General Staff: Russia has lost around 1,544,260 soldiers in Ukraine since 24 February 2022 — 1,540 in the last day

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on 6 October that Russian losses in the war launched on 24 February 2022 have reached around 1,544,260 soldiers — including 1,540 casualties in the last 24 hours, as The Kyiv Independent reports.

According to the daily report of 6 October, yesterday’s total stood at 1,542,720, while another 1,540 Russian casualties were recorded in the last day, according to The Kyiv Independent.

The Ukrainian General Staff, as usual, does not disclose its own losses, citing operational secrecy.

For context, a January 2026 report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates that Ukraine has suffered 500,000–600,000 casualties — killed, wounded and missing — from February 2022 to December 2025, of which 100,000–140,000 were killed in action. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky told France TV on 4 February that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action, plus a considerable number of missing.

Western reports agree that Russian losses significantly exceed Ukrainian ones: the CSIS report estimates the ratio at approximately 2.5:1 or 2:1 to Russia’s detriment, according to The Kyiv Independent.