Ukrainian forces have eliminated 1,500 Russian soldiers and destroyed 27 armored vehicles, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This is mentioned in the daily report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Losses in equipment and armaments have also increased:
- tanks – 9576 (+5 in the last 24 hours);
- armored fighting vehicles – 19,799 (+27);
- artillery systems – 21,178 (+14);
- MLRS – 1256;
- air defense systems – 1026 (+1);
- airplanes – 369;
- helicopters – 329;
- tactical-level UAVs – 20,521 (+51);
- cruise missiles – 2943;
- ships/boats – 28;
- submarines – 1;
- automotive equipment and fuel tanks – 31,678 (+68);
- special equipment – 3656 (+4).
Ukraine's Losses
On December 8, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that in the full-scale war with Russia, 43 thousand Ukrainian servicemen have died. At the same time, there are also reports of 370 thousand instances of assistance provided to the wounded. According to Zelensky, 50% of the injured return to duty.
Previously, Kyiv did not disclose data on losses among its servicemen. The Ministry of Defense stated that information about the number of fallen Ukrainian soldiers would remain classified until the end of martial law.
According to estimates from the "Book of Memory of Those Who Died for Ukraine" project, published in mid-November 2023, at least 30 thousand Ukrainian soldiers have died since February 24, 2022. Additionally, nearly 100 thousand military personnel have been injured, but most of them were either on duty or were expected to return to service soon.