Ukraine’s Armed Forces have reported heavy losses for Russian forces as of January 27, 2026.
Russia has suffered an estimated 1,235,880 troop casualties since the start of the war in Ukraine.
The reported losses include 11,609 tanks, 23,954 armoured fighting vehicles, and 36,691 artillery systems, with 47 artillery pieces lost in the past 24 hours. Russia is also said to have lost 1,628 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,286 air defence systems, and 76,025 vehicles and fuel tanks.
Aviation losses remain unchanged, with 434 aircraft and 347 helicopters reported destroyed. Naval losses stand at 28 warships and boats and one submarine.
In addition, Russia is reported to have lost 116,712 unmanned aerial vehicles, including 899 drones in the past day, as well as 4,205 cruise missiles and 4,051 units of special equipment.
The report comes after Russia, Ukraine, and US negotiators held talks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – the first meeting attended by all three countries since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion
In a statement posted by Zelensky on January 23 said that “a conversation has already taken place” with the American and Russian delegations, and that his representatives were reporting to him every hour.
“The main thing is that Russia must be ready to end this war, which it itself started. Ukraine’s positions are clear. I have defined the framework for dialogue for our delegation,” he said.
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Russian-Ukrainian Drone Attacks
Russian drone and missile attacks struck Kharkiv on January 26, cutting electricity to about 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and nearby areas and leaving two people injured.
Mayor Ihor Terekhov said at least two people were injured after Russian forces launched a drone and missile attack
The mayor added that the strikes hit a critical energy facility, plunging much of the city into darkness.
Russian drones also struck a high-rise residential building in Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown, located southeast of Kharkiv.
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According to Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city’s military administration, the strike sparked a fire in the building.
Emergency services were deployed to the scene, and no casualties were immediately reported.
In Russia, one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in the border region of Belgorod, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a statement posted on Telegram.
The attacks come amid a broader wave of aerial assaults across Ukraine. Since the start of the year, Kyiv has endured three major barrages, disrupting electricity and heating supplies to hundreds of buildings.
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