Russian forces in 2024 recorded their biggest losses since the start of the large-scale war launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. In total, there were 434,000 casualties. Of those, approximately 150,000 died in combat last year alone, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi.
“According to our estimates, total losses have exceeded 434,000 troops, with approximately 150,000 dead. These figures correspond only to 2024. This year, their combat losses were greater than those suffered in the previous two years of the war combined,” he said. Syrskyi, according to the media .
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russia’s total losses since the start of the invasion amount to 818,740 soldiers. This estimate closely matches figures from Western intelligence agencies. According to UK estimates, Russia has lost more than 750,000 soldiers, killed and wounded, in Ukraine since the start of the war.
When asked about the ratio of Ukrainian losses to Russian losses, Syrskyi replied: “Several times more, let’s put it that way.”
The Dutch open source intelligence project Oryx documented through visual evidence more than 20,000 pieces of Russian military equipment lost since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, according to the same media.
