General Staff: The Russians lost almost 1 400 of their soldiers and three tanks over the past day

Over the past 24 hours, September 5, the Russian army lost 1 390 of its soldiers and three tanks in the war in Ukraine.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports this.

The Russians also lost five armored combat vehicles, 33 artillery systems, three MLRS, one air defense system, five ground robotic complexes, 1 435 UAVs, and 392 units of special automotive 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 reported 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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