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Daily Update: Russia Loses 810 Troops and 26 Artillery Systems in One Day

Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian main battle tanks. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)
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Russian forces lost 810 personnel and 26 artillery systems over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on April 27, as intense fighting continued across the front line.

According to the latest figures, Russia’s total combat losses since the start of the full-scale war on February 24, 2022, have reached approximately 1,326,640 personnel.

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The updated tally also includes 11,892 tanks, 24,467 armored combat vehicles, and 40,737 artillery systems. Additional losses include 1,753 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,354 air defense systems, 435 aircraft, and 350 helicopters.

Ukraine also reported the destruction of 1,128 operational-tactical drones over the past day, bringing the total to 259,219, along with 4,579 cruise missiles. Losses in logistics and support vehicles reached 91,710, with 4,136 units of special equipment destroyed.

The General Staff said 241 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.

Russian forces also carried out 86 airstrikes, dropping 257 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they launched 6,847 attack drones and conducted 2,673 shelling attacks on Ukrainian positions and populated areas, including 138 strikes using multiple launch rocket systems.

Earlier, Ukraine’s Security Service reported strikes on multiple Russian military targets in temporarily occupied Crimea, including naval vessels, air defense systems, and a fighter jet.

The operation was carried out by the agency’s “Alpha” special unit using drones, targeting facilities in Sevastopol and at the Belbek military airfield.

The SBU stated that three Russian naval vessels were hit during the operation: the large landing ships Yamal and Filchenkov, as well as the intelligence-gathering ship Ivan Khurs.

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