The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to October 3, 2026, are estimated to be:
Personnel ‒ nearly 1,538,950 (+1,560)
Tanks ‒ 12,391 (+3)
Armored fighting vehicles ‒ 25,477 (+6)
Special equipment ‒ 4,783 (+3)
Vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 156,731 (+422)
Unmanned ground vehicles ‒ 2,824 (+14)
Artillery systems ‒ 50,637 (+45)
MLRS ‒ 2,178 (+3)
Air defense assets ‒ 1,683
Aircraft ‒ 443
Helicopters ‒ 356
UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 544,498 (+1,645)
Cruise missiles ‒ 5,126
Warships and boats ‒ 35
Submarines ‒ 2
Estimated overall Russian combat losses as of October 3, 2026 (photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine)
Frontline situation
Ukraine’s Vivaldi operation near Lyman could complicate Russia’s offensive toward Sloviansk. ISW explains that the operation not only disrupted Russian plans to widely encircle the Fortress Belt from the Lyman and Dobropillia directions, but could also complicate the offensive toward the northern cities of this belt.
Meanwhile, in September, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed Russia’s military leadership to abandon any rules of war. This also applies to air attacks on Ukraine.