About 700,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in the war by late July 2026.
Open Claimed by Government of Ukraine on 31 July 2026.
The statement
President Zelensky said about 700,000 Russian soldiers had been killed, within about 1.6 million Russian casualties, in an interview with Fox News.
- Origin of the claim Brussels Signal
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | 2026-11-03 | 2026-10-31 | Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. This is Ukraine's figure for Russia's dead; the record holds no independent count of Russian military deaths matching its scope. Next check on the ladder from 2026-07-31 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly). |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-8x69, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-8x69/