Russia suffered massive losses in the Ukraine war. The Ukrainian General Staff announces the latest figures. The news ticker.
- Editor’s note: News of the Russian losses in the Ukraine conflict read in this news ticker. The information comes partly from warring parties in the Ukraine war and cannot be directly verified independently.
+++ 05.15 a.m.: In addition to the “East” task force (see update from 4:00 a.m.), the “South” command also reported military successes. Ukrainian troops say they destroyed Russian equipment and killed soldiers on Wednesday (September 28). According to a situation report, 18 Russian forces fell. In addition, two tanks, three drones and six armored vehicles were destroyed. The information is not independently verifiable.
Update from Thursday, September 29, 4:00 a.m.: The Ukrainian army has apparently shot down four Russian missiles in the Zaporizhia and Dnepropetrovsk regions. According to a report by the news portal Kyiv Independent, the task force “East” explained that the “KH-59” air-to-surface missiles were fired by “SU-35” fighter jets. The defense system destroyed the projectiles, it said. The information is not independently verifiable.
+++ 10.15 p.m.: According to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Russia has lost 58,150 soldiers in total. In addition, 261 planes, 224 helicopters and 2,312 tanks have been crushed since the start of the Ukraine war, the ministry said.
+++ 7.20 p.m.: According to the general staff, Ukraine fended off Russian attacks on a total of eleven settlements on Wednesday. Ukrainian forces have fended off Russian attempts to advance into several villages in eastern Donetsk Oblast, sources said.
At the same time, the liberation of the settlement of Novoselivka in the Donetsk region was announced. The Ukrainian military liberated the village together with the air force, the news portal reported Kyiv Independent. As a result, a Russian armored vehicle was secured.
Heavy losses for Russia: the military reports new figures
+++ 11.25 a.m.: Footage from a Ukrainian drone unit apparently shows attacks on Russian equipment in the east. The Twitter account Ukraine Weapons Tracker reportedthat a launcher, several transport trucks, a tank and four rocket launchers were destroyed.
+++ 8.30 a.m.: According to the Ukrainian military general staff, more than 58,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the Ukraine war. The statistics, which are updated daily, at a glance.
- Soldiers: 58,150
- planes: 261
- Helicopter: 224
- Tank: 2312
- Armored Fighting Vehicles: 4889
- Artillery Systems: 1381
- Air defense systems: 175
- Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems: 331
- Cars and other vehicles: 3742
- Ships: 15
- Unmanned Combat Drones: 977
- As of Wednesday 28 September 2022
- The information on Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war comes from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. They cannot be independently verified. The Kremlin itself gives very little information about its own losses.
Update from Wednesday, September 28, 5:45 a.m.: The Ukrainian task force “South” reported that soldiers were killed and equipment of the Russian army was destroyed on Tuesday. Like the news portal Kyiv Independent reported, 58 armed forces are said to have fallen. In addition, a tank, seven military vehicles, an “Orlan-10” drone and a “SU-35” fighter jet were destroyed. The information cannot be independently verified.
+++ 7 p.m.: A total of 454 settlements in the Kharkiv region are said to have been liberated by the Ukrainian military. Reconstruction has now begun there. The work of the police as well as banks, shops and schools are to be resumed.
“Thanks to the offensive actions of the Ukrainian military in the region, 454 settlements were liberated. To date, 14 police departments have resumed their work in the liberated areas, 90 educational institutions have been established,” Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Presidential Office, told the news portal prava.com quoted.
Mobile communications are also possible again in many places, and the electricity and gas supply has also been restored. Repairs to roofs and barrels are also underway, Tymoshenko informed. Daily necessities such as groceries, hygiene articles and baby products would be made available to the residents.
News on the Ukraine war: Ukrainian military destroys equipment
+++ 12.55 p.m.: The Ukrainian Air Force has according to their own statements destroyed three Iranian Shahed-136 drones used by Russia. The drones attacked Mykolayiv Oblast in the morning. The Ukrainian military also claimed it was gaining experience in destroying kamikaze drones.
News about the Ukraine war: Russia loses 57,750 soldiers
+++ 10.40 a.m.: The Ukrainian General Staff has released the latest figures on Russian casualties. A total of 57,750 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine since the invasion on February 24. In addition, Russia is said to have lost 2,306 tanks and 261 aircraft.
