Russia’s War Losses Surpass One Million as Meat Assaults Continue
Russia has now suffered over one million military casualties in its war against Ukraine, according to data released by Ukraine’s General Staff on June 12 and confirmed by the UK Ministry of Defence. The figure includes killed and wounded personnel since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022 and reflects the catastrophic cost of the Kremlin’s aggression.
The pace of losses is accelerating. In the first five months of 2025 alone, Russia has sustained over 200,000 casualties—more than 1,200 per day. The toll for 2024 surpassed 430,000. These numbers reflect the Kremlin’s preferred tactic: mass frontal assaults against entrenched Ukrainian positions, from the Donetsk front to Vovchansk. Moscow is throwing bodies at the problem—because it has nothing else.
And for what? Since February 2022, Russia has managed to seize approximately 19,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory. That’s less than 3% of the country—roughly the size of New Jersey or Sardinia. A million men lost to take ground that Russia still cannot fully hold.
This is not warfighting. It is a meat grinder operated by a regime that views both its soldiers and its goals as disposable.
The Kremlin continues to rely on raw mass and expendability. According to Dr. Stephen Hall of the University of Bath,
“This is Soviet-style warfare: overwhelming numbers, zero regard for outcomes. It’s not strategy. It’s desperation.”
Material losses mirror the human toll. Russia is estimated to have lost more than 1,900 tanks, over 3,000 infantry fighting vehicles, and thousands of artillery systems. Meanwhile, Ukraine continues to strike key targets deep inside Russia—crippling oil refineries, air bases, and weapons production facilities.
Despite the scale of the damage, Russia shows no sign of backing down. Another summer offensive appears to be in preparation. The Kremlin continues to mobilize from prisons, occupied territories, and vulnerable rural regions, feeding its army with those it considers most expendable.
More than a million casualties. Nearly 20,000 square kilometers of rubble. A shrinking economy, global isolation, and a future built on ruins.
This is not a war Russia is winning. It is a war that is devouring Russia from within. And the Kremlin’s only answer is to keep feeding it.
