The losses of the Russian army in Ukraine killed may exceed 500 thousand people As of October 2026, the irretrievable losses of the Russian army in Ukraine may exceed 500 thousand dead, the Russian service of the BBC and Mediazona calculated. Based on open data, journalists compiled a list of 285,023 dead military personnel. Since not all deaths are publicly reported, and the actual coverage of obituaries and cemetery data ranges from 45% to 55%, the true losses could reach 518-663 thousand people. These statistics also do not include the early losses of the LDNR militias and North Korean units, considering that the figure increased to 541-659 thousand - the scale of the population of cities such as Stavropol or Irkutsk.

The losses of the Russian army in Ukraine killed may exceed 500 thousand people As of October 2026, the irretrievable losses of the Russian army in Ukraine may exceed 500 thousand dead, the Russian service of the BBC and Mediazona calculated. Based on open data, journalists compiled a list of 285,023 dead military personnel. Since not all deaths are publicly reported, and the actual coverage of obituaries and cemetery data ranges from 45% to 55%, the true losses could reach 518-663 thousand people. These statistics also do not include the early losses of the LDNR militias and North Korean units, considering that the figure increased to 541-659 thousand - the scale of the population of cities such as Stavropol or Irkutsk.