Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported 1,391,950 Russian troop losses as of June 21, 2024.
- The reported losses include 1,290 Russian casualties in the past day.
- Russia has also lost 12,049 tanks and 24,797 armored combat vehicles, according to the report.
- Ukraine's General Staff has not revealed its own losses, citing operational secrecy.
- Western think tanks estimate Russian casualties to be significantly higher than Ukraine's.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on June 21, 2024, that Russia has lost approximately 1,391,950 troops since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,290 casualties sustained by Russian forces over the preceding 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on June 19, 2026, that Russia had lost around 1,389,420 troops since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, including 1,370 casualties over the past day. In addition to personnel losses, the report details significant equipment attrition for Russia, including 12,040 tanks, 24,783 armored combat vehicles, 108,866 vehicles and fuel tanks, 44,298 artillery systems, 1,881 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,432 air defense systems, 436 aircraft, 353 helicopters, 359,557 drones, 1,688 unmanned ground vehicles, 33 ships and boats, and two submarines. Ukraine's General Staff has withheld information regarding its own losses, citing operational secrecy. Independent Western think tanks, such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), have indicated that Russian casualties significantly exceed those of Ukraine, estimating the ratio to be between 2:1 and 2.5:1. A CSIS report from January 2026 projected that Ukraine likely experienced between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties between February 2022 and December 2025, with an estimated 100,000 to 140,000 killed in action.
