Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported Russia has lost 1,476,580 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.
- The report indicates 1,310 Russian casualties occurred in the last 24 hours.
- Ukraine has not disclosed its own troop losses.
- 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.
- President Zelensky previously stated 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on August 22 that Russia has lost approximately 1,476,580 troops since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,310 casualties sustained by Russian forces in the preceding 24 hours.
In addition to personnel losses, the report detailed significant equipment attrition for Russia, including 12,292 tanks, 25,202 armored combat vehicles, 138,219 vehicles and fuel tanks, 48,451 artillery systems, 2,054 multiple launch rocket systems, and 1,584 air defense systems. Russia has also lost 439 aircraft, 354 helicopters, 474,641 unmanned aerial vehicles, 2,352 unmanned ground systems, 5,052 cruise missiles, 35 ships and boats, and two submarines.
Ukraine's General Staff has withheld its own casualty figures, citing operational secrecy. However, independent Western analyses suggest Russian losses are substantially higher than Ukraine's. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates 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).
While official disclosures from Ukraine are rare, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in an interview with France TV 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). The difficulty in retrieving bodies for DNA confirmation due to intense drone activity and ongoing fighting complicates the accurate accounting of Ukrainian losses.