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Ukrainian National Guard destroys hundreds of Russian equipment units in recent weeks

Ukrainian National Guard destroys hundreds of Russian equipment units in recent weeks Illustrative image (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Over the past two weeks, the National Guard of Ukraine has destroyed dozens of Russian tanks and hundreds of dugouts. As of today, October 9, since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russia has lost more than 664,000 manpower, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.

In two weeks, the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed:

  • 36 tanks;
  • 52 armored combat vehicles;
  • 76 artillery systems;
  • 111 vehicles;
  • 213 dugouts and Russian infantry concentrations;
  • 23 electronic warfare facilities;
  • 28 ammunition depots;
  • 1 multiple-launch rocket system.

In particular, Klymenko showed the work of the Spartan brigade in the Kharkiv sector. The soldiers carried out an accurate drone drop on an enemy infantry fighting vehicle.

Russia's losses in war against Ukraine

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost more than 664,000 soldiers. Only yesterday, October 8, the Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated another 1,150 Russian troops, 4 tanks, 11 armored combat vehicles, 19 artillery systems, and more.

Ukrainian Defense Forces have also recently destroyed a Russian SAM Osa-AKM worth about $10 million.