On July 16, the Russian army lost another 1 370 soldiers and one helicopter in the war in Ukraine.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports this.
The Russians also lost six armored combat vehicles, four tanks, seven multiple launch rocket systems, four air defense systems, 65 artillery systems, 1 879 operational-tactical-level UAVs, three cruise missiles, 13 ground robotic complexes, 489 units of automotive equipment, and four 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.
Ukraine updated its statistics on February 4, 2026: according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, 55 000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed. There are also a large number of people who are considered missing.
Regarding Russiaʼs losses, Zelensky stated that as of February 4, 2026, Russia had lost almost 350 000 soldiers killed, another 50-70 000 were considered missing, and 600-700 000 were wounded.
As of June 12, the BBC Russian Service, Mediazona and volunteers had identified 226,055 Russians killed in the war in Ukraine, with the total number likely reaching half a million. Among them were more than 200 servicemen who were just 18 years old.
At the same time, the head of the British intelligence service GCHQ Anne Kist-Butler reported on May 27 that almost 500 000 Russian soldiers had died in the war in Ukraine.
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