Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported 1,554,310 Russian troop losses as of Oct. 12.
- The reported figure includes 1,470 Russian casualties in the past day.
- Russia has also lost 12,410 tanks and 25,527 armored combat vehicles, according to the report.
- Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy.
- Western think-tank reports estimate Russia's casualties to be roughly 2 to 2.5 times higher than Ukraine's.
- President Zelensky stated in February that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on October 12 that Russia has lost 1,554,310 troops since the commencement of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,470 casualties sustained by Russian forces over the preceding day.
In addition to personnel losses, the report detailed significant equipment attrition, stating Russia has lost 12,410 tanks, 25,527 armored combat vehicles, 162,056 vehicles and fuel tanks, 51,090 artillery systems, 2,209 multiple-launch rocket systems, and 1,703 air defense systems. The Ukrainian General Staff has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy.
Independent Western think-tank reports generally concur 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." A CSIS report from January 2026 indicated that Ukraine likely suffered between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties from February 2022 to December 2025, with an estimated 100,000 to 140,000 killed in action.
While Ukrainian officials seldom release official figures, 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 began, in addition to a significant number of missing personnel. The intensity of Russian drone attacks and ongoing combat operations have created considerable challenges for Ukraine in retrieving and confirming the identities of fallen soldiers through DNA analysis.