Mobilization gap: Russia now losing more troops than it can replace, for fifth month running
Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls it the "mathematics of war", and it is turning decisively against Russia.
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Ukraine just added a new line to its Russian-losses ledger: ground robots. The count starts at 1,306
The General Staff first published the destroyed-robots figure on 3 May, with 12 added in the past 24 hours.
Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Mi-28 gunship and Mi-17 transport chopper 150+ km from the frontline
A joint operation by elite Ukrainian drone units and the SBU's Alpha special forces caught the rotorcraft refueling at a forward field airstrip in Russia's Voronezh Oblast on 29 April.
Ukrainian “Shamanbat” unit, including free Ichkeria fighters, just took out dozens of Kadyrov’s men in single operation
The special unit "Shamanbat," coordinating with the 104th Territorial Defense Brigade "Horyn" and HUR agent networks, executed drone and artillery strikes that destroyed enemy transport, armored vehicles, and killed several dozen Akhmat personnel.
1.5 million more Russian soldiers would have to die to take rest of Donetsk Oblast — Ukraine’s UN ambassador
At 254 Russians killed per square kilometer, Russia needs 183 Years.
Turning point: Russia is now losing more soldiers in Ukraine each month than it recruits
Ukraine is winning the three-front war, said its defense minister.
254 soldiers per square kilometer: price Russia is paying to move front line
Ukraine is now downs 90% of Russia's attack drones.
Russian Su-30 fighter crashes in occupied Crimea — fourth Russian military aircraft loss in four days
The jet was unarmed and on a scheduled training flight when it crashed on 3 April, with both crew members ejecting safely, Russia's MoD claimed.
March from hell: Ukraine hits 10 refineries, 12 air defense systems, 5 Russian factories, halting missile chip supply for 6 months (MAP)
Ukraine hit more strategic Russian targets in March than any previous month.
Russia paid 206 troops for every Ukrainian square kilometer gained in March. Last summer it paid 61 — expert
Russia lost 31,960 troops in March for 155 square kilometers.
Russia lost two military aircraft in one day — an An-26 military transport killing all 29 aboard and an unconfirmed Su-34 fighter-bomber
The An-26 crashed into a cliff in occupied Bakhchisarai's mountains killing all aboard; the same day's Su-34 loss was reported only by Russian bloggers.
Ukraine may award drone-purchase points when Russian soldiers kill themselves under drone pressure
The Brave1 Market system lets drone units trade eBaly points for drones, electronic warfare gear, and components.
The south in flames of great war: Ukrainian army reclaims 470 square kilometers of land in bloody confrontation
Russian forces launch record drone attacks that analysts say are designed to distract from catastrophic losses and a failing spring offensive.
“The enemy failed”: Russia threw over 600 attacks at Ukraine’s front in 4 days. Ukraine held the line – Syrskyi
Syrskyi says Russian forces lost more than 6,000 troops killed and wounded in the surge – and failed to break through anywhere.
Russian armor vanishes from front lines north of Kharkiv as drones fill the gap
A Khartia Brigade officer says armored vehicles have been pushed so far back that strikes on them happen across the Russian border. Meanwhile, fiber-optic FPVs have appeared near Kharkiv itself.
Russia’s winter offensive ground to a halt as Ukraine recaptured more land than it lost in February, Syrskyi says
The Commander-in-Chief reported that over three winter months, Ukrainian forces killed or wounded nearly 100,000 Russian troops — more than Russia managed to recruit into its ranks over the same period.
126 km² in February, 245 in January, some 630 last November — Russia’s gains drop while its attacks hold steady, Deep State says
Assault operations barely slowed, dropping just 4% compared to January, while the Pokrovsk sector absorbed 31% of all attacks.
ISW: Russia is laying the groundwork for rolling involuntary call-ups as its recruitment system runs dry
A new Duma bill adopted on 18 February would criminalize criticism of reserve call-ups, while Bloomberg reports Russia lost 9,000 more troops than it replaced in January 2026 — the first time recruitment has visibly fallen behind losses.
North Korean artillery caught firing at Kupiansk, hit three times by drones
The 170mm Koksan self-propelled gun was firing toward Kupiansk from occupied Luhansk Oblast when a recon drone's thermal camera spotted its hot barrel. Three FPV drone strikes followed.
Ukraine’s drones flew three sorties per minute in January — Russia lost 8,600+ more troops than it recruited, commander says
The Unmanned Systems Forces commander reported 30,618 verified kills against 22,000 new Russian recruits, calling the negative balance "a minimum task" as the real target is 50,000 per month now.