Key facts
- Russia has lost approximately 1,540,700 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, according to Ukraine's General Staff.
- Over the past day, Russian forces reportedly suffered 1,750 casualties.
- Russia has also lost 12,391 tanks and 25,483 armored combat vehicles.
- Ukraine's General Staff has not revealed its own losses, citing operational secrecy.
- Western think-tank reports estimate Russian casualties significantly surpass Ukraine's, with a ratio of roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in February that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action.
Russia has lost approximately 1,540,700 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Oct. 4. The reported figure includes 1,750 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 12,391 tanks, 25,483 armored combat vehicles, 157,258 vehicles and fuel tanks, 50,686 artillery systems, 2,179 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,686 air defense systems, 443 aircraft, 356 helicopters, 2,837 unmanned ground vehicles, 35 ships and boats, and two submarines.
Ukraine's General Staff has not revealed its own losses during the full-scale invasion, citing operational secrecy. Independent Western think-tank reports agree that the Russian casualties significantly surpass Ukraine's losses, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimating the ratio to be "roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1." A January 2026 CSIS report said Ukraine has likely suffered between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties from February 2022 to December 2025, of which between 100,000 and 140,000 are thought to be killed in action (KIA).
While Ukrainian officials rarely disclose the figure, President Volodymyr Zelensky told France TV on Feb. 4 that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the beginning of the full-scale war, in addition to significant numbers who are missing in action. The intensity of Russian drone attacks and the fighting has made it extremely difficult for Ukraine to retrieve the bodies of fallen soldiers, which are needed for DNA confirmation.