General Staff: Russia has lost 1,486,600 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,400 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has suffered approximately 1,486,600 casualties in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This includes 1,400 Russian casualties in the past day alone. The report also details significant losses on Russia's side, with over 12,000 tanks, 25,000 armored combat vehicles, and numerous other military assets destroyed.
Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses due to operational secrecy. Western think-tanks, such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), estimate that Russia's casualties are significantly higher, with a ratio of around 2.5:1 or 2:1 compared to Ukraine's losses. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously stated that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the beginning of the war.
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