Daily Update: Russia Loses 1,560 Troops, 1 Aircraft in One Day

Russia lost an estimated 1,560 troops and another military aircraft over the past 24 hours, bringing its total estimated personnel losses since the start of the full-scale invasion to approximately 1,584,910, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on October 29.

The latest tally also includes one tank and five armored combat vehicles, bringing cumulative estimated losses to 12,449 tanks and 25,614 armored vehicles.

Another 25 artillery systems and four multiple-launch rocket systems were added to the total, raising estimated losses in those categories to 51,699 and 2,245, respectively. Air defense system losses remained unchanged at 1,727.

The General Staff also recorded the loss of one Russian aircraft, bringing the cumulative figure to 450. Helicopter losses remained at 356.

Four additional ground robotic systems brought that total to 3,036, while another 1,614 operational-tactical UAVs raised estimated drone losses to 587,409.

Cruise missile losses remained unchanged at 5,140, while Russia’s estimated naval losses stood at 35 ships and boats and two submarines.

Another 272 vehicles and fuel tankers were recorded as lost during the latest reporting period, pushing the cumulative total to 168,010. One additional piece of special equipment brought that figure to 4,860.

Fighting remained intense across the front, with 189 combat engagements recorded between Ukrainian and Russian forces during the past 24 hours.

Earlier, reports emerged that Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated that Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine would take years to achieve its objectives at the current pace.

Stubb argued that drone warfare has effectively frozen much of the frontline.

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