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General Staff: Russia Has Lost 1,540,700 Troops in Ukraine Since Feb. 24, 2022

Ukraine’s General Staff said the toll reflects daily battlefield losses and was published as fighting continued across the front.

  • On Wednesday, October 7, Ukraine's General Staff released an interim report estimating Russian personnel losses at approximately 1.55 million, timing the announcement to coincide with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday.
  • Since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022, military tallies indicate Russia has sustained massive operational casualties and equipment degradation throughout the continuous attrition-heavy conflict.
  • Cumulative losses reached 551,876 operational-tactical UAVs as of October 7, including 1,890 units lost in a single day, reflecting escalating reliance on autonomous systems in the conflict.
  • Framing the report as a message to the Russian leader, the General Staff stated Putin brings his country "closer to the abyss" and himself to the "dustbin of history."
  • Ukrainian forces recorded more than 11,000 strikes against targets over 20 kilometers from the front line in September, marking a record high as the military shifts toward neutralizing Russian logistics and air defense.
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Mediazone counts Russian soldiers killed in combat, checking each name in open sources

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For Vladimir Putin there is a lot at stake in Ukraine. On his birthday, the Ukrainian General Staff has published new figures on Russia's losses.

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On Wednesday morning, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces published updated data on Russian losses in Ukraine from the start of the large-scale invasion until October 7, the birthday of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

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Український інтерес broke the news on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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