{
  "id": 981475,
  "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,465,810 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-465-810-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T07:09:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-465-810-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 1,465,810 casualties in Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This figure encompasses the 1,370 Russian casualties reported in the past day alone. The Ukrainian General Staff has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy. Western sources, such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), corroborate the Russian casualty estimates, suggesting a casualty ratio of around 2.5:1 or 2:1 in favor of Russian forces.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia has fully closed Black Sea to Ukraine – expert",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/russia-has-fully-closed-black-sea-to-ukraine-expert",
        "published": "2026-08-13T10:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}