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Russia loses 1,530 soldiers, 5 tanks and air defense system in day of war in Ukraine

19 December, 2024 Thursday
10:15

The occupying Russian army lost 1,530 servicemen over a day of the war. Ukrainian Defense Forces also destroyed several pieces of Russian equipment, including 5 tanks

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Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reported the information.

Russia's total combat losses from February 24, 2022, to December 19, 2024, are approximately:

  • personnel - about 768,220 (+1,530),
  • tanks - 9,576 (+5),
  • armored fighting vehicles - 19,799 (+27), 
  • artillery systems - 21,178 (+14),
  • MLRS - 1,256 (+0),
  • air defense systems - 1,026 (+1),
  • aircraft - 369 (+0),
  • helicopters - 329 (+0),
  • UAVs of operational and tactical level - 20,521 (+51),
  • cruise missiles - 2,943 (+0),
  • ships/boats - 28 (+0),
  • submarines - 1 (+0),
  • vehicles and fuel tanks - 31,678 (+68),
  • special equipment - 3,656 (+4).

The data is being updated.

  • The Security Service of Ukraine intercepted communications of Russian soldiers revealing significant losses of North Korean troops in the Kursk region.
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