25.10.25
The depletion of Russian weapons stockpiles is reflected in combat casualty statistics.
During the full-scale war, the nature of Russian artillery losses has changed significantly, which likely indirectly reflects the depletion of modern artillery systems. Open source intelligence (OSINT) analyst Richard Vereker wrote about this on the social media site X.
He noted that at the beginning of the war, the majority of Russian artillery losses were self-propelled guns. However, in 2025, the situation reversed, and now approximately two-thirds of Russian artillery losses are towed guns.
Another transformation concerns the caliber of these guns. At the beginning of the war, approximately two-thirds of losses were attributed to the Russian army’s primary artillery caliber—the 152mm. However, now it accounts for only 11% of total gun losses, while the remainder are primarily 122mm caliber artillery pieces.
Vereker notes that visually confirmed casualties do not necessarily accurately reflect the proportions in which the Russians use different types of weapons. However, in the absence of other verified data, this is currently the best available indicator of what the Russians are currently using in combat.
Russia’s losses in Ukraine
As UNIAN reported, analysts estimate that the ratio of casualties between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Russian Army in 2025 has become completely shameful for the aggressor. Even by the worst-case scenario for Ukraine, the Defense Forces are losing one soldier killed for every five occupiers eliminated. In total, Russia lost over 100,000 soldiers in 2025.
As for losses in military equipment, according to NATO estimates (which are more modest than the data of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine), Russia lost from 4 to 9 thousand tanks and about 20,000 other armored vehicles.