Russia Loses Another 1,030 Troops and Equipment on the Front Line
The total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to April 8, 2026, are estimated at approximately 1,306,500 personnel. Over the past day alone, another 1,030 Russian troops were eliminated.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.
The Russian army has also suffered significant equipment losses:
- tanks — 11,846 (+5)
- armored combat vehicles — 24,368 (+4)
- artillery systems — 39,625 (+63)
- multiple launch rocket systems — 1,723 (+1)
- air defense systems — 1,341 (+1)
- aircraft — 435 (+0)
- helicopters — 350 (+0)
- operational-tactical UAVs — 225,301 (+1,960)
- cruise missiles — 4,517 (+0)
- warships and boats — 33 (+0)
- submarines — 2 (+0)
- vehicles and fuel tankers — 88,103 (+241)
- special equipment — 4,117 (+2)
The General Staff noted that the figures are approximate and subject to clarification.
On April 7, more than 100 combat engagements took place along the front line. Russian forces actively used aviation, kamikaze drones, and artillery, but Ukraine’s Defense Forces continue to disrupt their plans and exhaust enemy resources.
Additionally, during the day, Russian forces attacked settlements in the Zaporizhzhia district, injuring three people.
In the village of the Novobilouska community, two elderly women were injured as a result of enemy drone strikes on April 7, 2026. Explosions damaged residential buildings and outbuildings on two streets of the settlement.
