Key facts
- The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported Russia had lost 1,597,010 troops since February 24, 2022.
- The report said Russian forces suffered 2,180 casualties over the past day.
- The General Staff reported on October 29 that October 2026 was the deadliest month for Russian combat losses since the invasion.
- Ukraine's General Staff has not disclosed Ukraine's own losses, citing operational secrecy.
- A January 2026 CSIS report estimated Ukraine suffered 500,000 to 600,000 casualties from February 2022 to December 2025.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky told France TV on February 4 that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in action.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on November 4 that Russia had lost 1,597,010 troops in Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. The figure includes 2,180 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day, according to the report.
The General Staff said Russia had also lost 12,453 tanks, 25,640 armored combat vehicles, 169,881 vehicles and fuel tanks, 51,879 artillery systems, 2,252 multiple-launch rocket systems, 1,733 air defense systems, 452 aircraft, 356 helicopters, 3,072 unmanned ground vehicles, 35 ships and boats, and two submarines.
On October 29, the General Staff reported that October 2026 was the deadliest month for Russian combat losses since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion. 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 Russian casualties significantly surpass Ukraine's losses, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies 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.
President Volodymyr Zelensky told France TV on February 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.