Russia also lost 31 air defense systems.
Russian troop losses
In October, the Russians suffered the greatest losses in armored combat vehicles since the beginning of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
According to the Defense Ministry, last month Ukrainian defenders destroyed and disabled 923 Russian armored combat vehicles. For Russia, this cost at least half a billion dollars. The enemy's total losses in October amounted to over $2.7 billion. The irretrievable and sanitary losses of the Russian Army in personnel for this period amounted to 41,980 people, which is more than three motorized rifle divisions.
Among other losses of the invaders last month:
- 279 enemy tanks worth at least $400 million.
- 31 air defense systems, among the most expensive is the latest 55Zh6M “Nebo-M” system. This is a multifunctional mobile radar system for detecting aerodynamic and ballistic objects at medium and high altitudes. Its estimated cost is at least $100 million,” the ministry added;
- at least 5 anti-aircraft missile systems of the occupiers from the “BUK” family. The cost of one of these, depending on the modification, ranges from 40 to 50 million dollars.
- more than 1,184 artillery systems for more than 900 million dollars. By the way, since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, more than 20,000 units of Russian artillery have been destroyed and damaged.
