Russia loses 109 Russian soldiers in fighting near Wuhledar. Ukrainians destroy Russian combat weapons. The news ticker.
- Russian soldiers: 109 dead in fighting in Wuhledar
- losses for Russia: The British accuse Moscow of misinformation
- Russian losses: The latest figures from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
- Editor’s note: Read the latest developments from the Ukraine conflict in our news ticker. The information processed here Ukraine war come partly from the warring parties Russia and the Ukraine. They can therefore not be independently checked in part.
+++ 6.10 p.m.: Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhii Haidai said Ukrainian shelling hit two Russian bases in the occupied cities of Kreminna and Rubizhne, killing and wounding “dozens” of Russian soldiers. This reports the news agency Associated Press. So far, the claims could not be independently verified.
Russian losses in the Ukraine war: 109 dead in fighting in Wuhledar
+++ 4.30 p.m.: Russia loses more combat equipment, including a jet and a helicopter, reports pravda.com. Ukrainian air forces shot down a Russian fighter jet on the Eastern Front on Friday, January 27, 2023, reported pravda.com citing the press of the Air Force Command. In addition, on January 26, Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian attack helicopter on the Bakhmut front, according to the press service of the National Guard of Ukraine. Another was damaged.
Russian casualties: 109 dead in fighting in Wuhledar
+++ 2.55 p.m.: During the fighting near the Ukrainian village of Wuhledar, 109 Russian soldiers were killed and another 188 wounded. This was announced by Serhiy Cherevatyi, a spokesman for the Ukrainian armed forces Ukrinform with. The Russian military is encountering “serious resistance” from the Ukrainian armed forces. In addition, the Russians lost four tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, three artillery pieces and three reconnaissance drones in just one day.
Losses for Russia in the Ukraine war: Injured after helicopter accident
+++1:32 p.m.: A Mi-8 helicopter of the Special Flight Unit Russia crashed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport. This was reported by the Russian news agencies Interfax and Baza. According to preliminary information, there are injuries. It is believed that pilot error was the cause of the accident.
Losses in the Ukraine war: the British accuse Moscow of misinformation
++ 11.00 a.m.: The British Ministry of Defense has released its latest intelligence briefing assessing the situation in Ukraine. It cast doubt on recent Russian claims of military advances in Zaporizhia and Donetsk, saying: “Russian units are likely to have conducted local probing raids near Orikiv and Vuhledar, but it is highly unlikely that Russia has actually made any substantial advances. There is a realistic possibility that Russian military sources are deliberately spreading misinformation to suggest that the Russian operation is gaining momentum.”
The claim would be circulated on social media without any supporting evidence being released, the UK Ministry of Defense said.
Losses in the Ukraine war: current figures published
+++ 8.20 a.m.: The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has released the latest figures on Russian losses in the Ukraine war. According to reports from the Ukrainian general staff, more than 800 Russian soldiers have been killed again. The information cannot be independently verified.
- Soldiers: 124,710 (+850)
- planes: 292
- Helicopter: 283 (+1)
- Tank: 3,182 (+7)
- Armored Fighting Vehicles: 6,340 (+6)
- Artillery Systems: 2,180 (+11)
- Anti-Aircraft Systems: 221 (+2)
- Multiple Rocket Launcher: 452
- Vehicles and fuel tanks: 5,001 (+15)
- boats: 18
- drones: 1941 (+33)
- (Source: Report of the Ukrainian General Staff of January 27)
Heavy Casualties: Ukrainian forces hit Russian artillery batteries and ammunition depot
+++ 7.45 a.m.: Ukrainian military repelled several Russian attacks during Thursday (January 26), hit nine groups of Russian servicemen, four Russian command posts and several other important targets, including two artillery batteries and an ammunition depot. This emerges from the report of the Ukrainian General Staff published on Facebook on Friday morning (January 27).
Heavy casualties: Ukrainian forces hit Russian command posts
+++ Update from Friday, January 27, 6:20 a.m.: The missile and artillery units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit three Russian command posts and an artillery stack on Thursday (January 26). This emerges from a report by the Ukrainian General Staff published on Facebook. “The enemy does not abandon its intention to destroy the critical infrastructure of our state and is attacking civilian objects and houses of the civilian population. The threat of air and missile attacks on the entire territory of Ukraine remains,” the report said.
High casualties: Russia is supposed to cremate fallen soldiers in mobile crematoria
+++ 9.50 p.m.: The intelligence service of the Ukrainian defense stated that the losses on the Russian side are so high that mobile crematoria have to be used. This is also reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
“According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Defense Ministry, given the catastrophic situation that has developed, the enemy is actively using mobile crematoria. In particular, a constant movement of about five such crematoria behind the occupier’s front positions is observed. Cremations are taking place without identifying and registering the bodies of the dead occupiers,” said Hanna Malyar, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister. The aim is to obscure the actual number of fallen soldiers on the Russian side.
Ukraine shoots down series of Russian drones and missiles
+++ 8.18 p.m.: Russia reportedly fired 17 Iranian kamikaze drones at Ukrainian targets 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.
Video shows counterattack: Russia loses ammunition and soldiers near Bakhmut
+++ 6.40 p.m.: 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.
Losses for Russia in the Ukraine war: new figures for dead Makiivka
+++ 2.40 p.m.: 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 has the BBC together with the media company media zone the Names of 92 Russian soldiers determined 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
+++ 12.10 p.m.: Ukrainian forces shot down more than 15 Russian cruise missiles aimed at Kyiv. 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.
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.
Also, the independent Russian media company media zonewhich with the Russian service of BBC works together, repeatedly 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 are in the more than eleven months of the Ukraine war more than 120,000 soldiers died in combat. (cs)