Russian losses

Duma MP voices concern over deteriorating conditions in Russia, demands clear war exit plan

Russian Duma MP Vyacheslav Markhaev voiced concerns that Russia is “on the brink of social upheaval” and demanded “plans to end [the so-called] special military operation (SMO)”, albeit on Russia’s terms.

12 June, 02:33 PM

Russia loses 68 artillery systems in one day

Russia lost around 950 soldiers in its war against Ukraine over the past day, bringing its total estimated losses to about 1,354,810 troops killed and wounded as of May 23, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.

23 May, 11:39 AM

Russia’s slow advance comes at soaring cost as Ukraine intensifies drone strikes

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have sharply increased the monthly number of Russian troops killed or seriously wounded, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told journalists at a briefing.

21 May, 04:05 PM

Ukraine seizes tactical initiative as Russian losses mount — ISW

Ukrainian Defense Forces are regaining the tactical initiative across various frontline sectors following a series of counteroffensives and mounting Russian troop losses, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on May 20.

21 May, 08:51 AM

Russian military losses exceeded 141,500 in 2026 — Syrskyi

Russian military losses since the start of 2026 had exceeded 141,500 troops, including more than 83,000 killed or permanently incapacitated, Oleksandr Syrskyi said on May 20.

20 May, 03:16 PM

Kremlin faces growing manpower strain as Russian battlefield losses mount

Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia is struggling with a growing manpower shortage as battlefield losses increasingly match or exceed the number of new contract recruits Moscow brings in, Lt. Gen. Andrii Hnatov told the Report news agency.

15 May, 03:07 PM

Ukraine successfully counters Russian battlefield infiltration tactics — WSJ

Ukraine has managed to adapt to the infiltration tactics used by Russian occupation forces on the battlefield, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote on May 11.

12 May, 01:42 PM

Ukraine's deep strikes on Russian cities reveal glaring gaps in Moscow's air defenses

Ukraine's sustained long-range strikes on Russian cities deep behind the front lines expose Moscow's inability to reliably protect major infrastructure from drone and missile attacks, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its May 5 assessment.

6 May, 11:50 AM

Russia suffers four times more troop losses than Ukraine - Stubb

Russia has lost four times as many troops on the front line as Ukraine over the past four months, Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated, Clash Report reported on April 27.

27 April, 12:10 PM

Russian Z-bloggers turn their anger toward Putin and military command

So-called Z-bloggers have begun to criticize not only the command of the Russian army but also the war itself and even its organizer, Vladimir Putin, NV explains with the help of experts.

8 April, 10:09 AM

Ukrainian drones burn Russian oil super-profits — FT

Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian ports in the Baltic Sea have partially prevented the aggressor country from capitalizing on rising oil prices and exposed its air defense vulnerabilities, Financial Times wrote on April 6.

6 April, 10:49 AM

Russia loses 1,180 troops, 61 artillery systems in a day – General Staff

Russia lost about 1,180 troops over the past day, bringing its total estimated casualties to 1,303,505 since Feb. 24, 2022, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Apr. 5.

5 April, 08:33 PM

Syrskyi tells NATO commander of Russian losses, Ukraine’s needs

Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said he held a phone call with NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and U.S. forces commander in Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich on Apr. 5.

5 April, 03:23 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia fails to break Ukraine defenses, losses mount

Ukrainian forces are largely holding the same frontline positions as a year ago amid mounting Russian losses, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with British blogger Max Klymenko.

20 March, 01:23 PM

Ukraine obtains internal Russian loss assessments

Ukrainian intelligence has obtained internal Russian reports on battlefield losses, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 10.

10 March, 07:57 PM

167 dead per km: Russia’s brutal 2025 toll in Ukraine

An average of 167 Russian soldiers were killed for every kilometer of occupied Ukrainian territory in 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Feb. 23.

24 February, 08:36 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 turns missile troops, pilots, and sailors into infantry - Ukrainian Colonel

A notable and telling trend has emerged inside the Russian military: rare, highly trained specialists are being reassigned en masse to frontline infantry roles, Viktor Kevliuk, Ukrainian Colonel and expert in Defense Strategies, wrote on Jan. 28.

29 January, 09:56 AM

Ukraine hits Russian oil terminal, radar sites in Crimea and occupied Donbas

Ukraine’s General Staff said its Defense Forces carried out a series of overnight precision strikes on Jan. 22, hitting the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in the village of Volna in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai and multiple military targets across temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory.

22 January, 03:48 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia losing up to 30,000 troops killed each month in Ukraine war

Russia is losing nearly 30,000 soldiers killed each month in the war Moscow has launched against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 16 while addressing the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Dutch Parliament.

16 December 2025, 03:41 PM

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