Daily Update: Russia Loses 1,060 Troops and 59 Artillery Systems in One Day

Russian forces suffered heavy losses over the past 24 hours, with 1,060 troops killed or wounded, according to Ukraine’s General Staff on April 1.

The latest figures bring Russia’s total estimated battlefield losses since the start of the full-scale invasion to nearly 1.3 million personnel.

According to the update, the most significant daily losses were recorded in artillery systems, with 59 units destroyed, alongside a sharp spike in drone losses.

In total, Russia’s estimated losses as of April 1, 2026, include:

• personnel: approximately 1,298,730 (+1,060);

• tanks: 11,828 (+2);

• armored vehicles: 24,327 (+3);

• artillery systems: 39,169 (+59);

• multiple launch rocket systems: 1,712 (+3);

• air defense systems: 1,338 (no change);

• aircraft: 435 (no change);

• helicopters: 350 (no change);

• operational-tactical UAVs: 210,896 (+2,069);

• cruise missiles: 4,491 (no change);

• warships and boats: 33 (no change);

• submarines: 2 (no change);

• vehicles and fuel tankers: 86,578 (+219);

• special equipment: 4,107 (+2).

The Pokrovsk direction saw the heaviest fighting, with 56 combat engagements reported in that sector alone.

Overall, 171 clashes were recorded across the front line over the past day, highlighting the continued intensity of fighting.

Earlier, Ukrainian officials reported a growing number of cases in which Russian infantry personnel are killing themselves on the battlefield following drone strikes or during encirclement by unmanned systems.

According to Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian forces are receiving daily video evidence from the front lines showing such incidents.

Separate statements from Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces describe similar patterns observed by frontline units. “Such a brutal suicide is the result of decisions made in Russia,” Fedorov said.

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