Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported Russia has lost approximately 1,457,740 troops since the full-scale invasion began.
- The reported figure includes 1,130 Russian casualties from the past day.
- Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy.
- A CSIS report estimated Ukrainian casualties between 500,000 and 600,000 from Feb. 2022 to Dec. 2025.
- President Zelensky stated in February that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in action.
Ukraine's General Staff reported on August 9 that Russia has lost approximately 1,457,740 troops since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,130 casualties suffered by Russian forces over the preceding day. The report also detailed significant equipment losses for Russia, including 12,253 tanks, 25,103 armored combat vehicles, and 451,248 unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukraine's General Staff has withheld its own casualty figures, citing operational secrecy. Independent Western think-tank reports, such as one from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), suggest Russian casualties significantly exceed Ukraine's, with an estimated ratio of "roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1." The CSIS report projected Ukrainian casualties to be between 500,000 and 600,000 from February 2022 to December 2025, with 100,000 to 140,000 killed in action. Ukrainian officials rarely disclose their losses, but President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in February that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in action, with many more missing. The intensity of drone warfare and combat operations makes accurate body retrieval and confirmation difficult for Ukraine.