Ukrainian General Staff: 1,010 Russian Soldiers Killed or Wounded — Cumulative Losses Reach ~1,357,950

Ukraine's General Staff reported on May 26, 2026 (Day 1,552 of Russia's full-scale invasion) that approximately 1,010 Russian soldiers were killed and wounded in the preceding 24 hours. Cumulative Russian military personnel losses since February 24, 2022 reached approximately 1,357,950. Equipment destroyed since the invasion: 11,954 tanks, 24,615 armored fighting vehicles, 42,751 artillery systems, 312,035 UAVs destroyed — including 1,790 drones taken down on May 26 alone. The sustained daily Russian casualty rate averaging 1,000+ in 2026 has brought cumulative 2026 losses past 141,500 (83,000+ irreversible per Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi). Russia launched 233+ combat engagements, with the heaviest fighting concentrated on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole axes.