Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. According to the loss collator Oryx the Russian Federation has, since the start of the war, among other aircraft lost: All materials, including photographs, contained on this site are protected by copyright law and may not be reproduced without the prior written permission of BIZNESGRUPP TOV at, Russian Aircraft Losses Near 300, Destroyed Ukraine Air Force Still Deadly, Russia Trying to Freeze War Before Spring , ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, , British Defence Intelligence Update Ukraine 07 , EXPLAINED: Why the US Denies Enabling Ukrainian , Ukrainian Drone Strikes Russian Oil Depot. This assumes that every BTG is at 100% fighting strength, which has historically never been the case. One thing we can say is that Russia cannot continue to sustain this level of casualties for long. Oryx includes in its counts only heavy weapons someone took a picture of and happened to post in an open information resource an Oryx researcher could spot. Kyiv estimates its forces have now killed 22,400 Russian soldiers, up from 22,100 yesterday. But most Russian soldiers could be unable to use it, he added. According to Oryx, an online military site that has been tracking the losses of hardware on both sides since the war began, Russia has seen 286 of its aircraft taken out so far: 61 planes, 72 helicopters, 4 combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), and 147 reconnaissance UAVs destroyed or captured. For its part, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reported on losses for the last time on March 25. Radakin said: This means 50,000 Russian soldiers who have died or were wounded in the war, the loss of almost 1,700 Russian tanks and almost 4,000 armored fighting vehicles belonging to Russia., He added: Russia started this invasion with the ambition to capture all of Ukraine [including] capturing major cities in a month. It Can't Afford To Lose Many More", "Two IL-76MD strategic airlifter were destroyed from Russian strikes at Melitopol Air Base, Ukraine", "Phoney warriors fool Ukrainian and Russian armies", "Ukrainian Leleka-100 UAV shot down by the Russian forces", "Guerre en Ukraine: vivre au milieu des mines", "Russia says it launched mass strikes on Ukrainian military overnight", " : " , . But UK armed forces minister James Heappey warned yesterday 'the Donbas will be a difficult nut for the Russians to crack'. Russia does not include losses among those mobilized from the so-called Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR), Luhansk Peoples Republic (LPR), and mercenaries from Wagners private military company. More. According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, Ukrainian defenders have defeated a fifth of Russian occupying forces. At the same time, Kahl noted that such losses were remarkable given that Russia had not achieved any of its stated objectives. -1", " ", "Ukrainian forges plane wreckage into key fobs to fund war effort", " -34", " , "", "A Russian helicopter was lifted from the bottom of the Kyiv Sea", "- ", " 3 4 2022", "Ukrainian defenders destroy one more enemy Su-25 together with pilot", "Russian Forces Now Occupy Europe's Largest Nuclear Plant In Ukraine", ", ", " -8", "The Russian Air Force Just Had A Terrible Day Over Ukraine", "Russian pilot Alexei Khasanov died while performing military duty", "5 ", "Two Russian aircraft shot down on Saturday Arestovych", " , ", " -34", "Watch: Ukraine Missile Takes Down Russian Helicopter", "Video of Ukrainian MANPADS Shooting Down Russian Gunship Helicopter Surfaces", " 3 . Behind them is a formidable array of artillery: typically three batteries of two 152mm self-propelled guns, two batteries of three multiple-launch rockets with reload vehicles, and two batteries of three 120mm heavy mortars. Foreign partners have shone more light on the situation, with both General Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hinting at some 100,000 total casualties on the Ukrainian side, though this may include military and civilian dead as well as wounded. They're at it again! It had the ambition to sow division and put pressure on NATO [as a] challenge to the world order. Even with that potential gap in information, the scale of Russian losses, particularly in the first couple of weeks, was almost unmanageable for trackers to fully monitor, said Mr Lee. Saying that this is more than 8% of Russian forces suggests they believe the grand total is much less than 10,000. A destroyed Russian column outside of a town north of Kyiv, where Russian forces were trying to break through, for example, will indicate that their efforts arent going too well. Anti-Tank Weapons Given To Ukraine By Western Countries. Article. They have been able to painstakingly document thousands of images and videos of destroyed and abandoned equipment to tell one of the most important stories of this war so far: the destruction of Russian military equipment on a grand scale, and the stalling of a military superpower. Russia Trying to Freeze War Before Spring , ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, , British Defence Intelligence Update Ukraine 07 , EXPLAINED: Why the US Denies Enabling Ukrainian , Ukrainian Drone Strikes Russian Oil Depot. Still want them planes, Mr Modi? At the same time, he estimated losses of the Ukrainian army to be probably a little smaller, although still significant for both sides. Actual tanks only make up a fraction of the numbers and the combat power. By Sept. 1, the Russians Many Russian tanks, including the T-72, which has been widely used in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have an automated "hold and load" ammunition system. As an American I suspect 50 percent of every deployable-ready hypersonic and ballistic missile in Europe and USA-hands is currently preprogrammed at a Russian target, the other 50 percent-well just a couple guesses is all you need. [1][2][3] Helicopter losses amounted to seven Mi-8/17s and five Mi-24s.