Ukrainian drones seriously injured or killed more than 30,000 front-line Russian troops in July: Zelensky

By Mike Brest

Published August 4, 2026 5:52pm ET Updated August 4, 2026 5:52pm ET

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Tuesday that Ukraine’s military used drones to kill or gravely injure more than 30,000 Russian forces near the front lines of the battlefield in July.

“In July, all our units on the front eliminated 30,272 Russians — specifically using drones. This figure includes both killed and badly wounded,” he said, noting that this tally only includes cases in which “there is clear video evidence.”