Russian casualties in the Ukraine war have passed the grim milestone of 1 million since the beginning of its invasion in February 2022.
The war, which has been raging on for three years, has now seen 1,000,340 Russian soldiers die.
The Ukrainian Government does not provide a total number of its soldiers who have been killed, but President Volodymyr Zelensky said in February 2025 that over 45,000 Ukrainian troops had died and another 390,000 had been injured.
Ukraine claims to have taken out over 50,000 vehicles and fuel tanks from Russia, as well as over 40,000 UAVs.
The Defence of Ukraine posted figures showing the 'losses of Russian occupiers in Ukraine'
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Defence analyst, Stuart Crawford, told GB News: "A million casualties seems an extraordinary price to pay for the limited successes Putin's armies have had in Ukraine since February 2022.
"But we may be looking at this butcher's bill through Western eyes. For us, the capital of war is machines and munitions; for the Russians, it is people, and always has been throughout history."
Despite Russia and Ukraine entering peace talks, exchanging prisoners of war and returning the bodies of soldiers, violence continues to rage on between the two countries.
One person was killed and 23 were injured on Wednesday following strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia launched a record 479 drones on Sunday. Mayor of Rivne, Oleksandr Tretyak, described it as "the largest attack" on his region.
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Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to call for a "400 per cent increase" in the alliance's air and missile defence capabilities in response to threats from Moscow.
The war, which was originally meant to be a three-day "special military operation", has now gone on for 1,204 days, with minimal progress being made on peace talks.
Zelensky stated that Russia is attempting to delay peace negotiations to avoid tougher US sanctions.
The Ukrainian President claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin's strategy is to show that both sides are talking to each other, but if sanctions are imposed, "there will be no more talks".
US President Donald Trump said: "I'm very disappointed in Russia, but I'm disappointed with Ukraine also because I think deals could have been made."
Zelensky claimed Russia is attempting to delay peace negotiations
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In the latest round of peace talks, a document seen by Reuters suggested Ukraine wants a 30-day ceasefire, the release of all prisoners of war, negotiations involving the US and Europe and a meeting with Putin and Zelensky.
The document added that Ukraine will demand reparations and no curbs on its military.
It added that any territory taken by Russia will not be recognised internationally.
These territorial gains stem back to February 2014, meaning Crimea will not be recognised as Russian on the international stage.
The document notes that Putin and Zelensky will meet at the final stages of the agreement to confirm the peace deal.
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