{
  "id": 3448996,
  "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,480,750 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-480-750-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:53:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-480-750-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has suffered approximately 1,480,750 casualties in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This figure encompasses 1,450 Russian fatalities reported in the past day alone, as well as a staggering number of military assets lost, including tanks, armored vehicles, vehicles, fuel tanks, artillery systems, multiple launch rocket systems, air defense systems, aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned ground systems, ships, and submarines. While Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses, independent Western think-tank reports suggest Russia's casualties significantly exceed Ukraine's, with estimates ranging from 2.5:1 to 2:1 in favor of Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously stated that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the war began.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}