# General Staff: Russia has lost 1,461,660 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

https://mins.news/en/item/19806

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-12 06:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-461-660-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/

> The General Staff says Russia’s forces have suffered total losses of 1,461,660 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022. The stated figure includes 1,260 casualties among Russian forces during the past day.

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