The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation set an absolute loss record - an expert
This is an absolute record indicator of losses of personnel of the Russian army for the whole time from the beginning of the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine in February 2022. This is stated in the material of the joint project OBOZ. ua and the group "Information resistance".
Previously, the record figure was recorded in December 2023, when Russian troops advanced on Avdiivka in Donetsk region - then the losses of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation amounted to 29 970, as well as in February 2024 - 28 450, when there was a final phase of fighting for Avdiivka.
The May absolute record is due to the fact that the two epicenter of combat clashes is the time of the Yar and the Pokrovsky direction (northwest of Avdiivka) - the activation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Kharkiv direction was added, says military expert Alexander Kovalenko. In May, the Russians lost 428 tanks - this is the second result of losses for the entire full -scale war.
It should be noted that the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation has the opportunity to send 350-400 main combat tanks per month. These are mostly restored and upgraded tanks, as well as renovated tanks that have been damaged on the battlefield. Russia sends a little to the war for the war, mostly T-90. BBM losses in May were 880 units - and this is also the second indicator of losses for the entire full -scale war.
The record number of losses in Russian occupation troops was recorded at the beginning of the invasion, in March 2022 - 889 BBM. It is likely that in May the loss of combat vehicles from the Russians and more, just not all calculated them, notes the expert and says that the deficit of BBM in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is felt, because more and more often on the battlefield you can see nomade transport, which also contributes to the increase in losses in enemy.
In May, the Russians recorded a record indicator of the loss of artillery - 1 160. This is an absolute record for the entire full -scale war, and the reason for this was the replenishment of the ammunition forces of Ukraine with artillery ammunition and renewal of counterbalance. Russian reactive volley fire (RSSV) systems were destroyed in May - 35 pieces. This is a little because their Russians try to keep away and make it difficult to get to them.
This indicator has been kept since December 2023. But in May, the Defense Forces of Ukraine began to "hunt" on expensive complexes of the Great Radius of the SPS C-400, and during the month several divisions of these complexes with the dowry of radar of different types were destroyed. During May, 9 Russian combat aircraft were shot down. For the most part, these were Su-25 assaults.
Also, during the attacks on the airfields of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, a tangible number of aircraft was destroyed. How much, it is difficult to say, because these losses are hidden. It is worth noting that at least two MiG-31bm and one MiG-29 and Su-27 were verified at the Belbek airfield alone. In May, the occupiers recorded another record for road transport - 1 831. Previous records were also recorded in 2024: in March - 1 546 units, and in April the second result - 1 423.
This growth is caused by BBM deficits when Russian soldiers are transplanted On ordinary civilian cars, motorcycles and even golf cars. According to the loss of special equipment, Russian occupation troops also took the second position with an indicator - 201. The previous record was recorded in March 2024 - 215 units.
The growth of losses is due to the fact that the Russians try to evacuate the broken combat equipment directly from the battlefield, where special machines are under the blow of the Armed Forces, or undermined on mines. In May, several absolute records from the loss of the occupying troops of the Russian Federation were recorded at once.
Particular attention should be paid to the losses of personnel, because on average, Russia sends 30,000 soldiers to the war in Ukraine and the losses of more than 38 thousand create a serious deficit. Therefore, the Russian command and freshly called Russian Defense Minister Andriy Belousov, it will be necessary to make a decision in the near future - whether to launch a conveyor of general mobilization. And if you run - how to do it: open or hidden.