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Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Top 2 Million, Study Finds
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- A new study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies reports that over two million Russian and Ukrainian troops have been killed or wounded during the four years of conflict since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
- Russia has suffered the heavier toll with approximately 1.4 million casualties, including 450,000 deaths, which is four times the total U.S. war fatalities since World War II.
- Ukrainian forces have experienced between 525,000 and 625,000 casualties, with deaths estimated between 125,000 and 150,000.
- Casualty figures remain difficult to verify due to suspected underreporting by Russia and lack of official disclosure from Ukraine; the study used estimates from American and British government sources.
- The war's slow progress is highlighted by Russian troops advancing as little as 165 feet per day in some areas, though Ukraine made territorial gains in February for the first time since 2023.
