Heavy losses for Russia: Ukraine hits Russian positions and air defenses
Created: 01/11/2023 04:57
By: Karolin Schäfer, Nadja Austel, Christian Stör
Russia suffers heavy losses every day in the Ukraine war.
Over 700 Russian soldiers fell within 24 hours.
The news ticker.
Russian losses:
Ukrainian general staff gives current figures.
Artillery shelling decreases:
Probably as a result of the losses, Russian artillery shelling falls by 75 percent.
Editor's note:
Read the latest developments from the Ukraine conflict in our new ticker.
The information on the Ukraine war processed here comes partly from the warring parties in Russia and Ukraine.
They can therefore not be independently checked in part.
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During the day, the Ukrainian troops successfully fired on two Russian command posts, two positions of missile troops and artillery units, and five military camps with personnel and equipment.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the evening.
The planes of the Ukrainian Defense Forces also made 14 attacks on Russian personnel, weapons and equipment depots and four attacks on anti-aircraft systems positions.
In addition, in the Mykolayiv region, defenders of the Southern air command shot down a Russian Orlan-10 unmanned drone, the military press service reports.
Russia suffers heavy losses every day in the Ukraine war.
(Iconic image) © IMAGO/Konstantin Mihalchevskiy
Losses for Russia in the Ukraine war: Artillery shelling falls by 75 percent
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According to the US news
channel CNN
and Ukrainian authorities, the Russian artillery fire has decreased drastically.
Some areas reportedly saw a drop of up to 75 percent from wartime highs.
Neither American nor Ukrainian officials have so far had a clear explanation for this.
Russia may be rationing artillery shells due to shortages in supplies.
But it could also be a broader reassessment of tactics "in light of the successful Ukrainian attacks."
In any case,
according to
CNN sources, the striking drop in artillery fire is further evidence of Russia's increasingly weak position.
US intelligence officials believed that Vladimir Putin was trying to increase his domestic political support
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Losses for Russia in the Ukraine War: 710 Russian soldiers killed in 24 hours
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The Ukrainian general staff has updated its data on Russian losses in the Ukraine war.
According to this, 710 Russian soldiers died in combat within 24 hours.
In addition, Ukraine claims to have destroyed four Russian tanks and a Russian ship.
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Ukraine War: The Russian Losses in Current Figures
Soldiers:
112,470 (+710)
Aircraft:
285
Helicopters:
275
Tanks:
3084 (+4)
Armored Fighting Vehicles:
6154 (+7)
Artillery systems:
2073 (+4)
Air defense systems:
217
Multiple Rocket Launchers:
434
Cars and other vehicles:
4817 (+8)
Ships:
17 (+1)
Unmanned Combat Drones:
1860 (+4)
(Source: Report of the Ukrainian General Staff of January 10)
Losses in the Ukraine war: Russia does not want to publish a list of killed soldiers
Update from Tuesday, January 10, 7:03 a.m .:
On New Year's Day, Ukraine attacked a Russian military base in the occupied city of Makiivka in the Donetsk region.
Around 400 soldiers were killed and at least 300 injured, the Ukrainian military's strategic communications department wrote on Telegram.
Russia now apparently does not want to publish the list of these killed soldiers.
According to the independent Russian news agency
The Insider
, the military commissar of Russia's Samara Oblast said so.
The losses in Makiivka were one of the largest for Russia in the Ukraine war.
Russia continues to suffer losses in the Ukraine war: arms reserves decimated
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The Ukraine war is tugging at the Russian weapon reserves.
The number of Russian warplanes has declined,
Ukrajinska Pravda
reported , citing satellite images from
Planet Labs
on Saturday (January 7).
The images show a significant decrease in the number of aircraft at the Russian military airfield in Engels compared to the previous month.
Only six combat aircraft can be seen in the pictures, four long-range bombers of the "Tupolev Tu-95" type and two "Tu-160".
About two dozen such aircraft could still be seen on the satellite images from December 6th.
The bombers will be used to launch missiles over Ukraine,
Ukrayinska Pravda reported.
According to the pictures, there are also partially dismantled combat aircraft, a transport aircraft and a passenger plane on the airfield.
Losses in the Ukraine War: Russian ammunition depot in Melitopol destroyed
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On the night of January 9, Ukrainian forces managed to destroy a Russian ammunition depot in occupied Melitopol.
This was announced by the city's mayor Ivan Fedorov to the
Ukrinform
news agency .
The camp was located in the city center on the premises of a company.
According to him, it took two attempts to completely destroy the warehouse.
As a result of the fire, residents were forbidden to move between Melitopol and other occupied cities, Fedorov added.
Russian losses in the Ukraine war: Russia is fighting with blatant losses in the
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The Russian losses in the Ukraine war are blatant.
According to Ukrainian information, Russia has lost 285 aircraft so far alone - and this despite the fact that their missions had already been significantly reduced in the summer.
In addition, Russia tries to minimize any risk of loss.
According to the British Ministry of Defence, this also applies to the state-of-the-art Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet (NATO code: Felon).
The missions of the Superfighters are therefore limited to attacks from a distance.
They are stationed at Akhtubinsk Air Force Base, about 500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, and are being used to launch long-range guided missiles into Ukraine, the report said.
Losses in the Ukraine war: Russia must change strategy
First report from Monday, January 9th:
Moscow – The Ukraine war is still not going too well for Russia.
Above all, the high losses make it difficult for the armed forces.
Above all, the once-vaunted tank fleet has proved to be a weak point over the past ten months.
Due to the high losses on the ground, Russia has recently changed its strategy in the war against Ukraine.
Since the fall, the attacker has primarily relied on rockets and drones, which repeatedly hit Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Russia is benefiting from aid from Iran, which reportedly sent Shahed 136 drones to Russia back in August, causing extensive damage in Ukraine.
Losses in the Ukraine war: how many drones Russia has left
However, it is unclear how many drones Russia currently has.
For example, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Resnikov claimed on Friday (January 6) that the Russian armed forces had already used up 88 percent of their stockpile of Shahed drones.
According to this calculation, Russia would only have about 90 drones made in Iran at its disposal.
In addition, the US government has now imposed new sanctions on Tehran.
All means available will be used to deny Vladimir Putin the weapons "with which he is waging his barbaric and unprovoked war against Ukraine," US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday.
The fact that the Kremlin is using suppliers like Iran shows desperation at the brave Ukrainian resistance.
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