General Staff: Russia has lost 1,467,320 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Aug. 16 that Russia has lost about 1,467,320 troops since the start of the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. The total includes 1,510 Russian casualties over the previous day. The report also lists heavy Russian equipment losses: 12,270 tanks, 25,151 armored combat vehicles, 134,851 vehicles and fuel tanks, 47,007 artillery systems, 2,034 multiple launch rocket systems, and 35 ships and boats, along with two submarines. Ukraine’s side has not disclosed its own losses, citing operational secrecy. Western think-tank estimates cited in the story suggest Russia’s casualty rates are higher than Ukraine’s, with CSIS estimating a roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1 ratio.