General Staff: Russians lost over 1 600 more soldiers at the front over the past day

On August 27, the Russian army lost another 1 630 of its soldiers and three tanks in the war in Ukraine.

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Russians also lost 55 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, three air defense systems, 16 ground robotic complexes, eight cruise missiles, 1 657 UAVs, 493 units of automotive equipment, and two units of special equipment.

Ukraine and Russia rarely publish official figures on their war casualties. The last time Russia officially reported this was in September 2022, when it reported 5 937 deaths.

On July 31, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced new data: Russian losses during the full-scale war reached 1.6 million soldiers. Of these, approximately 700 000 died.

As for Ukrainian casualties, according to President Zelensky, at least 50 000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed (in February he had put the figure at 55 000). Another nearly 400 000 have been wounded. A large number of soldiers are missing.

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