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According to Ukraine's General Staff, Russia has suffered approximately 1,514,910 casualties in its invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022. This includes 1,420 Russian casualties reported on September 18, 2023, as well as a significant number of losses in various military equipment, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems, and aircraft.
The report does not disclose Ukraine's own losses, citing operational secrecy. Western think tanks, such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), estimate that Russia's casualties are roughly 2.5 to 1 or 2 to 1 compared to Ukraine's, with the latter suffering between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties from February 2022 to December 2025.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the invasion began.
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