Overview
- The Ukrainian General Staff said that as of the morning of Dec. 22 the invasion has cost Russia about 1,197,860 military personnel, including 1,120 in the previous 24 hours.
- Ukrainian commanders logged 223 combat engagements on Dec. 21, with the heaviest fighting reported in the Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka sectors.
- The General Staff reported one missile strike, 18 air strikes with 50 guided bombs, the use of 3,248 kamikaze drones, and 3,177 shelling incidents during the day.
- Kyiv’s latest equipment tally for Russia includes 11,438 tanks, 23,772 armored fighting vehicles, and 35,308 artillery systems, with incremental daily increases noted.
- The UK Ministry of Defence said its Dec. 2 assessment of Ukrainian data indicates casualty numbers on a similar scale, while Russia’s last official death count came in September 2022.