Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported Russia has lost 1,451,750 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.
- The report includes 1,240 Russian casualties from the past day.
- Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses due to operational secrecy.
- Western think tanks estimate Ukraine's losses are significantly lower than Russia's.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on August 4 that Russia has lost approximately 1,451,750 troops since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,240 casualties suffered by Russian forces over the preceding day.
In addition to personnel losses, the report detailed significant equipment attrition for Russia, including 12,237 tanks, 25,079 armored combat vehicles, 129,817 vehicles and fuel tanks, 47,331 artillery systems, 2,000 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,538 air defense systems, 439 aircraft, 354 helicopters, 442,740 unmanned aerial vehicles, 2,124 unmanned ground systems, 34 ships and boats, and two submarines.
Ukraine's General Staff has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy. However, independent Western think tanks agree that Russian casualties significantly exceed Ukraine's. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates the ratio to be "roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1." A January 2026 CSIS report projected that Ukraine likely suffered between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties from February 2022 to December 2025, with 100,000 to 140,000 killed in action.
While Ukrainian officials rarely release figures, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in a February 4 interview with France TV that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the war began, with a considerably higher number missing in action. The intensity of drone warfare and combat operations makes retrieving bodies for DNA confirmation extremely difficult for Ukraine.