Russia has lost more than 350,000 soldiers in Ukraine war, new estimate finds
The estimate is based on confirmed deaths and Russian probate records, and it excludes 2024 casualties and foreign fighters.
- On Saturday, May 9, exiled Russian media outlets Meduza and Mediazona estimated 352,000 Russian soldiers died in Ukraine by the end of 2025, releasing the figure during Russia's annual World War II victory parade.
- In the more than four years since President Vladimir Putin unleashed his full-scale invasion, the war has become Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, illustrating the cost Putin is willing to bear.
- Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service extrapolated this estimate from a database of nearly 218,000 confirmed names, while The Centre for Strategic and International Studies estimated 325,000 Russian deaths as of 2025.
- Facing an acute personnel shortage, Ukraine aims to increase monthly Russian battlefield casualties to 50,000 from 30,000, though according to its own statistics, Ukraine has not yet made much progress.
- Moscow is rapidly expanding its drone force as a separate military branch to counter Ukrainian innovations, while Russia recruits fighters from Africa and university students to sustain prolonged operations.
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For the first time this year, independent Russian media has provided an update on Russia's casualty figures: 352,000 men have been killed in the war since 2022.
Over 350K Russian Soldiers Have Died In Ukraine War
The New York Times reports: About 352,000 Russian soldiers had died in the war against Ukraine through the end of 2025, according to a new estimate, underscoring the high cost that President Vladimir V. Putin is willing to bear to pursue his battlefield aims. The figure was released on Saturday — the day of Russia’s annual May 9 parade celebrating victory over Germany in World War II — by the exiled Russian media outlets Meduza and Mediazona. Th…
The war between Ukraine and Russia has been going on for over four years, with enormous casualties on both sides.
It was made by independent Russian media and is considered very reliable, even if Russia tries to hide the data: it is 352 thousand
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