[4][5][6]. According to military analysts, that says a lot about the operation: Poor intelligence led to Russian commanding officers not being able to plan their offensive operations properly, and the core of military personnel consists mostly of conscripts -- around 80 percent -- who are not professionally trained to use the equipment. But based on the brigades death toll and likely attrition rate tallied by BBC Russia, the outlet concluded that it may have lost 75% of its reconnaissance company troops. Experts put the Other sources, for instance the Pentagon or British Intelligence, are a bit more conservative, estimating losses generally 20-30 percent less than Oryx or the Ukrainian MoD. They, too, said the scale of Russian losses has been the most significant finding of their documentation so far. Ukraines army has suffered heavy losses, shown signs of disarray and has gradually given up positions in the east, my colleague Andrew Kramer writes. ', Putin, pictured looking sheepish at a meeting yesterday with the UN Secretary-General, may be emasculated for years to come due to his military's costly failure in Ukraine. On August 11, The New York Times, citing Kahls statement and a source in the Biden administration, published information that 500 Russian occupiers are being killed or injured on the front every day, and that the overall pace of Russias offensive has slowed down due to the provision of new weapons for the Ukrainian army. In the first two weeks of the invasion, large Russian convoys were being wiped out by Ukrainian drone attacks, the volunteer for Ukraine Weapons Tracker said. So instead of two massive convoys [being destroyed], youre getting five or six smaller incidents a day, they added. Braverman said that since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, the UK has placed sanctions on 1,200 individuals and 120 entities linked to the By comparison, the recorded losses of Ukraines heavy armour potentially equates to 12% of its pre-war deployed strength of 858, though it has just over the same number in storage. Both Mr Lee and the people behind Ukraine Weapons Tracker have run similar projects in other warzones primarily Syria and Iraq. Experts put the losses down to the advanced anti-tank weapons given to Ukraine by Western countries, poor strategy, low morale, and important design flaws. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The Oryx team emphasizes its published loss estimates are almost certainly low-balled to some degree, because they are counting only destroyed heavy weapons someone took a picture of and happened to post on the internet, rather than every single tank, infantry fighting vehicle, artillery piece and anti-aircraft system the Ukrainians have managed to take out. On the personnel front, Russias losses are no easier to estimate but a general picture can be obtained by analyzing various sources. Moscows rapid loss of more than 2,300 square miles of territory in northeastern Ukraine has raised the prospect that the Russian military is spent as an The following table is made from the data reported in the article. Ukrainian resistance is grinding down the Russian war machine, which is responding with greater brutality. The GRUs 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade appears to have suffered its highest losses so far in the latest retreat from eastern Ukraines key railway hub of Lyman last week. He also hit headlines yesterday when he backed Ukraine's right to attack targets inside Russia using British-made equipment. Before invading Ukraine, the Russian Army built a reputation for being strong, effective, and technologically advanced, namely through its involvement in the Syrian war. Seems to be a theme with these autocrats, all distracted now, too busy to help Vladimir with the gear to stop his pilots hitting lamp posts, their own Roosters and the like. MEN, MACHINES AND MATHS: How Many Troops, Heavy Weapons Has Russia Lost in Ukraine? Some armies do occasionally reach 90% of their official strength, but in practice many vehicles are not serviceable, or have been loaned out to make up a shortfall elsewhere, or a unit is waiting for new equipment. Russian state media and pro-Moscow military bloggers avoid reporting on the GRU units involvement in Ukraine, BBC Russia said, meaning information on reconnaissance soldiers deaths appears after the fact. Before the invasion, the final estimates from official U.S. sources put the Russian forces at approximately 120 Battalion tactical Groups, or BTGs. According to different information, today the Russian losses of personnel reach 70-80 thousands people. Ukraine's lightning fall counter-offensive in Kharkiv oblast in the northeast of the country was followed by a slower, but ultimately successful, campaign to liberate the southern city of Kherson and clear Russian troops from the west bank of the Dnieper river. The statement referred to 70,000-80,000 Russian servicemen having been killed or wounded in Ukraine to that point. 