Kyiv has asserted that Russian military personnel experienced their most substantial monthly casualties since the inception of its “Army of Drones” incentive program, with over 35,000 servicemen either killed or gravely wounded in March, as per Ukrainian representatives.
These statistics, which Kyiv indicates are founded upon its ePoints validation mechanism, stem from documented combat impacts, each corroborated by visual evidence. Ukraine reports that autonomous platforms constituted the overwhelming majority of these, with 33,988 drone-associated attacks registered, in contrast to 1,363 ascribed to artillery fire.
Ukrainian officials additionally declared considerable matériel depletion, encompassing the eradication of 274 aerial defense installations, 121 multi-barrel rocket launchers, and 212 cannon pieces alongside mobile artillery during the month. Furthermore, Kyiv communicated that 33,686 diverse types of Russian unmanned aerial vehicles were interdicted, including Shahed and Gerbera platforms.
Altogether, Ukraine asserts its military units struck upwards of 151,000 objectives throughout March, with numerous formations highlighted for their involvement in unmanned aerial vehicle endeavors, comprising components of the Ukrainian Security Service and airborne divisions.
Officials from Ukraine additionally affirmed that Russian casualties have surpassed personnel replacement figures for four successive months, characterizing this as a segment of a wider plan to amplify depletion strain on Russian military personnel. These statistics remain unconfirmed by independent sources.