General Staff: Russia has lost 1,468,760 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,440 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces has disclosed that the country has suffered a staggering 1,468,760 military casualties. This includes 1,440 Russian troops killed in the previous day alone. In addition to human losses, Russia has sustained significant material damage, losing over 12,272 tanks, 25,155 armored combat vehicles, and 135,448 vehicles and fuel tanks.
The total tally also includes 48,100 artillery systems, 2,037 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,572 air defense systems, and 2,273 unmanned ground systems.
Ukrainian casualties remain undisclosed, citing operational secrecy. However, independent Western analyses, such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), estimate that Russia's casualties are roughly 2.5 times or 2 times higher than Ukraine's. CSIS's January 2026 report suggests Ukraine may have endured between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties, with 100,000 to 140,000 estimated to be killed in action.
President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed on February 4 that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have perished in the conflict, while many more remain missing in action. The Russian military's relentless drone strikes and intense fighting have hampered Ukraine's ability to recover fallen comrades for DNA confirmation.
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