KYIV — Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence reported on September 28 that Russian forces suffered an estimated 2,090 personnel losses during the previous day, alongside major losses in drones, vehicles and artillery.
The figures come from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and represent Ukraine’s official battlefield estimates. They have not been independently verified.
Ukraine’s September 28 estimate
According to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, estimated Russian losses on September 27 included:
- 2,090 personnel;
- 1 tank;
- 8 armored fighting vehicles;
- 49 artillery systems;
- 2 multiple-launch rocket systems;
- 2 air-defense systems;
- 1,382 operational-tactical UAVs;
- 490 vehicles and fuel tanks;
- 12 unmanned ground vehicles;
- 7 pieces of special equipment.
Ukraine’s General Staff put estimated cumulative Russian personnel losses since February 24, 2022 at approximately 1,531,060 as of September 28, 2026.
The same Ukrainian estimate lists cumulative Russian equipment losses at 12,385 tanks, 25,450 armored fighting vehicles, 50,477 artillery systems and 537,228 operational-tactical UAVs.
Why the figures are estimates
Battlefield casualty and equipment-loss figures are difficult to independently verify in real time. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence describes the numbers as estimated losses and says the data are being updated.