General Staff: Russia has lost 1,344,180 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The article centers Ukrainian General Staff claims as primary fact without independent verification, presenting Russian casualty figures as authoritative despite their inherent bias. While CSIS estimates are included for balance, the framing privileges Ukrainian narratives—the article does not address Russian counterclaims, the methodological basis for Ukrainian casualty counts, or the fog-of-war uncertainty inherent in conflict reporting.

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This article does not address Russian military or government statements regarding their own casualty figures or Ukraine's losses.
This article does not explain the methodology by which the Ukrainian General Staff calculates or verifies enemy casualties.
This article does not acknowledge the inherent difficulty of independently verifying battlefield casualty figures in ongoing active conflict.
This article does not provide historical context for accuracy of similar casualty claims in previous conflicts.

Casualty figures in active conflicts are subject to rapid revision as independent assessments improve and fog-of-war clears; the 2026 CSIS estimate cited may itself be superseded.

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Tankers from the 33rd separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces take part in a field training with a Leopard 2A4 tank at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Oct. 27, 2024. (Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia has lost around 1,344,180 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on May 13.

The number includes 1,130 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,928 tanks, 24,554 armored combat vehicles, 96,142 vehicles and fuel tanks, 41,985 artillery systems, 1,786 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,376 air defense systems, 435 aircraft, 352 helicopters, 287,359 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1,375 unmanned ground vehicles, 33 ships and boats, and two submarines.

Ukraine's General Staff has not revealed its own losses during the full-scale invasion, citing operational secrecy.

Independent Western think-tank reports agree that the Russian casualties significantly surpass Ukraine's losses, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimating the ratio to be "roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1."

A January 2026 CSIS report said Ukraine has likely suffered between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties from February 2022 to December 2025, of which between 100,000 and 140,000 are thought to be killed in action (KIA).

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,344,180 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

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