Daily Update: Russia Loses 1,300 Troops and 2,497 Drones in One Day

Russian forces suffered heavy losses over the past 24 hours, with 1,300 troops killed or wounded, according to Ukraine’s General Staff on April 2.

The latest figures push Russia’s total estimated losses since the start of the full-scale invasion past 1.3 million personnel.

Drone losses surged sharply, with nearly 2,500 operational-tactical UAVs reportedly destroyed in a single day—one of the highest daily figures recorded.

Overall, Russia’s estimated combat losses as of April 2, 2026, include:

• personnel: approximately 1,300,030 (+1,300);

• tanks: 11,830 (+2);

• armored vehicles: 24,334 (+7);

• artillery systems: 39,228 (+59);

• multiple launch rocket systems: 1,713 (+1);

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

• aircraft: 435 (no change);

• helicopters: 350 (no change);

• operational-tactical UAVs: 213,393 (+2,497);

• cruise missiles: 4,491 (no change);

• warships and boats: 33 (no change);

• submarines: 2 (no change);

• vehicles and fuel tankers: 86,773 (+195);

• special equipment: 4,107 (no change).

A total of 146 combat engagements were recorded along the front line over the past day, reflecting continued high-intensity fighting across multiple sectors.

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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