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When Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the shockwaves were immediate - not just across battlefields, but through decades of diplomatic ties between Moscow and the West.
More than 1,100 days later, the war has ground into a brutal stalemate, exacting a staggering toll on Russia’s population.
British Defence Intelligence estimates, as of April 14, suggest the Russian Armed Forces have likely suffered up to 920,000 casualties — killed or wounded — since the war began.
Still, the Kremlin shows no signs of backing down. Earlier this week, spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted Russia’s aims “must be achieved,” even as he claimed Moscow would prefer to reach them peacefully.
However, certainty about the number of the dead is hard to verify. Associate editor of The Spectator Owen Matthews told GB News: "Nobody knows and we won't know until long after the end of the war."
If Ukrainian intelligence is to be believed, the figures suggest that with more than 1,000 losses per day, the conflict is less than 50 days away from passing the grim milestone of 1 million Russian casualties.
In January, the Biden administration in Washington said that Russia had suffered more than 700,000 casualties, combining both deaths and injuries.
On February 16, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that over 46,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died on the battlefield since February 2022. However, confidential sources cited by the Wall Street Journal in September put the number higher, at around 80,000. Kyiv has pushed back on this estimate.
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More than 1,100 days later, the war has ground into a brutal stalemate, exacting a staggering toll on Russia’s population.
British Defence Intelligence estimates, as of April 14, suggest the Russian Armed Forces have likely suffered up to 920,000 casualties — killed or wounded — since the war began.
Still, the Kremlin shows no signs of backing down. Earlier this week, spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted Russia’s aims “must be achieved,” even as he claimed Moscow would prefer to reach them peacefully.
However, certainty about the number of the dead is hard to verify. Associate editor of The Spectator Owen Matthews told GB News: "Nobody knows and we won't know until long after the end of the war."
If Ukrainian intelligence is to be believed, the figures suggest that with more than 1,000 losses per day, the conflict is less than 50 days away from passing the grim milestone of 1 million Russian casualties.
In January, the Biden administration in Washington said that Russia had suffered more than 700,000 casualties, combining both deaths and injuries.
On February 16, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that over 46,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died on the battlefield since February 2022. However, confidential sources cited by the Wall Street Journal in September put the number higher, at around 80,000. Kyiv has pushed back on this estimate.
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Putin’s war of attrition: Inside the human cost of Russia's relentless war after 1,100 days of bloodshed
GB News has taken a deep dive into the figures and what the colossal losses mean for the people of Russia
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