Ukraine's Military Command Releases Updated Russian Casualty Figures for April 2, 2026

Russian Military Losses as of April 2, 2026

According to Главком: Ukraine's General Staff has released its latest assessment of Russian military losses as of the morning of April 2, 2026. This date marks the 1,499th day of the full-scale war in Ukraine, a conflict that has become the largest in Europe since World War II.

According to the published data, Russia's total personnel losses in the war have reached approximately 1,300,030 troops, with an increase of 1,300 servicemen reported in the latest period. The figures for lost equipment and hardware are as follows:

• 11,830 tanks (+2)
• 24,334 armored combat vehicles (+7)
• 39,228 artillery systems (+59)

Additional losses include 1,713 multiple launch rocket systems (+1) and 1,338 air defense units. The counts for aircraft and helicopters remained unchanged at 435 and 350, respectively. Meanwhile, the number of destroyed operational-tactical unmanned aerial vehicles has risen sharply to 213,393 units (+2,497).

Other significant losses documented are:

• 4,491 cruise missiles
• 33 ships and boats
• 2 submarines
• 86,773 units of automotive equipment and fuel tankers (+195)
• 4,107 pieces of special equipment, a figure which saw no change

These staggering figures underscore both the protracted nature and the extreme intensity of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, highlighting the severe attrition suffered by Russian armed forces.

The released information is likely to influence future strategic decisions by both Ukraine and the international community monitoring the war's progression. The scale of material losses points to sustained, high-intensity combat operations and suggests potential long-term implications for Russia's military capabilities in this conflict.