Ellie Cook
Russian casualties in Ukraine are nearing 550,000, according to figures published by Ukraine's military, with reported artillery, vehicles and other equipment losses closing in on new milestones.
Ukraine's armed forces said on Wednesday that Russia had sustained around 546,270 casualties in Ukraine since February 2022, including 1,180 fighters killed or injured in the past day. Publishing updated figures, Kyiv also said Russia had lost 57 artillery systems in the previous 24 hours, bringing Ukraine's tally of Russia's total artillery losses close to 15,000.
According to Ukraine's numbers, Moscow has lost a combined total of nearly 20,000 vehicles, including fuel tanks. This does not include tanks and armored personnel carriers or infantry fighting vehicles, which are counted separately. Russian troops have also lost close to 2,500 items of what Ukraine's armed forces dub "special equipment," the updated count from Kyiv's military indicates. A broad term, "special equipment" covers losses of assets such as electronic warfare systems, radars and maintenance vehicles.
Newsweek could not independently verify Ukraine's numbers and has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email. Casualty counts and battlefield losses are murky during active conflicts, and experts urge caution when dealing with tallies offered up by either party in a war.
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