Ukraine shoots down series of Russian drones and missiles

Russia suffers heavy losses in the Ukraine war.

The Kremlin itself is largely silent.

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• Russian airstrikes:

  Kiev shoots down cruise missiles

• Russian casualties:

  the latest figures from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense

• Information from Norway:

  Russia's losses in the Ukraine war are enormous

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  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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Russia is said to have shot at Ukrainian targets with 17 Iranian kamikaze drones on Thursday (January 26).

All 17 missiles are said to have been shot down by Ukraine.

A total of 47 of 59 rockets could be fired.

This was announced by the General Staff of Ukraine in the evening.

Furthermore, three reconnaissance drones, nine camps, three checkpoints, an anti-aircraft system and two other military targets of the troops from Moscow could be destroyed.

The information has not yet been independently verified.

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Ukraine War: Russia loses several drones to Ukrainian air defenses.

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Video shows counterattack: Russia loses ammunition and soldiers near Bakhmut

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The National Guard of Ukraine has published a video of a successful attack on its Telegram channel.

It shows how the armed forces destroy a Russian ammunition depot with mortar fire.

According to the information, a wide variety of ammunition was destroyed.

A unit of Russian soldiers is said to have been killed in the attack on the Bakhmut front.

The video recordings show soldiers going into the depot before the mortar shelling.

The information has not yet been independently verified.

It was not announced when the attack happened.

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Losses for Russia in the Ukraine war: new figures for dead Makiivka

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It is still unclear how many Russian soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian attack on New Year’s Eve in Makiivka.

Now the Russian service of the

, together with the media company

, has identified the names of 92 Russian soldiers who were killed in the attack on the barracks.

In addition, 16 other soldiers are still missing.

The Russian Ministry of Defense spoke of 89 dead on January 4th.

According to Ukrainian sources, hundreds of Russian soldiers were killed at the time.

Losses for Russia in the Ukraine war: Kyiv shoots down cruise missiles

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Ukrainian forces shot down more than 15 Russian cruise missiles that were fired in the direction of Kiev.

According to Ukrinform, the military administration of the city of Kyiv announced this in a posting on Telegram.

“The enemy fired more than 15 cruise missiles towards Kyiv.

All air targets were shot down," said Serhii Popko, head of the military administration of the city of Kyiv.

At the same time, he emphasized that the danger of air raids had not yet been averted and called on the population to go to shelters.

Numbers of Russia's losses in the Ukraine war

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The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has announced current figures on Russian losses in the Ukraine war.

According to reports from the Ukrainian general staff, more than 700 Russian soldiers have been killed again.

The information cannot be independently verified.

• Soldiers:

  123,860 (+780) 

• Tanks:

  3175 (+14)

• Armored Fighting Vehicles:

  6334 (+27)

• Vehicles and fuel tanks:

  4986 (+19)

• Artillery systems:

  2169 (+15)

• Multiple Rocket Launcher:

  450 (+2)

• Air defense systems:

  220 (+0)

• Aircraft:

  292 (+2)

• Helicopters:

  282 (+1)

• Boats:

  18 (+0)

• (Source: Report of the Ukrainian General Staff of January 26)

Russian losses in the Ukraine war: Moscow is silent on the figures

Moscow – Russia continues to suffer from enormously high losses in the Ukraine war.

However, the number of dead and wounded Russian soldiers can only be estimated.

In any case, the Kremlin itself is largely silent on its own losses.

At least one statement by Sergei Shoigu from September is known: "Russia's losses amount to 5,937," said the Russian defense minister at the time.

However, the wave of mobilization ordered by Vladimir Putin at that time suggests that the losses are considerably higher and can only be compensated for with new recruits.

Russia's losses in the Ukraine war are enormous

What else is known about the Russian losses in the Ukraine war?

In any case, estimates from Norway give completely different figures.

In a recent interview with the Norwegian broadcaster TV2, Chief of Staff Eirik Kristoffersen said that almost 180,000 Russian soldiers had been killed or injured so far.

"Russia can continue the war for a long time, despite the heavy losses," Kristoffersen said, citing Moscow's ability to mobilize the population and produce weapons.

The independent Russian media company Mediazona, which works with the

's Russian service, also regularly publishes figures on the losses.

According to this, 11,662 Russian soldiers have been confirmed dead in the course of the Ukraine war (as of January 17).

"These figures do not represent the actual death toll as we can only verify publicly available reports, including social media posts from relatives, reports in local media and statements from local authorities," writes Mediazona himself.

Ukraine publishes figures on Russian casualties

For comparison: In the ten-year war in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989, the losses in the then Soviet Union officially amounted to 14,523 dead.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian general staff publishes the number of Russian casualties every day.

According to statistics from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, more than 120,000 soldiers have died in combat in the more than eleven months of the Ukraine war.

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