Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces have eliminated another 910 Russian occupiers
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released updated figures on Russian military casualties as of the morning of May 21, 2026. Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces have eliminated another 910 Russian occupiers.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook.
According to the General Staff, since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has lost:
- personnel — approximately 1,352,980 (+910)
- tanks — 11,943 (+0) units
- armored combat vehicles — 24,591 (+5) units
- artillery systems — 42,454 (+54) units
- multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) — 1,797 (+2) units
- air defense systems — 1,389 (+1) units
- aircraft — 436 (+0) units
- helicopters — 353 (+0) units
- ground-based robotic systems — 1,436 (+4) units
- Tactical-level UAVs — 302,787 (+1,715) units
- cruise missiles — 4,632 (+0) units
- ships/boats — 33 (+0) units
- submarines — 2 (+0) units
- Vehicles and tankers — 98,070 (+202) units
- special equipment — 4,207 (+1) units
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army suffered the heaviest losses in:
- personnel — 910 soldiers
- drones — 1,715 units
- vehicles — 202 units
- artillery systems — 54 units
Ukrainian defense forces continue to inflict significant losses on the Russian army along the entire front line, destroying enemy equipment, artillery, logistics, and manpower.
Unmanned aerial vehicle units, in coordination with other Defense Forces units and the SBU, carried out a successful strike on a Russian facility where UAV crews were being trained, munitions were being produced, and equipment was being repaired.
From the start of the day on May 20 and as of 10:00 p.m., 177 combat engagements were recorded on the front line; in the Pokrovsk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 25 enemy attacks.
