Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff claims Russia has lost 1,493,790 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.
- The report indicates 1,440 Russian casualties in the past day.
- Significant Russian equipment losses include tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, aircraft, and naval assets.
- Ukraine has not disclosed its own casualty figures due to operational secrecy.
- Western estimates suggest Russian losses are 2 to 2.5 times higher than Ukraine's.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on September 4 that Russia has lost approximately 1,493,790 troops since the commencement of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,440 casualties sustained by Russian forces over the preceding day.
In addition to personnel losses, the report detailed significant equipment attrition for Russia, including 12,325 tanks, 25,272 armored combat vehicles, 143,642 vehicles and fuel tanks, 49,162 artillery systems, 2,088 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,604 air defense systems, 441 aircraft, 355 helicopters, 2,489 unmanned ground systems, 35 ships and boats, and two submarines.
Ukraine's General Staff has maintained operational secrecy regarding its own losses during the conflict. However, independent Western think-tank reports suggest that Russian casualties substantially exceed those of Ukraine. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has estimated the casualty ratio to be approximately 2.5:1 or 2:1 in favor of Ukraine. A January 2026 CSIS report projected that Ukraine likely experienced 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.
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 began, with a considerable number also listed as missing in action. The operational challenges, including the intensity of Russian drone activity and ongoing combat, have made it difficult for Ukraine to retrieve and confirm the identities of fallen soldiers through DNA analysis.