HISTORICAL PRECEDENT: Terrifying FIGURES from the Battlefield in Ukraine Published, More Russians Dying Than Ever Before! "Moscow Desperately Wants to Take Territory"
Russian soldiers in Ukraine are now dying in extremely large numbers, according to Ukrainian officials, which could be one of the deadliest ratios of killed to wounded recorded in modern warfare.
TL;DR
- Ukrainian officials report a recent shift in Russian casualties, with nearly 62% killed and 38% wounded, a ratio of almost 2:1, significantly higher than the 1:2 ratio observed earlier in the war.
- A January 2026 CSIS report estimated nearly 1.2 million total Russian casualties (killed, wounded, missing) from February 2022 to December 2025, with 275,000 to 325,000 killed.
- The high fatality rate is linked to the proliferation of FPV drones, which are estimated to cause 70-80% of Russian losses and make battlefield evacuations perilous.
- Historically, modern warfare has seen a ratio of about one killed to three to five wounded due to advancements in battlefield medicine, a trend now being reversed in Ukraine.
- Russia's offensive tactics, involving pushing troops forward across open terrain, combined with limited evacuation efforts for wounded soldiers, contribute to the escalating mortality rate.