# Ukraine’s General Staff: Russia has lost 1,562,970 troops since invasion began

https://mins.news/en/item/104123

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-17 06:10 UTC
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- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-562-970-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/

> Ukraine’s General Staff said on Oct. 17 that Russia had lost 1,562,970 troops since launching its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,950 casualties over the past day. It also listed Russian equipment losses. Ukraine has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy.

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