Ukraine war casualties surpass two million

RussiaÕs full-scale invasion of Ukraine has cost the country some
450,000 lives, according to a new study that estimates the warÕs
total military casualty numbers at more than two million 

RUSSIAN CASUALTIES BY MONTH (killed, wounded and missing personnel)

50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0

Feb 24, 2022
Russia launches
full-scale invasion
of Ukraine

Mar 2023
Battle of Bakhmut

Feb 2024
Fall of Avdiivka

May 2024
Start of Kharkiv
offensive

Dec 2024: Record
losses of 48,670

Jun 2026: 33,000

2026: Casualty rates of
over 30,000 likely exceed
RussiaÕs recruitment rate
of roughly 27,000 new
soldiers per month

2022
2024
2024
2025
2026

TOTAL CASUALTIES
Totals include killed, wounded
and missing personnel

Russia total:
1.4 million

450,000
killed

Ukraine total:
525,000-625,000

125,000-
150,000
killed

Below: Mourners hold
smoke flares during funeral
ceremony in Kyiv

Sources: CNN, CSIS
Picture: Getty Images
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