Ukraine Reveals Russian Military Losses in War Reach Approximately 1.58 Million

The Ukrainian army announced today, Sunday, the total losses of Russian forces in lives and equipment since the start of the war on Ukrainian territory on February 24, 2022.

The Ukrainian army said the number of killed and wounded Russian military personnel has risen to approximately 1,578,450 individuals, including 1,850 who were killed or injured during the past twenty-four hours, according to Agence France-Presse.

This came in a statement published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on its Facebook page, as reported by the Ukrainian National News Agency "Ukrinform" today, Sunday.

According to the Ukrainian General Staff's statement, Ukrainian forces have destroyed 12,447 tanks, 25,605 armored combat vehicles, 51,614 artillery systems, 2,237 multiple launch rocket systems, and 1,725 air defense systems since the beginning of the war.

The statement added that 449 warplanes, 356 helicopters, 580,802 drones, 5,138 cruise missiles, 35 naval vessels, two submarines, 166,918 vehicles and fuel tanks, and 4,856 units of special equipment were also destroyed.

The Ukrainian Air Force announced today, Sunday, in a statement via the Telegram app, that Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 119 out of 153 drones launched by Russia during an overnight attack on Ukraine.

For its part, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced today, Sunday, that Russian air defense systems managed to shoot down 532 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions during the previous night.

It noted that the drones were shot down in the airspace of several regions, including Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, and Voronezh.