Ukraine claims Russia lost 1.47 million troops since invasion

Ukraine's General Staff reports that Russia has sustained approximately 1.47 million troop losses since the commencement of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. The latest daily update from the General Staff indicates 1,370 casualties over the past 24 hours. Ukraine has chosen not to disclose its own military losses, citing reasons of operational secrecy.

In parallel, a collaborative investigation conducted by Mediazona and the BBC Russian service has independently verified the identities of 239,354 Russian military personnel who have died in Ukraine. This figure was confirmed as of August 13, 2026. Both investigative bodies caution that the confirmed death toll is likely an undercount. They attribute this potential discrepancy to the inherent delays in verification processes and the presence of unrecovered bodies on the battlefield.

The discrepancy between Ukraine's reported figures and the Mediazona/BBC investigation highlights the challenges in obtaining precise casualty counts during wartime. Ukraine's estimate is significantly higher, suggesting a broader scope of losses including killed, wounded, and captured personnel, or a different methodology for calculation. The Mediazona/BBC investigation focuses specifically on confirmed deaths, providing a more conservative, identity-verified number.