# Ukraine says Russia has lost 1.479 million troops since full-scale invasion

https://mins.news/en/item/31313

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-25 06:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-479-300-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/

> Ukraine’s General Staff says Russian forces have suffered about 1,479,300 casualties in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,230 over the past day. It also reported extensive Russian equipment losses. Ukraine has not disclosed its own casualties, citing operational secrecy. Western estimates likewise put Russian losses substantially higher than Ukraine’s.

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