General Staff: The Russian army lost over 1 000 soldiers in a day

On November 11, Russiaʼs total losses in the war against Ukraine increased by 1 000 soldiers. In total, the enemyʼs losses since February 24, 2022 amounted to 1 154 180 soldiers.

This is stated in a statement from the General Staff.

The occupiers also lost three armored combat vehicles, one multiple launch rocket system, 13 artillery systems, 162 drones, one air defense system, 87 units of automotive equipment and tanker trucks, and one unit of special equipment.

Ukraine and Russia rarely publish official figures on their losses in the war. The last time Russia officially reported this was in September 2022, when it reported 5 937 deaths.

Ukraine updated its statistics on February 16, 2025: according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, 46 000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, and almost 380 000 were wounded.

Regarding Russiaʼs losses, Zelensky said that as of February 4, Russia had lost almost 350 000 soldiers killed, another 50-70 000 were considered missing, and 600-700 000 were wounded.

As of early August 2025, Russian media had collected the names of over 122 000 dead soldiers. The largest number of confirmed casualties was in Bashkortostan (5 945) and Tatarstan (5 605).

The BBC also found how many 18-year-old Russian soldiers died in the war from April 2023 to July 2025. Thatʼs 245 soldiers, and these are just confirmed deaths, the real number could be higher.

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