Ukraine’s General Staff announced on June 12, 2025, that Russia’s total combat losses since its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, have surpassed 1,000,000 personnel, including those killed, wounded, or missing, marking a grim milestone in the nearly three-year-long conflict.
According to their daily update, losses stand at 1,000,340, with 1,140 recorded in the previous 24 hours.
The breakdown of Russian material losses, as detailed by the General Staff, includes 10,933 tanks, 22,786 armored fighting vehicles, and 29,063 towed artillery systems, among other categories. In the last day alone, Russia lost an additional six tanks, three armored vehicles, and 47 artillery systems.
Total losses also encompass 40,435 tactical UAVs, 416 fixed-wing aircraft, 337 helicopters, 1,184 air defense systems, and over 51,715 military transport vehicles and tankers.
Western analysts and think tanks, such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), had forecast Russian losses approaching 1 million during the summer of 2025. A recent CSIS briefing estimated fatalities might reach roughly 250,000, with total casualties nearing 1 million by mid-2025.
Though independent verification of both personnel and equipment losses in wartime is challenging, the General Staff’s reports align with Western assessments and open-source intelligence. As of June 11, 2025, losses had reached approximately 999,200 before officially crossing the 1 million mark.
In parallel, Ukrainian losses remain substantial, with up to 400,000 casualties reported since 2022.
The announcement arrives as the war enters its fourth summer, with neither side making decisive gains along entrenched frontlines. Russia has secured limited territorial expansion—roughly 5,000 km² since early 2024—but at the cost of mounting personnel and matériel losses.
Amid deepening battlefield losses, Ukraine continues pressing for sustained Western support to counter Russia’s prolonged offensive.
