# Russia lost over 50,000 soldiers in September, Bloomberg reports

https://mins.news/en/item/95780

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-12 02:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-lost-over-50-000-soldiers-in-september-nato-official-tells-bloomberg/

> A NATO official told Bloomberg that Russian forces suffered more than 50,000 personnel losses in September, including over 28,000 soldiers killed on the battlefield. Ukraine’s General Staff estimated 46,230 Russian losses that month, without specifying how many were fatal. The NATO official put Ukrainian casualties at 5,000; The Kyiv Independent said it could not immediately verify that figure.

## Stories

- [Russia Ukraine War and European Support](https://mins.news/en/topic/russia-ukraine-war-european-support) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/russia-ukraine-war-european-support.md

## Related coverage

- [Ukraine lost 10,000 troops and mercenaries in past week, expert says](https://mins.news/en/item/95926) — TASS, 2026-10-12
- [Russia Had 50,000 Casualties Last Month, NATO Official Says](https://mins.news/en/item/95640) — Bloomberg News, 2026-10-11
- [Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 15, including three children, emergency service says](https://mins.news/en/video/94489) — euronews, 2026-10-10