Russian casualties

Ukraine estimates Russian personnel losses surged 46% from January to September

Russian forces suffered an estimated 46,230 personnel losses in September, the highest monthly figure recorded by Ukraine so far in 2026, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Oct. 1.

1 October, 02:15 PM

Zelenskyy condemns Russian strikes as Ukraine's school year begins

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned a massive Russian attack launched ahead of Sept. 1, saying Russians "deliberately make children participants in the war," Ukrainian broadcaster TSN reported.

1 September, 02:57 PM

Russian drone strikes kill five in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian forces attacked the detached housing neighborhood of Balakliya in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast with drones on Aug. 6, killing three people, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.

6 August, 10:45 AM

Heavy drone losses preventing Ukraine from maximizing Russian casualties - video interview

Platoon commander in the 13th National Guard Brigade Yuriy Butusov outlined why Ukrainian forces are unable to maximize Russian losses to 50,000 a month, in an interview with Radio NV on June 2.

3 June, 08:24 AM

Britain to speed delivery of air defense systems to Kyiv

After Russia’s prolonged air strike on Ukrainian cities on May 13–14, UK Defense Secretary John Healey ordered expedited delivery of air defense and counter-drone systems to Ukraine.

14 May, 08:38 PM

Zelenskyy says Russia lost over 35,000 troops killed or seriously wounded in April

Russian forces lost more than 35,000 troops killed and seriously wounded in April, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram on May 5.

5 May, 12:58 PM

Russia loses 1,070 troops and 82 artillery systems in one day

The Russian army lost approximately 1,070 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day in the war against Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Facebook on April 19.

19 April, 11:35 AM

Russia loses 1,080 troops and 82 artillery systems in one day

Russian forces lost about 1,080 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day in the war against Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Facebook on April 18.

18 April, 12:19 PM

Explosion kills three at Russian military command post in Leningrad Oblast

An explosion demolished parts of a military command office at the 56th Guards District Training Center in Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast, killing at least three people with several possibly trapped under rubble, Russian Telegram channels and regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported on Feb. 17.

17 February, 04:54 PM

Russia lost more troops in Ukraine than U.S. did in WWII—Gen. Petraeus

Russia has already lost more soldiers in Ukraine than the United States did in World War II, former CIA Director Gen. (Ret.) David Petraeus told NV on Feb. 14.

17 February, 12:19 AM

6,000 North Korean soldiers killed or wounded fighting for Russia

About 6k North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces have been killed or wounded in the war against Ukraine, South Korean Yonhap agency reported on Feb. 12.

13 February, 01:54 PM

Trump claims significant fall in Russian oil exports, mentions mass military casualties

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that oil exports from Russia have decreased significantly and expressed hope that the war in Ukraine will end while speaking with reporters at the White House on Nov. 6.

7 November 2025, 11:11 AM

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

Night blasts hit Chelyabinsk Oblast — military plant reports mass casualties

An explosion at the Plastmass plant in Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, killed 10 people and wounded 18, Russian local authorities wrote on Oct. 23.

23 October 2025, 02:20 PM

Drone strike kills Russian propagandist in occupied Zaporizhzhya

The “military correspondent” for the Russian propaganda agency RIA Novosti, Ivan Zuev, has been killed in the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Russian media wrote on Oct. 17.

17 October 2025, 08:46 AM

Russian city mourns troops killed in Ukraine on Putin’s birthday

The city of Pokrovsk in Russia’s Sakha Republic (Yakutia) has declared three days of mourning from Oct. 7 to 9 for Russian soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine. Flags were lowered to half-staff, and all entertainment events were canceled, the Russian Telegram channel 7x7 – Horizontal Russia reported on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 03:14 PM

Russian tanker blast injures two, causes fire - photos

An explosion occurred on the Russian tanker Onemen, which was transporting gasoline, leading to a fire that was later extinguished, the Russian Telegram channel Baza reported on Aug. 25.

25 August 2025, 07:07 PM

Ukrainian intel hits Russian ammo depot in Melitopol

An operation by Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) in temporarily occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, on Aug. 16 resulted in the destruction of an ammunition depot and Russian troops redeployed to the Zaporizhzhya front, according to the HUR’s Telegram post.

17 August 2025, 06:41 PM

An-24 crash leaves no survivors in Russia’s Far East

An An-24 passenger plane crashed in Russia’s Amur Oblast in the Far East on July 24, killing all 46 to 49 people on board, Russian outlet Meduza reported.

24 July 2025, 11:05 AM

Putin lost more troops in Ukraine than Stalin did in Finland

Russian military losses in Ukraine have already exceeded the scale of Soviet casualties in the 1939–1940 Winter War against Finland, Estonian military police chief Col. Toomas Vali told public broadcaster ERR on July 18.

18 July 2025, 11:51 PM

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