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General Staff: Russia Has Lost 1,540,700 Troops in Ukraine Since Feb. 24, 2022

The Ukrainian military reported 1,690 additional Russian casualties over the past day in an interim tally released on President Vladimir Putin’s 74th birthday, officials said.

  • On October 8, Ukraine's General Staff reported Russia's total personnel losses reached approximately 1,547,780 since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022.
  • Ukraine's military timed its October 7 interim tally to Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday, with the General Staff stating Putin brings his country "closer to the abyss."
  • Cumulative Russian losses include 553,578 operational-tactical UAVs as of October 8, alongside 12,399 tanks and 25,502 armored vehicles, according to Ukrainian tallies.
  • Ukrainian forces recorded over 11,000 strikes against targets more than 20 kilometers from the front in September, marking a record monthly high and suggesting tactical shift.
  • While these figures represent Ukrainian estimates, the General Staff acknowledges they remain unverified and Russia has not confirmed the cumulative loss totals.
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Mediazone counts Russian soldiers killed in combat, checking each name in open sources

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For Vladimir Putin there is a lot at stake in Ukraine. On his birthday, the Ukrainian General Staff has published new figures on Russia's losses.

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On Wednesday morning, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces published updated data on Russian losses in Ukraine from the start of the large-scale invasion until October 7, the birthday of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

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