Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported Russia has lost 1,408,340 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.
- The reported figure includes 1,190 casualties from the past day.
- Russia has also lost 12,074 tanks and 24,869 armored combat vehicles.
- Ukraine has not revealed its own losses, citing operational secrecy.
- Western think tanks estimate Russian casualties are 2 to 2.5 times higher than Ukraine's.
Ukraine's General Staff reported on July 4 that Russia has lost approximately 1,408,340 troops since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,190 casualties reported over the preceding day. The report also detailed significant equipment losses for Russia, including 12,074 tanks, 24,869 armored combat vehicles, 45,325 artillery systems, 436 aircraft, and 353 helicopters. Ukraine's own losses remain undisclosed due to operational secrecy.
Previous reports from June 12 indicated Russia's losses had surpassed 1 million troops, reaching 1,000,340. Another report from July 22 cited total losses of 1,044,250 personnel. Independent Western think tanks, such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), suggest that Russian casualties significantly outweigh Ukraine's, estimating the ratio to be between 2:1 and 2.5:1. A CSIS report from January 2026 projected Ukraine's casualties to be between 500,000 and 600,000 from February 2022 to December 2025, with 100,000 to 140,000 killed in action.