Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported approximately 1,478,070 Russian troops lost since the invasion began.
- The latest report indicates 1,490 Russian casualties occurred in the past day.
- Ukraine has not disclosed its own troop losses, citing operational secrecy.
- Western estimates suggest a Russian casualty ratio of 2.5:1 or 2:1 compared to Ukraine's.
- Ukraine's estimated casualties range from 500,000 to 600,000, with 100,000 to 140,000 killed.
Ukraine's General Staff reported on August 24 that Russia has lost approximately 1,478,070 troops since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,490 casualties sustained by Russian forces in the preceding 24 hours. The report also detailed significant equipment attrition for Russia, including 12,293 tanks, 25,211 armored combat vehicles, and 478,327 unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukraine's General Staff has withheld its own casualty figures, citing operational secrecy. Independent Western analyses suggest Russian losses are substantially higher than Ukraine's, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimating the ratio of Russian to Ukrainian casualties to be approximately 2.5:1 or 2:1. A January 2026 CSIS report projected that Ukraine likely suffered between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties between February 2022 and December 2025, with 100,000 to 140,000 of those being killed in action (KIA). President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in an interview on February 4 that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in action since the war's outset, with a considerably larger number missing in action (MIAs).