Ukraine’s armed forces reported on September 6 that Russia had suffered massive casualties since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24 of the previous year. According to this information, Russia would have lost a total of 266,290 soldiers in Ukraine, including 610 just the day before.

Russia records significant material losses

Furthermore, according to The Kyiv Independent, the Russian military lost significant amounts of equipment and vehicles. This included 4,497 tanks, 8,682 armored fighting vehicles and over 8,000 other vehicles and fuel tanks. Also in terms of heavy artillery, the loss of 5,685 systems is considerable. In addition, The Kyiv Independent reported the loss of 315 planes, 316 helicopters, more than 4,500 drones and 18 boats on the Russian side.