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Russia loses 1,220 soldiers, 50 UAVs, aircraft in one day of war in Ukraine

15 August, 2024 Thursday
09:36

Over the past day, the invading Russian army lost 1,220 soldiers in the war in Ukraine. Ukraine's Defense Forces hit a Russian aircraft and shot down 50 drones

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reports.

Russia’s total combat losses from 24.02.22 to 15.08.24 are estimated at:

  • personnel - about 595,620 (+1,220),
  • tanks - 8,484 (+8),
  • armored fighting vehicles - 16,426 (+24),
  • artillery systems - 16,868 (+47),
  • MLRS - 1,154 (+3),
  • air defense systems - 922 (+1),
  • aircraft - 367 (+1),
  • helicopters - 328 (+0),
  • UAVs of operational and tactical level - 13,598 (+50),
  • cruise missiles - 2,428 (+2),
  • ships/boats - 28 (+0),
  • submarines - 1 (+0),
  • vehicles and fuel tanks - 22,775 (+65),
  • special equipment - 2,813 (+0).

On the night of August 14, Ukrainian defenders destroyed a Russian Su-34 fighter jet in the Kursk region during a combat mission.

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