Confirmed Russian losses in the war against Ukraine exceeded 200,000 people
According to calculations by journalists from the BBC Russian Service and the "Mediazona" publication, based on open data, confirmed Russian losses in the war against Ukraine have exceeded 200,000 people. Over four years of the conflict, at least 200,186 Russian servicemen have died.
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The largest number of fatalities are volunteers — over 74,000 people. They are followed by contract soldiers, convicts, mobilized personnel, and in some cases, it was not possible to determine affiliation to a specific category.
The highest number of fatalities has been recorded in Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, and Sverdlovsk Oblast. Among the regions with the greatest losses are also Krasnodar Krai and Chelyabinsk Oblast. In Moscow, the loss rate is one of the lowest in the country. The highest relative losses are noted in Buryatia and Tuva.
Journalists note that 2025 has become the bloodiest year for the Russian army. Although the officially confirmed number of deaths this year is lower than the previous one, the total amount of unprocessed data indicates that the final figure could exceed 90,000 people.
It is also reported that since the start of the invasion, about seven thousand Russian officers have died, including 13 generals. Some of them were deliberately eliminated in the Moscow region since late 2024.
International organizations and Western intelligence agencies provide significantly higher estimates for Russia's total losses — up to hundreds of thousands dead and over a million wounded. According to some data, in 2025, about 35,000 Russian servicemen were removed from the battlefield monthly. It is also reported that after the start of the new year, the pace of replenishing the Russian army with contract soldiers may be lower than the level of losses.
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