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Daily Update: Russia Loses 1,070 Troops, 82 Artillery Systems, and Over 2,000 Drones in One Day
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Russian forces lost 1,070 troops killed and wounded over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on April 19.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, Russia’s total estimated losses have reached approximately 1,318,220 personnel.
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Ukrainian forces have also destroyed 11,882 tanks, including six in the past day, along with 24,420 armored combat vehicles, with 10 more eliminated during the same period.
Artillery losses continue to rise, with 40,324 systems destroyed overall, including 82 in the last 24 hours. Russian forces have also lost 1,748 multiple launch rocket systems, increasing by five, while air defense system losses remain at 1,349.
Russia’s aircraft and helicopter losses remain unchanged at 435 and 350, respectively. At the same time, Ukrainian forces continue to inflict heavy losses on unmanned systems, bringing the total number of destroyed operational-tactical drones to 247,131, including 2,019 downed in the past day.
“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.”
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James A. Michener
The combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to April 19, 2026. pic.twitter.com/8S844F86yA
Logistical losses remain significant, with 90,397 vehicles and fuel tankers destroyed, including 203 over the past 24 hours, along with 4,131 units of special equipment. Russia’s naval losses remain unchanged at 33 ships and boats, with two submarines also reported destroyed.
In total, 153 combat engagements were recorded over the past day, as Ukrainian Armed Forces continued to repel Russian attempts to advance, including 19 attacks on the Kostiantynivka direction.
Despite ongoing operations, Russian forces carried out 68 airstrikes, dropping 216 guided aerial bombs. They also deployed 9,360 attack drones and conducted 3,404 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including 60 using multiple launch rocket systems.
Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck nine areas of concentration of Russian personnel and equipment over the reporting period.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Security Service reported a large-scale strike in temporarily occupied Crimea, damaging multiple Russian Black Sea Fleet vessels—including the landing ships Yamal and Azov—along with radar systems, communications infrastructure, and fuel storage facilities, further degrading Russia’s naval capabilities in the region.
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