In July, Russia lost almost 31,000 troops and a record number of UAVs and boats
In July 2026, the Defence Forces of Ukraine continued to destroy the enemy on land, in the air and at sea. Every enemy attempt to advance came at a heavy cost.
Ukraine fights with innovation, and the DELTA combat system tracks the situation on the battlefield in real time.
The Ministry of Defence sets out the Russian losses verified in the DELTA combat system last month.
Russia’s personnel losses in July: almost 31,000 troops
In the second month of summer, 30,957 Russian troops were killed or seriously wounded on the battlefield, the overwhelming majority of them in Donetsk region. Every one of these strikes is confirmed in DELTA.
Ukrainian troops are doing everything they can to deny the enemy the ability to build up manpower.
Another result of the enemy’s attacks is 259 Russian tanks hit, twice as many as in June.
Bleeding Russian logistics dry on land and at sea
The number of strikes at ranges of 50 km and beyond rose by 74% in July. Ukrainian middle-strike drones now control not only land supply routes but sea routes as well, including in the Sea of Azov and around the Kerch Strait. A record 236 boats were hit in July.
Ukrainian defenders keep striking enemy logistics to make life harder for the occupiers in Ukraine and to sharply reduce the personnel, fuel and ammunition that reach the front.
Record number of Russian drones shot down
Another priority is protection against enemy drones, both over the line of contact and over peaceful Ukrainian cities.
In July, the Defence Forces shot down a record number of enemy drones: 54,870 quadcopter and fixed-wing UAVs.
Effectiveness against Shahed drones keeps growing thanks to the air defence crews that protect Ukraine’s skies: interceptor drone teams, army aviation and mobile fire groups.
Almost 20,000 UGV missions
The robotisation of the front line continues. In July, Ukrainian troops carried out almost 20,000 logistics and evacuation missions using UGVs.
Scaling up the use of robots is essential to protect the lives of Ukrainian troops.
Ukrainian troops earn ePoints for verified strikes on enemy targets and for every UGV mission completed, and can exchange them for drones, UGVs and electronic warfare systems, among other things. Over the first year of Brave1 Market, the state marketplace for defence technology, units in the Defence Forces of Ukraine ordered $1 billion worth of military equipment with ePoints.
