Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported Russia has lost 1,464,440 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.
- The reported figure includes 1,470 Russian casualties from the previous day.
- Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy.
- CSIS estimates Russian casualties significantly surpass Ukraine's, with a ratio of 2.5:1 or 2:1.
- President Zelensky stated in February that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in action.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Aug. 14 that Russia has lost approximately 1,464,440 troops since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,470 casualties suffered by Russian forces over the preceding day. The report also detailed significant equipment losses for Russia, including 12,264 tanks, 25,141 armored combat vehicles, and 459,649 unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukraine's General Staff has withheld its own casualty figures, citing operational secrecy. Independent Western think tanks, such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), suggest that Russian casualties are substantially higher than Ukraine's, estimating a ratio between 2:1 and 2.5:1. A CSIS report from January 2026 projected that Ukraine likely sustained between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties from February 2022 to December 2025, with 100,000 to 140,000 of those being 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.