General Staff: Russians lost over 1 200 soldiers and three tanks at the front

In the war against Ukraine, the Russians have lost 1 250 soldiers, three tanks, and hundreds of other equipment over the past 24 hours.

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In particular, the Russians were left without nine armored combat vehicles, 63 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, one air defense system, 14 ground robotic complexes, 1 889 operational-tactical-level UAVs, 501 units of automotive equipment and tanker trucks, and seven units of special equipment.

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

Ukraine updated its statistics on February 4, 2026: according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, 55 000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed. There are also a large number of people who are considered missing.

Regarding Russiaʼs losses, Zelensky stated that as of February 4, 2026, Russia had lost almost 350 000 soldiers killed, another 50-70 000 were considered missing, and 600-700 000 were wounded.

As of June 12, the BBC Russian Service, Mediazona and volunteers have identified 226 055 Russians killed in the war in Ukraine, with the total number likely reaching half a million. Among them are more than 200 servicemen who were just 18 years old.

At the same time, the head of the British intelligence service GCHQ Anne Kist-Butler reported on May 27 that almost 500 000 Russian soldiers had died in the war in Ukraine.

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