Ukraine's armed forces lost more than 1,500,000 personnel between February 2022 and February 2026, including more than 520,000 in 2025.
Open Claimed by Ministry of Defence of Russia on 20 February 2026.
The statement
Sergei Rudskoy, first deputy chief of Russia's General Staff, told the defence ministry newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda that Ukrainian forces' losses since the start of the operation exceeded 1.5 million people, including more than 520,000 in 2025.
- Origin of the claim Business Online
- Origin of the claim Sputnik Kazakhstan
Всего с начала специальной военной операции потери украинских войск превысили 1,5 миллиона человек
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-20 | Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. This is Russia's figure for Ukraine's losses; the record holds no independent count of Ukrainian military losses matching its scope. Next check on the ladder from 2026-02-20 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly). |
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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-r4xh, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-r4xh/