On January 28, the Russian army lost another 830 of its soldiers killed and wounded at the front, as well as dozens of pieces of equipment.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports this.
The General Staff confirmed that Ukrainian troops shot down another Russian army plane. The total number of destroyed planes has reached 435.
The day before, monitoring platforms reported that the Russians had lost a Su-30. The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko stated that the Russian army could have lost two aircraft — a Su-30 and a Su-34.
In addition, the Russians lost four tanks, seven armored combat vehicles, 20 artillery systems, two air defense systems, 955 operational-tactical-level UAVs, and 88 units of automotive equipment.
Ukraine and Russia rarely publish official figures on their losses in the war. The last time Russia officially reported this was in September 2022, when it reported 5 937 deaths.
Ukraine updated its statistics on February 16, 2025: according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, 46 000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, and almost 380 000 were wounded.
Regarding Russiaʼs losses, Zelensky said that as of February 4, Russia had lost almost 350 000 soldiers killed, another 50-70 000 were considered missing, and 600-700 000 were wounded.
As of the end of November 2025, the BBC and the Russian media outlet Mediazona had collected the names of 152 142 Russian servicemen who died. Of these, 67% were from rural areas and cities with a population of up to 100 000 people. Moreover, less than half of Russiaʼs population lives in such settlements.
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