Ukraine Reports Significant Russian Military Losses on October 13, 2025

Daily Report Highlights Heavy Russian Casualties

On October 13, 2025, Ukraine's General Staff released its daily operational update, stating that Russian forces suffered significant military losses over the preceding 24 hours. According to the report, Russian troops lost an estimated 1,140 personnel, comprising both killed and wounded. Additionally, Ukrainian forces reportedly destroyed 21 artillery systems and three tanks belonging to the Russian Federation.

The report, widely disseminated by Ukrainian news outlets, detailed other equipment losses for the same period, including two multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), 232 operational-tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and 109 vehicles and fuel tanks.

Cumulative Losses Since Full-Scale Invasion

These daily figures contribute to the cumulative combat losses that Ukraine's General Staff has reported since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. As of October 13, 2025, the total estimated Russian personnel losses stand at approximately 1,123,950. The cumulative destruction of Russian military hardware includes 11,251 tanks, 33,599 artillery systems, and 1,520 MLRS.

Other significant cumulative equipment losses reported by Ukraine's General Staff include:

• Armored combat vehicles: 23,345
• Air defense systems: 1,225
• Aircraft: 427
• Helicopters: 346
• Operational-tactical UAVs: 69,242
• Vehicles and fuel tankers: 64,043

Reporting and Verification Context

The figures provided by Ukraine's General Staff are part of their regular updates on the conflict. These reports include both 'irreplaceable combat losses' and 'sanitary losses' of the enemy. While Ukraine's General Staff consistently publishes these daily statistics, they are not independently verified by Russia, which typically provides its own, significantly lower, casualty figures.

Independent analyses and leaked data have also attempted to quantify Russian losses. For instance, a document presented by Ukrainian intelligence, attributed to leaked Russian data and published by the 'I Want to Live' project, indicated that Russia lost 281,550 personnel (killed, wounded, and missing) in the first eight months of 2025 alone. This leaked data suggested a high ratio of killed to wounded, potentially indicating challenges with battlefield medical evacuation. Media outlets like Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC, compile lists of confirmed Russian military deaths through open-source verification, acknowledging that their figures represent a minimum and are subject to delays.