{
  "id": 8630270,
  "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,517,990 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-517-990-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T06:42:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-517-990-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 1,517,990 casualties in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,560 Russian fatalities from the previous day alone. The losses incurred by Russia extend beyond personnel, encompassing significant military equipment such as 12,356 tanks, 25,361 armored combat vehicles, 151,345 vehicles and fuel tanks, 50,067 artillery systems, and a variety of air defense systems, aircraft, helicopters, and naval vessels. Ukraine has not disclosed its own casualties, maintaining operational secrecy. Western analyses, including estimates from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), corroborate the severity of Russian losses, suggesting a casualty ratio of around 2.5:1 or 2:1 in favor of Russia compared to Ukraine. As of January 2026, CSIS estimates Ukraine's total casualties to range between 500,000 and 600,000, with 100,000 to 140,000 of those being killed in action.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}