{
  "id": 3912721,
  "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,483,780 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-483-780-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T06:37:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-483-780-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces has reported that Russian forces have suffered approximately 1,483,780 casualties since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This figure encompasses 1,630 Russian casualties from the previous day alone. In addition to human losses, Russia has reportedly sustained significant material damage, losing 12,307 tanks, 25,237 armored combat vehicles, 140,741 vehicles and fuel tanks, 48,749 artillery systems, 2,067 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,593 air defense systems, 440 aircraft, 354 helicopters, 2,420 unmanned ground systems, 35 ships and boats, and two submarines. While Ukraine has not disclosed its own casualties, Western estimates suggest that the ratio of Russian to Ukrainian losses is 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 beginning of the war, although the exact number remains undisclosed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "How Ukraine is bringing the war home to Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/how-ukraine-is-bringing-the-war-home-to-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:15:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Asia Times",
        "title": "Bear trap: Russia is running out of good options in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bear-trap-russia-is-running-out-of-good-options-in-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-08-28T04:05:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}