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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,588,180 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Confirmed
In Short: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Oct. 31 that Russia has lost 1,588,180 troops since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
According to the report, Russia has also lost significant military equipment, including 12,450 tanks, 25,620 armored combat vehicles, 168,480 vehicles and fuel tanks, 51,739 artillery systems, 2,247 multiple-launch rocket systems, 1,730 air defense systems, 452 aircraft, 356 helicopters, 3,045 unmanned ground vehicles, 35 ships and boats, and two submarines.
While Ukrainian officials rarely disclose their own losses, President Volodymyr Zelensky told France TV on Feb. 4 that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the beginning of the full-scale war.
Kyiv Independent staff in the capital reported explosions and widespread fluctuations in power, with some buildings and streetlights temporarily losing electricity.
Ukraine's General Staff has not revealed its own losses during the full-scale invasion, citing operational secrecy.
Russia forces launched 295 drones against Ukraine overnight, and battlefield positions have changed little since last year, in part because swarms of drones severely restrict troop movements.
Russian athletes have been barred from competing under their national flag since the country's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, although International Skating Union rules allow for Russians to compete as neutral athletes.
Ukraine is facing significant personnel challenges as growing exhaustion, unclear prospects for an end to the war, and aggressive recruitment tactics contribute to what officials have described as a critical shortage of troops.
Ukraine is also facing a shortfall of about 300 billion euros (£253 billion; $320 billion) and has two million citizens who have left the country since the start of the full-scale invasion.
The report adds to the ongoing tally of military losses since the start of the full-scale invasion, providing a detailed breakdown of both personnel and equipment losses.
The General Staff's report does not specify the exact date or circumstances of the 1,588,180 personnel losses, only that they occurred since the start of the invasion.
Background
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russia has lost 1,588,180 troops since the start of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
A military staff or general staff is a group of officers, enlisted, and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military unit in their command and control role through planning, analysis, and information gathering, as well as by relaying, coordinating, and supervising the execution of their plans and orders, especially in case of multiple simultaneous and rapidly changing complex operations.
What's confirmed
- Russia has lost 1,588,180 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 Oct. 31.
- According to the report, Russia has also lost 12,450 tanks, 25,620 armored combat vehicles, 168,480 vehicles and fuel tanks, 51,739 artillery systems, 2,247 multiple-launch rocket systems, 1,730 air defense systems, 452 aircraft, 356 helicopters, 3,045 unmanned ground vehicles, 35 ships and boats, and two submarines.
- While Ukrainian officials rarely disclose the figure, President Volodymyr Zelensky told France TV on Feb. 4 that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the beginning of the full-scale war, in addition to significant numbers who are missing in action.
- * Russia forces launched 295 drones against Ukraine overnight.
- Battlefield positions have changed little since last year, in part because swarms of drones severely restrict troop movements, but Kyiv's forces launched a recent offensive, code-named Operation Vivaldi, on part of the 800-mile front line.
- President Donald Trump said that Russia had "lost control" of its diesel industry due to the ongoing fighting with Ukraine and called for an end to the war.
- "Russia has unfortunately lost control of its Diesel Oil Industry due to its War with Ukraine," he posted on Truth Social.
- This ridiculous and never ending War with Ukraine must be ended.
What's still developing
- Zelenskyy, in a statement after the call, described it as an "important conversation" and said an in-person meeting with Trump on the sidelines of this week's UN General Assembly "could change a lot," with his office saying the meeting was expected Tuesday.
- Both Moscow and Kyiv have stepped up attacks after the deadliest summer since 2022 — the year Russia launched its invasion, starting Europe’s worst war since World War Two.
- He thanked "everyone who is helping" the peace process.
- Obviously, it’s politically useful for Trump to blame the war in Ukraine for the elevation in global energy prices since the war in Iran given the proximity of midterms.
- "To carry out operations, including sabotage operations, the Kremlin plans to involve agents recruited by the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GRU) and the FSB of the Russian Federation in Europe. The Russian special services are targeting military facilities, critical infrastructure, and communication systems," the statement says.
- Ukraine's Third Army Corps said Monday it had recaptured another 20 square miles from the Russians, bringing the total to 68 square miles since the offensive began several months ago.
- "Following Russia’s latest barbaric atrocities against Ukrainian civilians in Dnipro, Chernihiv, Kremenchuk, where Russian missiles deliberately slaughtered 20 Ukrainians, wounded dozens more, we are convening an emergency meeting of the🇺🇳UN Security Council. Kick Russia out" Melnyk wrote on X.
- "We see these discussions for sanctions relief like significant sanctions relief in the terms of millions and billions of dollars,” he said.
- Steve Witkoff, sitting opposite the Ukrainian leader, told reporters the US team felt “encouraged” by what he called a “substantive” and important discussion.
- “The talks were not limited to an exchange of views on resolving the Ukrainian crisis – economic issues and potential major, mutually beneficial Russian-American projects were discussed in considerable detail,” he said.
- "There is diplomatic momentum," Zelenskyy said, without elaborating.
- According to those rules, an individual is presumed eligible unless the ISU determines they are in active military/security service for Russia or Belarus, have taken part in military operations against Ukraine or have "publicly supported that war".