Russia Lost 1,230 Troops, 107 Vehicles, 67 Artillery Pieces in a Day: Kyiv

The Russian military has lost 1,230 troops, 107 vehicles, 67 artillery pieces in the last 24 hours, according to Ukrainian officials.

The figures, posted to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine's official X page also claimed that 54 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were destroyed during the same period.

These latest reports, if accurate, would bring Russia's total losses since 2022 to 586,370 troops, 38,549 vehicles, and 16,451 artillery pieces.

Russia doesn't publish its military losses, and military analysts are skeptical of reports released by both Ukraine and Russia.

According to the ministry, these figures came from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment.

Accompanying the ministry's post was a quote from ancient Greek statesman Pericles which read: "The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it."

Ukrainian officials previously reported that June was Russia's worst month for artillery losses in the war so far, with 1,415 Russian artillery systems destroyed.

The latest figures come as Moscow reported yesterday that Russian reserve troops were deployed to a border territory and repelled Ukrainian attacks, in spite of reports indicating Ukraine had been consolidating positions in Russian territory.

Regional governor Alexei Smirnov claimed on Tuesday that a border breakthrough was prevented in the Kursk region. Russian Telegram channels reported that the town of Sudzha was nearly completely evacuated.

Smirnov also claimed that five civilians had been killed in the fighting. Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war.

Away from the front lines, reports suggest that Russian railway networks face "imminent collapse" due to pressure from Western sanctions.

A shortage of ball-bearings – commonly found in locomotives – is contributing to a rise in malfunctions, according to Telegram channels.

"The complete collapse of the entire railroad network in the country could happen in days," Russian Railways deputy general director Sergei Kobzev was said to have told his subordinates, according to one outlet which cited an unnamed source.

"[Russian Railways] chiefs have been ordered to work to the point of exhaustion. Those who fail to cope are threatened with dismissal and 'execution.' This is the motivation."

Russia's Justice Ministry recently added the outlet – VChK-OGPU – to its "foreign agents" register for "dissemination of false information aimed at creating a negative image of the Russian army."

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