“Mediazona” estimates the number of Russian soldiers who have died since the start of the war at 111,387
Independent Russian media Mediazona,, In collaboration with the Russian BBC service and a team of volunteers, figures the number of Russian soldiers killed since the start of the war in Ukraine at 111,387, dated June 6. The media declares to rely on social networks, regional media articles and publication of government websites for its census.
As for Ukrainian losses, based on historical rates and available data, Mediazona estimates that for each soldier killed, there are 1 to 2 injured. Thus, the total number of Ukrainian losses (killed and injured) could be more than 200,000.
However, according to a study From the American think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS, Washington), published in early June, the war in Ukraine would have killed around 1 million people or injured among Russian soldiers and 400,000 on the Ukrainian side, bringing the total for 1.4 million dead and injured. According to the study, 250,000 Russian soldiers and between 60,000 to 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, making this war one of the deadliest since the Second World War in Russian or Soviet territory.
Since the start of the conflict, no human assessment has been communicated by Moscow. According to a confidential estimate of Ukrainian military circles, reported in September 2024 by the Wall Street Journalthe dead among the forces of kyiv would have been, since February 2022, at around 80,000 (for 400,000 injured).
Source: Lemonde