{
  "id": 7971438,
  "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,513,490 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-513-490-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:43:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-513-490-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that Russia has suffered approximately 1,513,490 casualties in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,960 Russian casualties from the past day alone. In addition to human losses, Russia has reportedly lost a significant number of military assets, including 12,346 tanks, 25,345 armored combat vehicles, 150,018 vehicles and fuel tanks, 49,863 artillery systems, 2,139 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,645 anti-aircraft systems, 442 aircraft, 356 helicopters, 2,644 unmanned ground systems, 520,508 aerial drones, 35 ships and boats, and two submarines. While Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses, Western think-tank reports estimate that Ukraine has likely suffered between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties since February 2022, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) suggesting a ratio of around 2.5:1 or 2:1 between Russian and Ukrainian casualties.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/russias-first-parliamentary-election-since-the-full-scale-invasion-of",
        "published": "2026-09-17T05:40:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/russia-employs-north-koreans-to-build-drones-for-ukraine-war-report",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:37:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}