On 24 July, the Russian army lost 1,450 servicemen, 1,596 operational-tactical-level drones and 78 artillery systems, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The agency also stated that 571 vehicles and tankers, seven tanks, 11 armoured fighting vehicles and five cruise missiles had been destroyed.
Briefly about the main points
- The General Staff estimates the Russian Federation’s daily personnel losses at 1,450.
- According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 1,596 Russian UAVs were destroyed over the past 24 hours.
- The Russian Federation’s losses of artillery systems totalled 78 units.
- The Ukrainian military reported that 571 vehicles and tankers had been destroyed.
- The General Staff describes the overall combat losses as provisional; the information is being refined and updated.
Updated figures on equipment losses
Pros. data According to the General Staff, on 24 July the Defence Forces destroyed seven tanks, 11 armoured fighting vehicles, eight pieces of specialised equipment and 17 ground-based robotic systems belonging to the Russian Federation. The report also mentions two air defence systems.
The highest daily figure among ground-based equipment was recorded for vehicles and tankers — 571 units. Separately, the military reported that five cruise missiles had been destroyed.
Overall statistics since the start of the invasion
From 24 February 2022 to 25 July 2026, the General Staff estimated the total losses of Russian forces at approximately 1,437,550 service personnel. The agency emphasised that the figures are indicative and subject to revision.
Among other categories, the summary lists 12,208 tanks, 25,011 armoured fighting vehicles, 46,724 artillery systems, 1,968 multiple launch rocket systems and 1,518 air defence systems. The number of operational-tactical-level UAVs destroyed stands at 426,836, and that of cruise missiles at 4,943.
The intensity of fighting on the eastern fronts
High daily casualty figures have been recorded against a backdrop of intense fighting. The General Staff’s summary for the previous day reported 233 combat engagements, 36 of which took place in the Pokrovsk sector. High levels of activity were also recorded in the Sloviansk, Kostiantynivka, Lyman and Huliaipole sectors.
According to the General Staff, Russian forces fired three missiles, dropped 308 guided aerial bombs, deployed over 10,400 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,230 shelling attacks over the past 24 hours. Such intensity indicates that Russia is maintaining significant pressure across several sections of the front, but does not in itself indicate a change in control over territories.
Drones, artillery and logistics in a war of attrition
The losses of unmanned aerial vehicles, artillery and motorised vehicles, as highlighted in the daily summary, are consistent with the nature of modern warfare, in which reconnaissance, firepower and the logistical support of troops are of great importance.
On 23 July, the Defence Forces also reported that a tanker had been hit in the Black Sea, which, according to their information, was transporting oil, petroleum products and fuel on behalf of the Russian Federation’s armed forces, as well as a pontoon crossing near Novoeekonomichne in the Donetsk region. This may indicate a focus not only on frontline targets, but also on the routes and means of supply for Russian troops.
