Ukraine reports Russia lost 810 troops, 371 drones, 27 artillery systems in single day

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released updated figures on Russian combat losses, reporting that Russia lost 810 soldiers in the past 24 hours. Since the start of the war on February 25, 2022, Russian casualties in Ukraine are estimated at around 1,082,140 killed and wounded.

According to the update, Russian forces have also lost a total of 11,151 tanks, 23,212 armored vehicles, and 32,199 artillery systems, with 27 destroyed over the past day alone. In addition, Ukraine recorded the downing of 371 operational-tactical drones, bringing the total number of drones destroyed to 55,062. Russia has also lost 1,476 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,213 air defense systems, 422 aircraft, 340 helicopters, and 3,664 cruise missiles. Losses further include 28 boats, one submarine, 60,305 vehicles and fuel tanks, and 3,952 units of special equipment.

The General Staff noted that as of the evening of August 30, the heaviest fighting was taking place in the Pokrovsk and Lyman directions. A day earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that more than 100,000 Russian troops were concentrated near Pokrovsk, while the situation also remains dangerous in the Zaporizhzhia region.