Ukrainian reports indicate that Russia lost 1,520 artillery systems in July and 1,517 in August.
Back in June, Ukrainian officials reported that June was the worst month for Russian artillery losses of the war, with 1,415 Russian artillery systems destroyed, surpassing records, according to data later updated in July and August.
Russian special equipment losses were 278 in August and 265 in July. In June, they were 267. By comparison, the next month with the highest data was 2024. march – 215.
If these latest reports are accurate, the total number of Russian artillery losses since 2022 invasions amount to 17,646 and total special equipment losses to 2,993.
Kyiv also claims that Russia suffered 617,600 personnel losses during the same period. However, Russia generally does not disclose its military losses, and military analysts are skeptical of reports issued by both Ukraine and Russia.
The latest figures came as analysts said Ukraine’s incursion into the Kursk region could slow Russia’s military progress.
A report released over the weekend by the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said “Operational pressure from Ukraine’s invasion of Kursk is impacting Russian operations in all theater sectors.”
“The Russian military command had to redeploy limited elements to strengthen Russia’s priority offensive operation in the direction of Pokrovsk to defend against a Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region,” ISW said.
But while the incursion caught Russia and its Ukrainian allies off guard, the seemingly sluggish response from Russian President Vladimir Putin may mean Moscow is instead focusing on other options on the front.
The ISW previously warned that Russian forces would continue to make “significant tactical advances” southeast of the Donetsk city of Pokrovsk, a key rail and road hub for the Ukrainian military.
“Putin is not diverting forces from the Pokrovsk axis,” Nico Lange, the former chief of staff at the German Defense Ministry, told Newsweek. “He’s trying to use forces from somewhere else, or he’s just saying, OK, we’ll deal with Kursk later — but Pokrovsk is more important right now.”
2024-09-03 10:49:35