{"id":27431,"date":"2026-08-18T07:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T04:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=27431"},"modified":"2026-08-18T07:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T04:26:09","slug":"vtraty-rosii-18-serpnia-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/vtraty-rosii-18-serpnia-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"A loss of 1,210 military personnel and nearly 2,000 UAVs in 24 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Defence Forces have eliminated approximately 1,210 Russian servicemen, 55 artillery systems and 1,962 operational-tactical-level drones. Total Russian personnel losses since the start of the full-scale invasion have reached nearly 1.47 million. This is according to data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of the morning of 18 August 2026.<\/p>\n

Russian casualties on 17 August<\/h2>\n

Pros. data<\/a> According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on 17 August the Ukrainian Defence Forces neutralised a further 1,210 Russian servicemen.<\/p>\n

The Russian army continues to suffer significant losses in artillery and unmanned aerial systems. In the space of a single day, 55 artillery systems and 1,962 operational-tactical-level UAVs were destroyed.<\/p>\n

Russian forces also lost 2 tanks, 7 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 multiple launch rocket systems and 5 air defence systems.<\/p>\n

Losses in the logistics sector were particularly heavy \u2014 443 vehicles and tankers were destroyed in a single day. In addition, seven units of specialist equipment were lost, along with 19 ground-based robotic systems.<\/p>\n

Total combat losses of the Russian Federation as at 18 August 2026<\/h2>\n

From the start of the full-scale Russian invasion on 24 February 2022 until 18 August 2026, the estimated enemy combat losses are as follows:<\/p>\n

Personnel:<\/strong><\/p>\n