Operational information as of 06.00 on 08/26/2023 regarding the Russian invasion – Russian Losses
The main summary:
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy has launched 2 missile and 62 air strikes, launched 89 salvo rocket attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of successful combat operations, 2 Kalibr cruise missiles and 4 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs were destroyed by the forces and means of the Air Force.
➡️ Over 40 combat clashes took place during the day.
➡️ In the Lyman direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the districts of Novoyehorivka and Belogorivka, Luhansk region.
➡️ In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the districts of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Ivanovsky and Klishchiivka of the Donetsk region.
➡️ In the Avdiyiv direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the Pervomaysky district of the Donetsk region.
➡️ In the Marinka direction, the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the Marinka area of the Donetsk region.
➡️ In the Shakhtarsky direction, our defenders successfully repelled the attacks of Russian troops in the Vugledar area of the Donetsk region.
➡️ The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, are entrenched at the achieved boundaries, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
➡️ The Russian occupiers cynically continue to violate the norms of international humanitarian law and place their military personnel in civilian buildings, using the civilian population as human shields. Thus, on August 23, in the village of Osypenko, Zaporizhia region, the arrival of up to 1,500 servicemen of the Russian occupying troops of Buryat nationality, who are illegally quartered in civilian houses with local residents and on the territory of a local hospital, was noted.
🔥 During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 12 strikes on personnel concentration areas and 1 on the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile complex.
🔥 During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 1 anti-aircraft missile system and 3 artillery pieces at the enemy’s firing positions.
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On the evening of August 25, 2023, in the midst of numerous MiG-31K takeoffs, the enemy also used “Shahed-136/131” UAVs from the southeast.
💥 A total of two “shaheed” launches were recorded, which were successfully destroyed by the forces and means of the air command “East” within the Kharkiv region.
Russia’s losses on 08/26/2023
Approximate assessment of the Armed Forces from 02/24/2022
🪖 Personnel losses: 260270 ( +640 )
injured: ~778,890* ( +1920 )
captured: ~600* ( 0 )
🚛 Military equipment: 33174 ( +98 )
Armored combat vehicles: 8539 ( +18 )
Tanks: 4390 ( +12 )
Cannons: 5379 ( +18 )
Airplanes: 315 ( 0 )
Helicopters: 316 ( 0 )
RSZV: 726 ( +2 )
Air defense means: 497 ( +2 )
Automotive equipment and tanks: 7823 ( +33 )
BpLA OTR: 4367 ( +11 )
Special equipment: 804 ( +2 )
Ships and boats: 18 ( 0 )
Missiles: >12500 ( no data )
* The number of wounded (3:1) and captured is an estimate
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