US EditionRussia Has Lost at Least 19 Generals Since Ukraine Invasion
At least 19 Russian generals have died in Ukraine and Russia from combat, sabotage, and strikes since February 2022, many deaths remain unconfirmed, The Insider reported.
- Since February 24, 2022, investigative outlet The Insider reports Russia has lost at least 19 generals, noting many deaths lack official confirmation from Russian authorities.
- Across combat zones and Russian territory, investigators found generals killed both on front lines and in strikes on command posts, aviation incidents, sabotage, with higher fatalities in Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Sverdlovsk region, Moscow and other cities.
- Recent reports name several senior officers including Igor Kirillov, Yaroslav Moskalik, Mikhail Gudkov, and Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, who was killed in a car bomb explosion in Moscow on December 22, 2025.
- The losses have strained Russia's senior command, with some killed serving in Wagner Group and Storm Z, while Killed in Ukraine reports at least 7,495 officers killed since February 2022.
- Broader tallies from BBC Russian and Mediazona show confirmed Russian military deaths at 152,142, while a senior NATO official noted total casualties could approach 1.15 million and The Economist estimates roughly 1% of pre-war males lost by late autumn 2025.
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In addition to the Ukrainian president Selensky, the oppositional Russian website "Meduza" refers to statistics.
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