General Staff: Russia Has Lost 1,304,490 Military Personnel in Ukraine Since February 24, 2022
According to data published on April 6 by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has lost 1,304,490 military personnel in Ukraine since the onset of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This information highlights the scale of human losses that Russia has suffered during the ongoing conflict, which has now lasted over two years.
According to data published on April 6 by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has lost 1,304,490 military personnel in Ukraine since the onset of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This information underscores the extensive human losses that Russia has incurred during the conflict, which has now been ongoing for more than two years.
In particular, over the past day, Russian forces have reported 940 casualties. The report also indicates that Russia has lost 11,841 tanks, 24,360 armored combat vehicles, 87,614 cars and fuel tanks, 39,497 artillery systems, 1,719 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,338 air defense systems, 435 aircraft, 350 helicopters, 221,396 drones, 33 ships and boats, as well as two submarines.
The General Staff of Ukraine does not disclose its own losses during the full-scale invasion, citing operational secrecy. Although Ukrainian officials rarely provide specific figures, President Volodymyr Zelensky noted in a conversation with France TV on February 4 that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died in battles since the beginning of the full-scale war, with many others considered missing in action.
The intensity of Russian drone usage and combat operations has complicated Ukraine's process of retrieving the bodies of fallen soldiers, which is necessary for identification through DNA. Independent Western analytical centers confirm that Russia's losses significantly exceed those of Ukraine. For example, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates the casualty ratio to be approximately 2.5:1 or 2:1.
In a report by CSIS from January 2026, it is stated that Ukraine has likely suffered between 500,000 to 600,000 losses from February 2022 to December 2025, of which between 100,000 to 140,000 are considered to have died in combat. These figures highlight the complexity of the situation on the front lines and the enormous human toll that both sides of the conflict are experiencing.