General Staff: Russia has lost 1,485,200 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost around 1,485,200 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Aug. 29. The figure includes 1,420 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 12,310 tanks, 25,241 armored combat vehicles, 141,059 vehicles and fuel tanks,…
According to Ukraine's General Staff, Russia has suffered approximately 1,485,200 casualties since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. This figure encompasses 1,420 Russian casualties reported on August 29, as well as extensive losses in military assets, including tanks, armored vehicles, vehicles and fuel tanks, artillery systems, multiple launch rocket systems, air defense systems, aircraft, helicopters, unmanned ground systems, naval vessels, and submarines.
While Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses, Western think-tanks estimate that Russia's casualties significantly outweigh Ukraine's, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) suggesting a ratio of roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the war began, with many more missing in action.
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