Daily Update: Russia Loses 1,070 Troops and 73 Artillery Systems In One Day

Russia lost 1,070 troops, 8 tanks, 3 armored fighting vehicles, 73 artillery systems, 1 multiple launch rocket system, 1 air defense system, 2,081 operational-tactical UAVs, and 216 vehicles and fuel tanks over the past day, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on April 12.

The latest battlefield update brought Russia’s total personnel losses since the start of the full-scale war on February 24, 2022, to about 1,311,180.

Total Russian losses also reached 11,859 tanks and 24,384 armored fighting vehicles, the Ukrainian military reported.

Artillery losses remained among the most significant in the latest reporting period. With 73 additional systems destroyed in one day, Russia’s total artillery losses rose to 39,871, while losses of multiple launch rocket systems increased to 1,727.

The total number of destroyed Russian air defense systems now stands at 1,345.

Ukraine’s military also reported continued losses in Russia’s drone and logistics assets. Following the latest daily update, total Russian losses reached 233,866 operational-tactical UAVs and 88,914 vehicles and fuel tanks.

Since the start of the full-scale war, Russia has also lost 435 military aircraft, 350 helicopters, 4,517 missiles, 33 warships and boats, 2 submarines, and 4,121 units of special equipment, according to the General Staff.

The battlefield toll also came as Ukraine carried out its 72nd prisoner exchange on April 11, bringing home 182 people from Russian captivity, including 175 servicemembers and seven civilians, ahead of Easter.

The headquarters noted that Russia had previously refused to exchange 25 officers, while more than half of the returned servicemembers were captured during the defense of Mariupol.

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