Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported Russia has lost 1,479,300 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.
- The figure includes 1,230 Russian casualties from the past day.
- Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy.
- Western think tanks estimate Russian casualties significantly exceed Ukraine's.
- President Zelensky stated 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on August 25 that Russia has lost approximately 1,479,300 troops since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,230 casualties sustained by Russian forces over the preceding day.
In addition to personnel losses, the report detailed significant equipment losses for Russia, including 12,293 tanks, 25,220 armored combat vehicles, 139,221 vehicles and fuel tanks, 48,567 artillery systems, 2,058 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,587 air defense systems, 440 aircraft, 354 helicopters, 479,882 unmanned aerial vehicles, 2,378 unmanned ground systems, 35 ships and boats, and two submarines.
Ukraine's General Staff has withheld its own casualty figures, citing operational secrecy. However, independent Western think-tank reports suggest that Russian casualties significantly outweigh those of Ukraine, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimating 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 official figures from Ukraine are rarely disclosed, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in an interview with France TV on February 4 that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the war's outset, with a considerable number also missing in action. The intensity of drone warfare and ongoing combat has made retrieving bodies for DNA confirmation extremely challenging for Ukraine.