Ukraine had lost about 444,000 soldiers, killed and wounded, by late February 2024.
Unresolvable Claimed by Ministry of Defence of Russia on 27 February 2024.
The statement
Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu said Ukraine had lost 444,000 soldiers since February 2022. He did not say whether the figure counted deaths only.
- Origin of the claim Meduza
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2024-02-27) with nothing in the record to settle it. The record holds no independent count of Ukrainian military killed and wounded to February 2024 that matches the scope of Sergei Shoigu's figure. |
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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-9n0b, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-9n0b/