Russian army losses

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

Russian losses skyrocket amid weather slowdown

Russian forces are pushing forward despite astronomical losses per square meter of captured territory, but their tempo could slow with worsening weather conditions, Danylo Borysenko, chief of intelligence for the National Guard anti-aircraft artillery division, said on Oct. 5 during the United News telethon program.

5 October 2025, 07:55 PM

Russian army loses 970 soldiers, 13 artillery systems in one day

Russian troops suffered about 970 killed and wounded in Ukraine over the past day, with overall enemy losses since the full-scale invasion reaching 1,113,430, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Facebook on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 10:53 AM

Zelenskyy challenges Putin’s Donbas conquest prediction

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the White House and U.S. President’s Special Representative Steve Witkoff that Ukrainian Donbas would be fully occupied by his troops by the end of this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with ABC, published by the Office of the President on Sept. 9.

9 September 2025, 04:06 PM

Russia loses 290,000 troops in Ukraine war in 2025, Syrskyi says

Since the start of 2025, the Russian army has lost over 290,000 soldiers killed or severely wounded across the entire front line, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Aug. 31.

31 August 2025, 03:07 PM

Russian offensive yields no gains, 210,000 soldiers lost

Russia’s latest “seasonal” offensive campaign achieved virtually no results, with the aggressor state failing to gain full control over any major city, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Aug. 31, in response to a report by Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov on the “outcomes of the spring-summer campaign of 2025.”

31 August 2025, 11:43 AM

Ukraine war losses exceed World War II – U.S. envoy Kellogg

The number of killed and wounded in Russia’s war against Ukraine surpasses the casualties of World War II, U.S. Special Representative Keith Kellogg said during a press briefing following the National Prayer Breakfast in Kyiv on Aug. 25, according to the We Are Ukraine channel.

25 August 2025, 06:16 PM

Russia loses 790 troops, 46 artillery pieces in one day

Over the past day, Russia lost approximately 790 soldiers in its war against Ukraine, with total casualties reaching an estimated 1,074,320 killed and wounded as of Aug. 22, according to a report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

22 August 2025, 12:09 PM

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