News about the Ukraine war: Russia loses three tanks in an ambush
Update from Tuesday, September 27, 09:00: Ukrainian forces say they attacked three Russian “Tiger” tanks and burned another vehicle in a forest in the Donetsk region. “Soldiers of the special forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ambushed the enemy in a forest massif in the Donetsk region,” reads the caption of a Facebook video. “During the operation, the battle group burned a Russian combat vehicle and completely destroyed the crews of three Tigers.”
+++ 10.48 p.m.: According to Ukraine, Russia has suffered heavy casualties. 260 aircraft and 224 helicopters have been destroyed since the beginning of the war. President Zelenskyy said that partial mobilization could only delay Putin’s defeat of the Kremlin.
Heavy losses: Russia loses 57,200 soldiers
+++ 8.12 p.m.: In addition, Russia lost 57,200 soldiers during the war. 4857 armored fighting vehicles and 1369 artillery systems were destroyed.
+++ 5.35 p.m.: According to the Defense Ministry, Ukraine has so far destroyed 2,290 tanks during the war with Russia.
+++ 3 p.m.: Apparently, Ukrainian troops destroyed an attacking formation of Russian vehicles in the Donetsk region. Two MT-LB infantry fighting vehicles, one BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, one tank and one IMR-2 tracked vehicle fell victim to anti-tank mines. A video was circulated on the internet. The information cannot be independently verified.
News about the Ukraine war: Russian soldiers unprepared – high losses likely
+++ 09.45 a.m.: According to British intelligence services, many Russian fighters recruited as a result of the recent partial mobilization are going to the war in Ukraine without sound training or experience. Moscow is now faced with the enormous challenge of training the troops, according to a short report by the British Ministry of Defense on Monday.
In the Russian army, in contrast to many western armies, it is customary to undergo initial training within operational units rather than in special training institutions. A certain number of instructors are normally assigned within each brigade to train new recruits. However, many of these so-called third battalions are currently deployed to Ukraine. The lack of instructors and the rushed nature of the partial mobilization indicated that many soldiers were being sent to the front without adequate preparation. This makes high losses likely.
Update from Monday, September 26, 6:50 a.m.: Ukrainian forces want to have destroyed five ammunition depots in southern Ukraine. That reports The Kyiv Independent. According to the Ukrainian task force “South”, on September 25, Ukrainian forces killed 43 Russian soldiers and destroyed three tanks, a self-propelled artillery system and nine armored vehicles.
News about the Ukraine war: Russian army has to accept heavy losses
+++ 8.20 p.m.: Ukraine has reported some successes in the last 24 hours in the war against Russia. Like the news site Ukrainska Pravda citing the Ukrainian General Staff, the Russian army suffered heavy losses of military equipment and infrastructure. A total of nine air defense systems and two Russian unmanned aerial vehicles were hit.
In addition, Ukraine is said to have hit six command posts, six ammunition depots and a large number of other Russian targets with rockets. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, an attack jet and a helicopter from Russia were also shot down.
Heavy casualties for Russia: 400 soldiers die – pro-Russian politician killed
+++ 3:57 p.m.: He was a former member of parliament of Ukraine and most recently sided with the attackers from Russia – now he is said to be dead. Oleksiy Zhuravko is said to have died in a rocket attack in Kherson. The Russian State Agency RIA Novosti published the report on Sunday (September 25) that one more person is said to have died in the attack by Ukraine.
Only on Friday (September 23) Zhuravko is said to have published a video of himself during the mock voting. He is said to have fled to Russia in 2015, according to the Ukrainian news portal pravda.ua writes.
In addition, 20 vehicles were destroyed and 10 other drones destroyed. As the day before, Russia had to accept most of the losses in the Kramatorsk and Donetsk regions, as the General Staff writes.
First report from Sunday, September 25th: The Ukrainian military command “South” reports high losses on the part of Russia. In Cherson and Kakhovka, three depots with weapons and equipment and two air defense systems were attacked. Artillery units opened fire on Russian forces 266 times yesterday (September 24), the command writes.
During these attacks, the army loyal to Moscow lost 57 soldiers. In addition, 30 units of equipment were destroyed, according to the report.
- Losses on the Russian side in southern Ukraine
- Howitzers: 2 Msta-B howitzers, an Acacia self-propelled howitzer and another 122 mm howitzer
- Artillery: Tank artillery “Gvozdika” and a multiple rocket launcher “Grad”
- Vehicles: Two command and staff vehicles and 19 units of other armored vehicles.
- Source: Command “South”
(red with AFP/dpa)
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