WarJune 16, 2026 9:48 am • 1 min readUkrainian soldiers prepare the Bliskavka attack drone to strike Russian positions in the direction of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 15, 2026. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)Russia has lost around 1,385,420 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on June 16.The number includes 1,230 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.According to the report, Russia has also lost 12,026 tanks, 24,768 armored combat vehicles, 107,508 vehicles and fuel tanks, 44,118 artillery systems, 1,872 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,427 air defense systems, 436 aircraft, 353 helicopters, 353,541 drones, 1,667 unmanned ground vehicles, 33 ships and boats, and two submarines.Ukraine's General Staff has not revealed its own losses during the war, citing operational secrecy.Independent Western think-tank reports agree that the Russian casualties significantly surpass Ukraine's losses, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimating the ratio to be "roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1."A January 2026 CSIS report said Ukraine has likely suffered between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties from February 2022 to December 2025, of which between 100,000 and 140,000 are thought to be killed in action (KIA).