General Staff: Russia has lost 1,535,870 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,900 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces, Russia has suffered a staggering 1,535,870 casualties in Ukraine since the country's full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure encompasses 1,900 Russian fatalities reported on October 1 alone. Ukraine's General Staff has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy.
However, independent Western think-tank reports estimate that Russia's casualties significantly outweigh Ukraine's, with a ratio of roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) puts the ratio at around 2:1. CSIS also reports that Ukraine has likely sustained between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties between February 2022 and December 2025, with an estimated 100,000 to 140,000 killed in action.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on February 4 that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the war's inception, though many remain missing in action. The ongoing intensity of Russian drone attacks and fierce fighting has hampered Ukraine's ability to retrieve bodies for DNA confirmation.
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