# Ukraine says Russia has lost nearly 1.463 million troops since full-scale invasion

https://mins.news/en/item/20880

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-13 06:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-462-970-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/

> Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia has suffered about 1,462,970 troop casualties since launching its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,310 over the past day. It also reported extensive Russian equipment losses. Ukraine does not disclose its own losses, citing operational secrecy, while Western estimates put Russian casualties higher than Ukraine’s.

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