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Russia loses 1,280 soldiers, 12 tanks, 2 air defense systems in one day of war in Ukraine

21 February, 2025 Friday
10:33

Over the last day, Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated 12 Russian tanks, 52 artillery systems, and 1,280 servicemen

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Ukrainian Armed Forces’ General Staff reported the information.

Russia's total combat losses from February 24, 2022, to February 21, 2025, are approximately:

  • personnel - about 864,860 (+1,280),
  • tanks - 10,146 (+12),
  • armored fighting vehicles - 21,130 (+18),
  • artillery systems - 23,462 (+52),
  • MLRS - 1,295 (+4),
  • air defense systems - 1,080 (+2),
  • aircraft - 370 (+0),
  • helicopters - 331 (+0),
  • UAVs of operational and tactical level - 26,156 (+135),
  • cruise missiles - 3,064 (+0),
  • ships/boats - 28 (+0),
  • submarines - 1 (+0),
  • vehicles and fuel tanks - 38,104 (+143),
  • special equipment - 3,753 (+1).

The data is being updated.

  • Russia does not reckon with human resources, so the number of losses of Russian troops on the battlefield is not decisive for Ukraine's victory, said former Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and now Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK Valeriy Zaluzhnyi.
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