Russian forces attempted an assault near the eastern village of Pishchane on September 26, deploying 50 armored vehicles, the commander of Ukraine’s Achilles unmanned aerial systems battalion, Yuriy Fedorenko, wrote on Telegram.

He added that Ukrainian forces from the Achilles battalion successfully repelled the attack, destroying 14 Russian vehicles and damaging 26 others.

Fedorenko said that Ukrainian forces also used drones to target Russian military dugouts and ammunition depots in the region, destroying three fortified positions and two ammunition warehouses.

Additional footage shows the destruction of a mechanized column of over 50 vehicles near Pishchane in the Kupyansk direction, captured from the perspective of operators from the 77th Airmobile Brigade. https://t.co/dBZjVzUY7o pic.twitter.com/bzScYwahI7

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 27, 2024

According to the Wall Street Journal, around one million Ukrainians and Russians have been killed or injured in the war.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s defense ministry announced on Friday that since the start of the conflict, Russia has lost 649,170 servicemen, 8,846 tanks and 17,396 armored combat vehicles.

"He who has overcome his fears will truly be free."
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The combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to September 27, 2024. pic.twitter.com/HD3PL6lB0n

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 27, 2024