Russian unbiased media outlet, Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBCRussian service, has confirmed the identities of 104,763 Russian army personnel killed in Ukraine.
Mediazona's newest report covers the interval of February 24, 2022 to April 24, 2025. Because it was final up to date in the course of April, 2,880 extra Russian army personnel have been confirmed killed.
The checklist of deceased Russian army personnel is compiled from verified, publicly accessible sources, together with social media posts, native information studies, and official bulletins from regional authorities.
Nonetheless, because the Russian authorities doesn’t publicly disclose casualty data, journalists be aware that the entire variety of casualties is probably going increased than reported.
The confirmed loss of life toll now contains 25,900 volunteers, 16,500 recruited prisoners, and 11,900 mobilized troopers, in response to the media retailers. Over 4,900 officers have additionally been confirmed to have been killed.
The media outlet publicly released the complete checklist of named casualties for the primary time in February, commemorating the third-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
On Feb. 24, unbiased Russian media retailers Meduza and Mediazona estimated in a report that round 165,000 Russian troops have been killed because the launch of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, together with almost 100,000 in 2024.
President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Feb. 15 that Moscow had misplaced round 250,000 troopers, with 20,000 killed in battles for Russia's Kursk Oblast alone.
Russia has gained floor in japanese Ukraine and Kursk Oblast in current months however at the price of heavy casualties in addition to tools losses. On April 29, Ukraine's Southern Protection Forces spokesperson, Vladyslav Voloshyn, stated that Russian forces have lately intensified offensive operations in three Ukrainian oblasts – Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson.
Moscow doesn’t disclose its casualty figures, although a Protection Ministry official let slip in December that the division acquired 48,000 requests to identify missing soldiers.
In an interview with NBC revealed on Feb. 16, Zelensky said over 46,000 Ukrainian troopers have been killed and 380,000 injured on the battlefield.
As of March 28, Russia has misplaced a complete of 950,860 troops because the full-scale invasion started, Ukraine's Common Workers reported. The estimate, which is broadly in-line with estimates made by Western intelligence companies, doubtless contains these killed, captured, wounded, and lacking.
The Kyiv IndependentChris York