121 (+3)
- Warships and boats ‒ 35
- Submarines ‒ 2
Frontline situation
Ukrainian forces struck Russian military infrastructure, hitting a Kasta radar station, drone command posts, and ammunition depots in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv regions.
Meanwhile, Russian forces continued attacks on Odesa and the surrounding region, damaging civilian and port infrastructure and injuring at least six people.
