The key facts

  • Russian Defense Ministry: 680 fixed-wing drones and two HIMARS rockets shot down in a day
  • The ministry cites cumulative figures for drones and artillery destroyed since the start of the special military operation
  • Andrey Marochko estimated weekly Ukrainian armed forces losses at almost 8,000 personnel

Defense Ministry figures for the past day

The press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported that over the past day, air defense systems shot down two rockets from an American HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system and 680 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. The ministry also gave cumulative figures since the start of the special military operation: according to its data, 283,164 drones and 36,889 field artillery guns and mortars belonging to Ukrainian forces have been destroyed. This is reported by Gazeta.Ru.

Weekly estimates and the situation at the front

Military expert Andrey Marochko said, that over the past week the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in his assessment, lost almost 8,000 fighters and mercenaries. He also stated that Russian troops destroyed 5,300 fixed-wing drones, 29 field artillery guns, 23 electronic warfare and counter-battery warfare stations, and more than 600 various combat vehicles of the Ukrainian armed forces over the week. These figures are given on the expert's word and are not accompanied by independent verification in the publication. In addition, it is noted that earlier another populated locality in the Zaporizhzhia region came under the control of Russian forces.

What is important to keep in mind

All of the cited data comes from one side of the conflict: the daily and cumulative figures are statements by the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry, while the weekly estimates are claims by a military expert as relayed by the publication. The publication contains no confirmation from independent sources, so the cited numbers should be treated as statements rather than verified facts.