Daily Update: Russia Loses 2,230 Troops, 46 Artillery Systems, and Over 1,200 Drones in One Day

Nov 15, 2026 10:37

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Ivan Khomenko

News Writer

Russian forces lost an estimated 2,230 personnel over the previous 24 hours, along with 46 artillery systems, 34 armored fighting vehicles, and more than 1,200 drones, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on November 15.

The latest assessment brought Russia’s estimated personnel losses since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, to approximately 1,622,860.

According to the Ukrainian military, Russian equipment losses during the reporting period included 34 armored fighting vehicles, raising the cumulative total to 25,784. Tank losses remained unchanged at 12,478.

Artillery losses also continued to increase, with 46 additional systems reported lost, bringing the total to 52,401. One more multiple-launch rocket system was added to the tally, raising cumulative losses to 2,274, while estimated losses of air defense systems remained unchanged at 1,756.

The General Staff reported no changes in Russian aviation losses, which stood at 452 aircraft and 356 helicopters. Ukrainian forces also reported the loss of 10 Russian ground robotic systems, bringing the overall figure to 3,150.

Unmanned aerial systems accounted for another significant share of Russia’s equipment losses, with 1,272 operational-tactical drones reported lost over the past day. This increased the cumulative estimate to 608,803 UAVs, while cruise missile losses remained unchanged at 5,196.

Russian naval losses also remained steady, with Ukraine estimating that Moscow has lost 35 ships and boats and two submarines since the start of the invasion.

In addition, Ukrainian forces reported 549 Russian military vehicles and fuel tankers lost during the latest reporting period, bringing the cumulative total to 175,158. One additional piece of specialized equipment was also reported lost, raising the overall figure to 4,906.

The General Staff also reported 171 combat engagements between Ukrainian and Russian forces over the past 24 hours, with the heaviest fighting concentrated in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions, where Russian troops launched 17 and 10 attacks, respectively.

Earlier, Ukrainian long-range drones struck a major Russian oil transportation hub in the Samara region, setting several storage tanks on fire. A separate attack damaged a military aircraft maintenance hangar, an aviation fuel storage tank, and a command facility at the Lipetsk-2 military airfield, according to Ukraine’s General Staff.

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