General Staff: Russia has lost 1,540,700 troops in Ukraine since 24 February 2022 — 1,750 in the last day

Kyiv — Russia has lost around 1,540,700 troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, of whom 1,750 were eliminated in the last day alone, as The Kyiv Independent reports based on the daily report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on 4 October 2026.

According to the Ukrainian staff’s daily tally, Russian forces have also suffered heavy equipment losses. The number of destroyed tanks has reached 12,391, while armoured fighting vehicles stand at 25,483 (+6 in the last day). Lost artillery systems are counted at 50,686 (+49), and multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) at 2,179 (+1).

The tally also includes 1,686 air-defence systems (+3), 443 warplanes and 356 helicopters — categories for which the staff reports no change in the last 24 hours. Ukrainian forces have also eliminated 2,837 ground robotic complexes (+13).

Losses in operational-tactical drones remain among the highest: 546,240 in total, with 1,742 destroyed in the last day alone. Also reported are 5,126 cruise missiles, 35 ships and boats, 2 submarines, and 157,258 vehicles and fuel tankers (+527). Lost special equipment reaches 4,788 (+5).

Kyiv does not disclose its own losses for operational reasons, while the figures published by the Ukrainian staff cannot be independently verified by international organisations.