Daily Update: Russia Loses 2,090 Troops, Nearly 1,400 Drones and 27 Artillery Systems in One Day

Oct 18, 2026 10:22

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Ivan Khomenko

News Writer

Russia lost an estimated 2,090 troops, nearly 1,400 drones, and hundreds of military vehicles over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on October 18.

According to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Russia’s cumulative personnel losses since the start of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, have reached approximately 1,565,060.

Russian forces also lost one tank and seven armored combat vehicles, bringing their estimated cumulative losses to 12,416 tanks and 25,561 armored vehicles. Ukraine recorded 27 additional artillery systems, three multiple-launch rocket systems, and one air defense system, raising those totals to 51,293, 2,224, and 1,711, respectively.

Another 1,372 operational-tactical UAVs were added to the tally, pushing estimated cumulative drone losses to 568,358. Ukraine also reported six unmanned ground systems lost, bringing that category to 2,968.

Aircraft and helicopter losses remained unchanged at 449 and 356, respectively. Russia’s estimated cruise missile losses increased by four to 5,134, while naval losses remained at 35 ships and boats and two submarines.

Another 363 vehicles and fuel tankers were recorded as lost during the latest reporting period, raising the cumulative total to 164,246. Losses of special equipment remained unchanged at 4,835.

Earlier, on October 17, Ukraine’s General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces had struck a railway bridge in Russia’s Bryansk region, several Russian military supply depots in temporarily occupied Donetsk region, and a Russian drone command post near Malynivka.

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