In July, The Russian Army Suffered Its Heaviest Losses In More Than A Year And A Half
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This was reported by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
At the end of July, the Ukrainian military reported significant Russian losses in personnel, armored vehicles, artillery, and motor vehicles. reports the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
Last month, Russia’s personnel losses totaled 42,860 military personnel. This is the highest monthly figure since January 2025.
Thus, July became the fourth most successful month for the Ukrainian Defense Forces in terms of Russian personnel losses since the start of the full-scale war.
In total, since the start of the large-scale invasion, Russian military personnel losses have reached 1,461,660, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia lost a record number of vehicles
In July, the Ukrainian military actively targeted Russian logistics and air defense systems.
Over the course of the month, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 68 Russian air defense systems.
A record number of vehicles was also recorded separately. The Ukrainian military destroyed and put out of commission 13,998 vehicles.
The previous month also saw significant losses for the Russian army. In June, Ukrainian defenders destroyed or put out of commission more than 2,000 Russian artillery systems.
In July, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 162 Russian tanks. Specifically, on July 22, 28 units were destroyed or damaged.
In addition, the Ukrainian military destroyed or rendered inoperable 204 armored combat vehicles and 2,016 artillery systems belonging to the Russian army.