Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported approximately 1,486,600 Russian troops lost since Feb. 24, 2022.
- The report includes 1,400 Russian casualties from the past day.
- Ukraine has not disclosed its own casualty figures.
- CSIS estimates a Russian casualty ratio of 2.5:1 or 2:1 compared to Ukraine's.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on August 30 that Russia has lost approximately 1,486,600 troops since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,400 casualties sustained by Russian forces over the preceding day. The report also detailed significant equipment losses for Russia, including 12,311 tanks, 25,248 armored combat vehicles, 48,833 artillery systems, and 440 aircraft. Ukraine's General Staff has withheld its own casualty figures, citing operational secrecy. Independent Western analyses, such as those from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), suggest Russian losses are substantially higher than Ukraine's, with estimated ratios ranging from 2:1 to 2.5:1. A CSIS report from January 2026 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. 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. The intensity of drone warfare and ongoing combat operations makes it challenging for Ukraine to recover and confirm the bodies of fallen soldiers.