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Bloodier than Stalingrad: Number of casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches 2 million
CNN • • world
Key Points:
- A new study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates that Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has resulted in over 2 million total casualties, including approximately 450,000 Russian deaths.
- Russia has reportedly suffered around 1.4 million casualties, about 1% of its population, with disproportionate losses in poorer regions and among ethnic minorities, and is struggling to recruit new troops at the rate of losses.
- Ukraine's casualties are estimated between 525,000 and 625,000, including 125,000 to 150,000 fatalities, with casualty rates increasingly favoring Ukraine due to effective drone warfare and defense strategies.
- The casualty ratio has shifted to nearly eight Russian casualties for every Ukrainian casualty in early 2024, a significant increase from earlier in the conflict when the ratio was two to three to one.
- The study attributes Russia's heavy losses to multiple factors including poor military tactics, corruption, low morale, and ineffective combined arms operations, making the conflict one of the bloodiest in history, surpassing even the battle of Stalingrad.
