Russian army losses

Russia losing 30–35 thousand troops every month, Zelenskyy says

Russia is suffering “frightening” casualties on the battlefield and historically is doomed to lose the war, President Zelenskyy said in an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde published on March 26.

26 March, 04:02 PM

Russian families say soldiers killed in Ukraine are listed as missing or deserters to avoid death pay

Wives and mothers of Russian soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine are increasingly taking to social media to complain about delays and denials of compensation payments, German tabloid Bild reported on March 21.

22 March, 03:43 PM

Ukraine reports new signs of collapse in Russian troop morale under drone pressure

A new unofficial “instruction manual” appears to be circulating within Russia’s occupying army: finish off your wounded comrade, then take your own life, Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces said on March 22 as they published a video they said showed the practice. The military warned that the footage contains disturbing images.

22 March, 01:59 PM

Russia planning to conscript 409,000 troops in 2026

Russia plans to recruit another 409,000 troops in 2026 as it continues preparing for further aggression against Ukraine, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on March 19.

19 March, 11:58 AM

Soaring casualties and desertions sap Russia’s offensive push in Ukraine

Losses suffered by Russian forces in the war against Ukraine have risen sharply, reducing the likelihood of a battlefield breakthrough, the Financial Times reported, citing Ukrainian and European officials.

10 February, 08:33 PM

Russia lost over 31,700 troops in January — Syrskyi

Russian forces suffered more than 31,700 killed and severely wounded in January 2026, exceeding their monthly personnel replenishment rate, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Feb. 5.

6 February, 04:10 PM

Russia loses 880 troops, 20 artillery systems in one day

Russian forces lost approximately 690 troops, 20 artillery systems, and nearly 700 drones over the past day, while total enemy casualties since February 2022 reached about 1.24 million, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Jan. 31.

31 January, 07:15 PM

Russian war casualties in Ukraine near 1.2 million, study finds

According to a new study, the number of killed, wounded, or missing soldiers (both Ukrainian and Russian) is approaching 2 million, nearly four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, The New York Times reported on Jan. 27.

28 January, 11:33 AM

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces destroy Russian group in Kupyansk supermarket, capture 2

Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a group of Russian troops in the city of Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, who were holding positions in the destroyed ATB supermarket and neighboring building, according to SOF’s Telegram update on Jan. 26.

26 January, 12:53 PM

Russia tries to breach border near Dihtiarne in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian invasion forces tried earlier this week to break through the border toward Dihtiarne in Kharkiv Oblast, but the Defense Forces repelled the attack, State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko said during a broadcast of the national telethon program on Jan. 16.

16 January, 01:52 PM

Syrskyi: 16 corps formed, Russia loses over 1.2M troops in 2025

Ukraine’s Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi summarized the activities of the Defense Forces in 2025 during a report on Jan. 15.

15 January, 04:04 PM

Russia struggles to build reserves amid heavy Ukraine losses

Russian forces are likely unable to simultaneously rebuild strategic reserves and offset massive losses in Ukraine, losing the equivalent of a division every 10 days in 2025, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War said in its Jan. 7 assessment.

8 January, 01:06 PM

Drone Forces inflict $20bn in losses on Russia in seven months

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces have struck 168k+ Russian targets in the seven months since their creation, with the estimated value of the destroyed or damaged assets totaling $20 billion, the military reported on Jan. 5.

6 January, 09:04 AM

Ukraine's General Staff tallies Russian army losses for the day

Russian invasion forces lost about 1,180 troops over the past day. From Feb. 24, 2022, to Dec. 29, 2025, total estimated losses stand at 1,205,690 soldiers, according to Ukraine's General Staff.

29 December 2025, 12:03 PM

Russia seizes less than 1% of Ukraine in 2025 — ISW

Russian invading forces have seized just 0.77% of Ukraine’s territory over the past year — while suffering disproportionately high losses, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Dec. 9.

10 December 2025, 09:47 AM

Partisans expose scheme Russia uses to hide scale of its losses near Pokrovsk

Russian occupation commanders are concealing real losses on the Pokrovsk front by recording soldiers killed in action as having “gone AWOL” (unauthorized absence), Atesh partisan movement reported on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 11:42 AM

Ukraine's SBU eliminates 1,500 Russian soldiers near Pokrovsk in October - video

In October, operatives from Ukraine’s SBU Special Operations A Center near Pokrovsk eliminated more than 1,500 Russian soldiers and destroyed over 20 units of enemy equipment daily, the SBU press service reported on Nov. 4.

4 November 2025, 07:30 PM

Ukraine's special forces report 'huge' Russian losses

Russian invasion forces are suffering massive personnel losses as they try to fulfill military leadership orders to achieve gains in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration at any cost, fighters from the Peaky Blinders — the 2nd Separate Detachment of the Omega Special Purpose Center of Ukraine's National Guard reported on Nov. 2.

2 November 2025, 07:25 PM

Putin fails own deadline, as Russia unable to capture Donbas — Zelenskyy

Russia failed its own expectations to occupy all of Donbas by Oct. 15 — a deadline Russian dictator Vladimir Putin bragged about in contacts with allies, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an Axios interview.

27 October 2025, 03:30 PM

Ukraine's SBU wiping out 100 Russians daily near Pokrovsk

Russian forces have been ordered to storm Ukrainian positions in the Pokrovsk sector at any cost, skyrocketing their losses, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 8, citing a report from Ukraine’s SBU Security Service head Vasyl Maliuk.

8 October 2025, 07:22 PM

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