Key facts
- Ukraine's General Staff reported 1,565,060 Russian troop losses as of Oct. 18.
- The report includes 2,090 Russian casualties in the preceding 24 hours.
- Ukraine has not disclosed its own troop losses.
- CSIS estimates Ukraine's casualties at 500,000-600,000 between Feb. 2022 and Dec. 2025.
Ukraine's General Staff reported on Oct. 18 that Russia has lost 1,565,060 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. The number includes 2,090 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. The report also detailed losses of 12,416 tanks, 25,561 armored combat vehicles, and 449 aircraft. Ukraine's General Staff has not revealed its own losses, citing operational secrecy. Independent Western think tanks, such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), agree that Russian casualties significantly surpass Ukraine's, estimating the ratio to be "roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1." A January 2026 CSIS report estimated Ukraine's casualties between 500,000 and 600,000 from February 2022 to December 2025. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Feb. 4 that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action.