{
  "id": 739205,
  "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,462,970 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-462-970-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T06:15:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-462-970-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 1,462,970 casualties in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This figure encompasses 1,310 Russian casualties from the previous day, as well as extensive military losses, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems, aircraft, and various ground systems. While Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses, independent Western analyses suggest that Russia's casualties are significantly higher, with estimates ranging from 2:1 to 2.5:1 in favor of the Russian military. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action during the conflict, though the exact number remains undisclosed.",
  "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."
}