Ukrainian troops lost almost 13,000 servicemen and 46 tanks in the first week of 2025, RIA Novosti reported, citing data from the Russian Defense Ministry.
According to the agency, the Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 9.7 thousand people in the combat zone in Ukraine from January 1 to 7. In addition, about 2,975 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the battles in the Kursk region.
Within a week, Russian military destroyed 17 tanks in the fighting in Ukraine, including five German “Leopard“. During the same period, 29 tanks were destroyed in the Kursk border area.
“Last night, the air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 32 Ukrainian drones. 11 drones were destroyed over the territory of the Saratov region, 4 over the territory of the Kursk and Rostov regions, 3 each over the territories of the Belgorod and Bryansk regions, 2 over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, 1 over the territory of the Volgograd region and 4 over the waters of the Sea of Azov“, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.