Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported approximately 1.5 million Russian troop losses since the invasion began.
- The reported figures include daily casualty updates.
- Ukraine has not disclosed its own troop losses, citing operational secrecy.
- Western think tanks estimate Russian casualties are significantly higher than Ukraine's.
Ukraine's General Staff reported on September 8 that Russia has lost approximately 1,499,390 troops since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,410 Russian casualties sustained over the previous day. The report also detailed significant equipment losses for Russia, including 12,332 tanks, 25,285 armored combat vehicles, and 145,478 vehicles and fuel tanks. Ukraine's General Staff has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy. Independent Western think-tank reports, such as from CSIS, estimate that Russian casualties significantly exceed Ukraine's, with casualty ratios around 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 estimated killed in action. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in February that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action, with a considerably higher number missing. The intensity of fighting makes body recovery and DNA confirmation difficult for Ukraine.