'It will take years for Russia to rebuild its inventories', according to the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. Princess Royal honours Team GB curling stars and Scottish police chief at Palace of Peter Andre launches scathing attack on Prince Harry as he says Duke of Sussex is 'publicly trashing his Take note, Prince Harry! From February 24, 2022, to January 13, 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 114,130 Russian invaders, including 740 soldiers over the past day. Kijw: 'Nie wydalimy zgody', "Accident Sukhoi Su-25M1 08 BLUE *, 29 Aug 2014", " -25", " : | ", "JUST IN: Casualties As Russia Blows Up Airplane In Ukraine, US Vows 'United Response', "- , ", " " ", "An unexpected air-to-air battle is raging over Ukraine. The most widely-used resource for estimating the critical data point of Russian equipment losses in Ukraine since February 24 is a Netherlands-based group Having survived the initial Russian onslaught, Ukraine bogged down and destroyed much of the invasion force that struck from Belarus in February, liberating the entire north of the country by April. Russia does appear to have chronic maintenance problems, as witnessed by the large number of broken-down abandoned vehicles, some of which can be seen being towed away by Ukrainian farm tractors. A high-ranking Russian intelligence agent could have been involved in the attack. The Ukrainian morale and will to fight is unquestioned, and much higher I think than the average will to fight on the Russian side. Are you sure you want to move to trash user's comment? Men with erectile dysfunction who take Viagra are 25% less likely to Afro-Caribbean BT worker wins 20,000 after she was 'humiliated' by her manager who joked that she could be Two parents 'killed their morbidly obese 16-year-old daughter by allowing her weight to balloon to 23st Let them eat cake! March 19, 2022, at 2:32 p.m. Russian Military Slog in Ukraine a Dreadful Mess for Putin. In addition to its armor, the BTG also has quite a support train, with 11 ammunition trucks, five tankers for fuel and lubricants, four battlefield ambulances and five maintenance and repair vehicles. The comments below have not been moderated. Russia claims to have lost fewer than 6,000 troops in the seven-month conflict with Ukraine, 20 times less than what it claims the Ukrainian military has lost. An elite, highly secretive Russian military intelligence unit may have lost up to three-quarters of its reconnaissance manpower in Ukraine, according to research, Elite Russian Intelligence Unit Suffers Major Losses in Ukraine BBC. Moreover, the Ukrainian troops destroyed 3,098 (+4 over the past day) enemy I will discuss those lines with the maps below. ", " , : ", " -24 ()", "Epava dronei ucrainene din apele Romniei - un Bayraktar TB2. Amid clips showing planes being struck by missiles and crashing, the video says 234 Russian aircraft and 202 helicopters have been destroyed. TOPSHOT - This general view shows destroyed Russian armored vehicles in the city of Bucha, west of [+] Kyiv, on March 4, 2022. They are often handed over to Ukrainian armed forces battling Russia's invasion. 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Foarte probabil UAV-ul a fost dobort n timpul btliei pentru Insula erpilor", "Imagini cu drona Bayraktar prbuit la Sulina. Russia will be unable to fight another war for years because of catastrophic kit losses in Ukraine, defence experts said. The pair run the tracking operation in their spare time and tweet their discoveries as they go. The Oryx figures are based on visually confirmed losses, usually open-source photographs of aircraft destroyed in the air or on the ground. The trackers work is to document equipment, but none of them forget that each of those tanks or trucks is operated by a human. , ", "20 ", "Grigoriev, Seredyuk, Tsyurik, Tsyupak, Martsenyuk: five more Heroes of Ukraine posthumously", "One killed in transport plane crash in Ukraine, fog to blame - authorities", "An-26 plane, which was performing technical flight, crashed in Zaporizhzhia region - regional military administration", " -26. This is a list of Ukrainian, Russian and Russian-separatist aircraft losses. Many Russian tanks are fitted with a reactive armor designed to absorb the impact of missiles. Although the trackers have been monitoring both sides equipment, Ukrainian losses have generally been harder to monitor because Ukrainian civilians are The bad news for Moscow comes as Russia continues its pivot to the east of Ukraine, where it has had more military success than elsewhere in the country. ", " ", " 9 , , . Sometimes it ran out of fuel, other vehicles got stuck in a ditch or ambushed by Ukrainian forces, Mr Mitzer said. Here's what we know about the losses on both sides", " : ()", "Emotional funeral of 22-year-old Ukrainian fighter pilot", " - . Princess Anne is the 'perfect' example of a spare thanks to her 'sense of duty', Charles's first royal RSVP! [1] [2] [3] Helicopter losses amounted to seven Mi-8/17s and five Mi-24s. Web links to Kyiv Post material are allowed provided that they contain a hyperlink to the stories and only a brief extract (not more than 10 percent) of the text. However, this includes thousands of older-model T-72s, some of which are around 50 years old. Images of those burned-out columns showed Russian military planners were unprepared for a theatre in which Russia did not have aerial dominance. Were not talking about counterinsurgency. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images), The Ukrainian Army Could Form Three New Heavy Brigades With All These Tanks And Fighting Vehicles Its Getting, Like It Or Not, New Nuclear Reactors Are Coming To The U.S. Sunday's reported sudden jump in Russian tank losses suggests that fighting remains fierce in multiple parts of the front as the end of the year approaches. The Ukrainian government count is somewhat higher, with a toll of 280 Russian aircraft and 261 helicopters claimed put out of commission. 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