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General Staff: Russia Has Lost 1,514,910 Troops in Ukraine Since Feb. 24, 2022

Ukraine’s military said daily fighting and drone strikes pushed Russia’s cumulative losses above 1.5 million service members.

  • On Thursday, September 24, 2026, Ukraine's General Staff reported Russian forces suffered 1,540 casualties over the previous 24 hours, bringing total estimated personnel losses since the February 24, 2022 invasion to approximately 1,523,980.
  • Since the 2022 invasion began, Russia has lost 12,367 tanks, 25,402 armored combat vehicles, and 50,240 artillery systems according to cumulative figures from the General Staff.
  • Ukrainian Defense Forces recently targeted Russian military infrastructure in coordinated strikes, including a drone storage and launch site near occupied Donetsk, degrading enemy capabilities.
  • Intense fighting continues along the front line, with the General Staff recording 247 combat engagements over the latest 24-hour period as operations persist.
  • The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates the conflict's casualty ratio at "roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1," with independent Western think-tank reports agreeing Russian casualties surpass Ukrainian losses.
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Gazeta.ua broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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