The General Staff of the Armed Forces: the loss of the army of the Russian Federation in the war reached almost 982 thousand

Russia lost about 981,850 of its soldiers during a full -scale invasion of Ukraine, including a thousand people – in the last day – such data as of the morning of May 26, the Ukrainian General Staff.

Other losses of the Russian Federation in the war, according to the Armed Forces Command, are the following:

• Tanks – 10858 (+4 – in the last day)
• Battle armored vehicles – 22641 (+8)
• Artillery systems – 28320 (+51)
• RSZV – 1397 (+1)
• air defense facilities – 1171 (+2)
• Planes – 372
• Helicopters – 336
• UAV Operative-tactical level-37631 (+264)
• Winged missiles – 3256 (+53)
• ships /boats – 28
• submarines – 1
• Automobile equipment and tanks – 49843 (+92)
• Special equipment – 3902.

Russia does not officially disclose its losses. Moscow last called the number of killed in September 2022 – then declared 5937 dead. On March 5, intelligence of the United Kingdom said that, since the beginning of 2025, Russia probably lost about 90,000 soldiers killed and wounded in the war against Ukraine.

Kyiv also did not voice losses for a long time, stating that the data would be disclosed after the war. At the same time, on February 16, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with NBC News that since February 2022, Ukraine lost more than 46,000 soldiers and about 380,000 in the war.