Russian soldiers

Conscript shoots comrade dead before suicide in Moscow unit

A Russian conscript opened fire at a military unit in Moscow Oblast's Naro-Fominsk district in the early hours of Oct. 17, killing a contract soldier, wounding several others, and then taking his own life, Russian outlet Izvestia reported, citing the Moscow Military District press service.

17 October 2025, 04:33 PM

Trump: Nearly 8,000 soldiers killed in Ukraine war last week

Almost 8,000 soldiers were killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine last week alone, U.S. President Donald Trump said during a briefing with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Oct. 7.

8 October 2025, 08:33 AM

Russian ‘expendable’ soldiers have 12-day life cycle

The average life cycle of a newly recruited Russian soldier is 12 days, Russian war propagandist Vladimir Romanov wrote in his Oct. 5 Telegram post.

6 October 2025, 11:06 AM

Russian rear troops sent to assaults as North Koreans take their posts – Coordination HQ

Russian forces are sending soldiers who previously served in rear units to the frontlines as assault troops, while bringing in soldiers from North Korea to take over their former positions, I Want to Live project wrote on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 02:13 PM

Russia launches cosmetics brand named after soldiers killed in Ukraine

Russia has come up with a new way to “honor” soldiers killed in its war against Ukraine — by turning them into a cosmetics brand.

2 October 2025, 01:24 PM

Russian soldiers storm Ukrainian lines already zipped in body bags - video

Russian troops put on body bags in advance and marched into an assault wearing them, Ukraine’s Third Army Corps soldiers wrote on Sept. 14.

15 September 2025, 02:17 PM

Russia loses 1,010 soldiers, 28 artillery systems in Ukraine in one day

Over the past day, Russia lost about 1,010 soldiers in its war against Ukraine, with total casualties reaching approximately 1,057,140 killed and wounded as of Aug. 4, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s post on Telegram.

4 August 2025, 12:50 PM

Russia loses nearly 1,000 soldiers in Ukraine’s meat grinder in one day

About 980 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded on the frontlines in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, bringing the total enemy combat losses since the start of the full-scale invasion to approximately 1,047,250, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Telegram on July 25.

25 July 2025, 10:14 AM

Russia sends bodies of its own troops, foreign fighters to Ukraine during repatriation — Zelenskyy

Russia has repeatedly sent the bodies of its own soldiers—and even foreign fighters—along with the remains of fallen Ukrainian troops during official repatriation processes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 21.

21 June 2025, 05:23 PM

Russian troops drink puddle water on Kherson front as logistics collapse

Russian soldiers fighting on the Kherson front have been left without drinking water and are resorting to collecting filthy water from roadside puddles, the Butusov Plus Telegram channel reported on May 30.

30 May 2025, 01:12 PM

Russia’s deadly draft math: 1.3M in, 1M casualties

Approximately 1.3 million of Russia’s 145 million people have been mobilized since the beginning of its full-scale aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, Foreign Intelligence Service chief Oleh Ivashchenko told the Ukrinform news agency on May 26.

26 May 2025, 03:00 PM

Two air defense systems, a rocket launcher, and 1k troops: Ukraine’s GenStaff tallies Russian losses over past day

Russia’s military lost approximately 1,000 soldiers in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian General Staff reported on May 26.

26 May 2025, 10:10 AM

Russia loses 1,300 troops, 36 artillery systems in Ukraine, General Staff reports

The Russian army has lost approximately 1,300 soldiers killed and wounded, and 36 artillery systems in the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Telegram on May 9.

9 May 2025, 10:55 AM

Russia’s losses in Ukraine increase by 1,200 troops in one day - AFU GenStaff

Russian army has lost approximately 1,200 soldiers killed and wounded, artillery, MLRS, and air defense systems in the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on May 8.

8 May 2025, 10:43 AM

Russian soldier assaults family in Kursk Oblast leaving one dead and one injured

A Russian soldier attacked a family in Gir’i village, Kursk Oblast, killing a 41-year-old woman and seriously injuring her husband, the Agentstvonews reported on April 30.

1 May 2025, 11:55 AM

Why Russia acknowledged North Korean troops in Ukraine, and what it could mean — military commentator Popovych

Both Russia and North Korea have acknowledged the presence of North Korean troops in the war, with Russian propagandists even filming televised reports featuring them, military commentator Denys Popovych told Radio NV on April 30.

30 April 2025, 11:40 AM

Two Russian National Guard soldiers mysteriously disappear in occupied Nova Kakhovka — partisans

Two Russian National Guard soldiers involved in looting have mysteriously disappeared under unclear circumstances in temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast, Atesh partisan movement reported on April 29.

29 April 2025, 01:55 PM

Ukrainian forces capture Russian infantry in frontline ambush - Video

A group of Russian soldiers was captured by the Ukrainian 15th Kara-Dag Brigade in the Kupyansk sector of the front, the National Guard's commander Oleksandr Pivnenko reported on Telegram on April 21, posting a video of the ambush.

22 April 2025, 08:40 AM

Russian court jails soldier for surrendering in Ukraine

A Russian military court has sentenced a soldier to 15 years in a high-security penal colony after convicting him of surrendering to Ukrainian forces and attempting to surrender a second time, Russian outlet Kommersant reported on April 15, citing sources familiar with the case.

15 April 2025, 01:45 PM

Soldier catches drone with bare hands, unaware it would explode

A Russian soldier in the Pokrovsk direction attacked a Ukrainian drone with his bare hands, causing it to explode, ButusovPlus reported on Telegram on April 3.

3 April 2025, 01:18 PM

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