Russia’s Equipment Losses in Ukraine Surpass 20,000 Units

The Dutch open-source intelligence project Oryx has documented over 20,000 pieces of Russian military equipment lost since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

This milestone, verified through visual evidence, was announced by one of the project’s administrators, Jakub Janovsky, on January 18, 2025.

Founded in 2013, Oryx initially focused on monitoring conflicts like the Syrian Civil War. However, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the project shifted its efforts to cataloging losses in this ongoing war. The methodology relies strictly on visual confirmation from publicly available sources, making its estimates a conservative baseline for the actual losses.

Despite ceasing regular updates in October 2023, several members of Oryx continue to track and record confirmed losses of Russian equipment in Ukraine.

According to Oryx’s data, Russia’s losses as of January 18, 2025, include:

• Total Equipment Lost: 20,004 units

  • Destroyed: 15,039 units

  • Damaged: 842 units

  • Abandoned: 1,115 units

  • Captured by Ukrainian Forces: 3,008 units

Losses by category highlight the scale of destruction:

• Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 11,597 units (8,720 destroyed, 367 damaged, 975 abandoned, 1,535 captured)

• Artillery Systems: 437 towed artillery pieces, 869 self-propelled systems, and 451 multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS)

• Air Defense Systems: 298 units

• Aircraft and Helicopters: 134 fixed-wing aircraft and 151 helicopters

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reports similar staggering losses among Russian forces from February 24, 2022, to January 19, 2025:

• Personnel: Approximately 818,740

• Tanks: 9,811

• Armored Fighting Vehicles: 20,412

• Artillery Systems: 22,055

• MLRS: 1,262

• Anti-Aircraft Systems: 1,046

• Aircraft: 369

• Helicopters: 331

• Operational-Tactical UAVs: 22,615

• Cruise Missiles: 3,051

• Vehicles and Fuel Tanks: 34,401

Earlier, Ukraine’s Defense Forces reported record losses inflicted on the Russian military in 2024, with 430,790 casualties and over 3,600 tanks, 8,900 armored vehicles, and 13,000 artillery systems destroyed. November and December marked the heaviest monthly losses, highlighting the increasing toll on Russia’s manpower and equipment since the invasion began.