Russia’s losses on the front in Ukraine have increased significantly in recent days, and this is against the background of an offensive on several fronts. The Russians have made a failed assault in the Vugledar area, are forcing an advance in the Cremini area, and fighting is still going on around the town of Bakhmut, after many weeks without any significant advance, and where the Ukrainians still say they are in control.

In the past week alone, Russia has lost more than 6,000 soldiers and nearly 200 tanks and armored vehicles, according to daily estimates published by Ukrainian forces.

Of course, the information cannot be independently verified, it comes only from one side of the warring camps and should be treated with a large dose of skepticism. On the other hand, Russia does not confirm or provide information about what losses it has suffered.

For example, regarding the Vugledar area, where the Russians suffered a major setback and where visual evidence shows they lost around 30 tanks and armored vehicles, Moscow’s Ministry of Defense said only that “military operations to capture the towns of Vugledar and Bakhmut are progressing well.” .

Losses of the Russian Federation in Ukraine over the last week: 6,500 soldiers, 200 tanks and armored personnel carriers

In general, over the last week, Russia would have almost lost on the Ukrainian front 6,500 military personnel, 60 tanks, 137 battle tanks, 61 artillery systems, 5 multiple rocket launchers, 7 anti-aircraft systems, 2 airplanes and 1 helicopter. It should be noted that in these statistics we took into account only the last 7 days, but even before that the losses were large, at least according to Ukrainian estimates.

• February 6: 870 servicemen, 11 tanks, 10 battle tanks, 5 artillery systems, 1 MLRS.
• February 7: 1,030 soldiers, 14 tanks, 28 battle tanks, 1 artillery system
• February 8: 910 soldiers, 8 tanks, 15 armored personnel carriers, 15 infantry fighting vehicles, 4 artillery systems, 1 anti-aircraft complex, 1 airplane, 1 helicopter.
• February 9: 910 soldiers, 2 tanks, 10 armored personnel carriers, 8 artillery systems, 2 anti-aircraft guns, 4 anti-aircraft systems.
• February 10: 730 soldiers, 3 tanks, 3 armored personnel carriers, 7 artillery systems, 1 anti-aircraft installation, 1 helicopter.
• February 11: 1140 soldiers, 9 tanks, 3 armored personnel carriers, 19 artillery systems, 1 anti-aircraft installation.
• February 12: 900 soldiers, 13 tanks, 14 armored personnel carriers, 17 artillery systems, 2 anti-aircraft guns, 1 aircraft.

British assessment: The Russians suffered a level of troop loss comparable to the first days of the invasion

According to the latest assessment by Britain’s Ministry of Defence, Russia this month has reached a level of troop losses comparable to the first days of the invasion and four times higher than in the summer due to a number of factors.

“Over the past two weeks, Russia has suffered almost the largest human casualties since the first week of the invasion of Ukraine. The average figure for the past seven days was 824 victims per day, which is more than four times the number of injured in June-July 2022. Ukraine also continues to suffer from a high level of losses,” the British say.

“The increase in Russian casualties is likely due to a number of factors, including a lack of trained personnel, coordination and resources at the front, and this is confirmed by what happened in Vugledar and Bakhmut,” the British assessment added.

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