Russia lost more heavy equipment in Pokrovsk than in Stalingrad
The 13-month battle for Pokrovsk has become one of history's costliest armored engagements, with Russia losing more tanks than any European nation currently possesses.
The Russian army continues trying to capture the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, a strategic hub the loss of which would significantly complicate Ukraine’s fighting in the area.
Despite multiple “human waves,” Russia has yet to capture the embattled city, with Estonia’s intel chief praising Ukraine’s Armed Forces for resisting the massive Russian assault.
OSINT researcher Volodymyr Dacenko explains what’s happening on the battlefield in his analysis of the “Greatest Russian Offensive.”
The battle of Pokrov became the biggest battle of this war. But it also became one of the largest battles in history regarding the number of armored vehicles lost.
In the battles near Pokrovsk, Russian losses are close to the number of the entire Western Military District of the Russian Federation as of 2022, which was being prepared for war with NATO. This is about 60% of the forces with which Russia planned to seize Ukraine in three days in 2022
In October 2023, Russia defined the offensive on Pokrovsk as the main axis of its offensive campaign. Obviously, Putin is focused on the goal of completely capturing the Donetsk Oblast as the highest priority goal in the coming years. But this offensive led to colossal losses.
During the first few weeks of the offensive, Russian losses were estimated at 13,000 soldiers. In February 2024, Russian losses were estimated at 47,000 soldiers killed and wounded. In the future, the dynamics of battles in this direction did not decrease.
Under this dynamic, Russia’s total losses for 13 months of fighting in the Pokrovsk direction amount to about 150,000 soldiers killed and wounded. This is more than Russia’s losses in the battles for Bakhmut (100,000).
Only the visually confirmed losses of the Russian army during the 13 months of fighting in the direction of Pokrovsk amount to 1,800 units of armor. The real losses are even greater. How much is that?
Pokrovsk Raion offensive equipment loss numbers as of 15 November 2024.
In summary:
2074 Russian 
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