Putin's War Problems: Three years of fighting cost Russia tens of thousands in equipment losses 

On February 24th, 2022, Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What many believed would be a short conflict turned into a multiyear war that has cost Russia hundreds of thousands of casualties and tens of thousands in equipment losses.  

Exactly how many Russian units of equipment have been lost in the fighting is difficult to know since Moscow doesn’t provide information on its losses. However, there are some governments and groups that have provided estimates of the Kremlin’s losses.

The Ukrainian General Staff provides the world with daily figures on what has been knocked out by its armed forces and also updates a daily total of the many units of equipment eliminated. However, trusting these figures can be difficult at times.

Ukraine is a direct combatant in the war and has a vested interest in its ability to showcase the amount of Russian weapons it's destroying. This is why it's important to look to independent sources for a better idea of what has been destroyed since February 2022.

One of the best sources of independent information on both Russian and Ukrainian military equipment losses comes from the Dutch open-source intelligence Oryx, which only posts loss figures from verified photo or video evidence of destroyed, damaged, captured, or abandoned weapons.

The way Oryx counts and verifies losses is one of the most accurate ways to gauge Russian losses, though the firm does not on its website that due to the nature of its verification process, Russian losses are likely far higher than it projects. Let's look at the losses that Oryx has confirmed.

As of February 24th, 2025, Oryx reported that Russia has lost 20,447 units of military equipment since launching its invasion.

Destroyed: 2,694

Damaged: 157

Abandoned: 380

Captured: 534

Destroyed: 1,513

Damaged: 35

Abandoned: 105

Captured: 271

Destroyed: 4,275

Damaged: 153

Abandoned: 450

Captured: 628

Destroyed: 459

Damaged: 18

Abandoned: 45

Captured: 92

Destroyed: 39

Damaged: 5

Abandoned: 1

Captured: 11

Destroyed: 273

Damaged: 18

Abandoned: 8

Captured: 51

Destroyed: 205

Damaged: 5

Abandoned: 2

Captured: 86

Photo Credit: Wiki Commons By Vitaly V. Kuzmin

Destroyed: 368

Damaged: 45

Abandoned: 57

Captured: 154

Photo by Twitter @Arslon_Xudosi

Destroyed: 261

Damaged: 86

Abandoned: 5

Captured: 98

Destroyed: 724

Damaged: 48

Abandoned: 7

Captured: 109

Destroyed: 369

Damaged: 40

Abandoned: 2

Captured: 54

Destroyed: 39

Damaged: 1

Abandoned: 0

Captured: 18

Destroyed: 16

Damaged: 2

Abandoned: 2

Captured: 7

Destroyed: 221

Damaged: 51

Abandoned: 4

Captured: 24

Destroyed: 58

Damaged: 24

Abandoned: 0

Captured: 10

Destroyed: 120

Damaged: 16

Abandoned: 0

Captured: 0

Destroyed: 119

Damaged: 30

Abandoned: 0

Captured: 2

Destroyed: 18

Damaged: 14

Abandoned: 1

Captured: 3

Destroyed: 359

Damaged: 0

Abandoned: 1

Captured: 198

Destroyed: 21

Damaged: 7

Abandoned: 0

Captured: 0

Destroyed: 3,137

Damaged: 103

Abandoned: 52

Captured: 579

Destroyed: 66

Damaged: 12

Abandoned: 0

Captured: 9

Destroyed: 74

Damaged: 0

Abandoned: 1

Captured: 55

Photo by Twitter @UAWeapons

Destroyed: 21

Damaged: 1

Abandoned: 4

Captured: 20