General Staff: Russians lost over 1 500 soldiers in the war against Ukraine

The Russians lost 1 540 soldiers, one tank, and hundreds of other pieces of equipment in the war against Ukraine.

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

In particular, the Russians were left without six armored combat vehicles, 51 artillery systems, seven multiple launch rocket systems, four air defense systems, nine ground robotic complexes, 1 473 UAVs, 591 units of automotive equipment, and three special units.

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.

On July 31, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced new data: Russian losses during the full-scale war reached 1.6 million soldiers. Of these, approximately 700 000 died.

As for Ukrainian casualties, according to President Zelensky, at least 50 000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed (in February he had put the figure at 55 000). Another nearly 400 000 have been wounded. A large number of soldiers are missing.

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