Ukrainian defenders have eliminated an additional 1,650 Russian invaders in the past day. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) also destroyed 14 tanks, 18 armored combat vehicles (ACVs), 22 artillery systems, and 1 enemy air defense system, reports the General Staff of the AFU.
The total combat Russian losses from February 24, 2022, to December 27, 2024, are estimated to be:
- personnel – about 782,510 (+1,650) Russian troops were eliminated;
- tanks – 9,644 (+14);
- armored personnel vehicle – 19,951 (+22);
- artillery systems – 21,379 (+22);
- MLRS – 1,256;
- anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,032 (+1);
- airplanes – 369;
- helicopters – 329;
- UAV operational-tactical level – 20,999 (+28);
- cruise missiles – 3,003;
- warships/boats – 28;
- submarines – 1;
- vehicles and fuel tanks – 32,262 (+82);
- special equipment – 3,668 (+1).
It was previously reported that South Korean intelligence confirmed information about the capture of a wounded North Korean soldier by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region. The relevant information appeared on Ukrainian media resources the previous evening.
Additionally, it should be noted that in the report published on December 27 by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) regarding the situation on the front lines in various directions, it was stated that the AFU had success near Toretsk, where they regained previously lost positions. At the same time, Russian occupiers were recorded to have advanced near Kupiansk, Pokrovsk, and Velyka Novosilka settlements.
