Russia has suffered its highest number of losses in a single day since its unlawful invasion of Ukraine began, reaching 2,980, Ukraine has claimed. Ukraine’s General Staff said that on Sunday, Russian losses totalled 2,980 personnel, including both dead and wounded. The General Staff also said Russia has lost 1,611,600 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of the war on 24 February 2022.
In its report, the General Staff claimed Russia has also lost a total of 12,465 tanks, 25,696 armoured combat vehicles, 173,013 vehicles and fuel tanks, 52,158 artillery systems, 2,266 multiple-launch rocket systems, 1,754 air defence systems, 452 aircraft, 356 helicopters, 3,117 unmanned ground vehicles, 35 ships and boats, and two submarines.
Ukrainian authorities also said that the daily record for Russian troops killed or wounded in drone operations is 801. The Independent Western think tank, however, reported that the Russian casualties significantly surpass Ukraine’s losses, with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimating the ratio to be “roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1.” Neither Russia nor Ukraine disclose their war casualties on a regular basis.
Back in February, the Kyiv Independent said that President Volodymyr Zelensky told France TV that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the beginning of the Russian invasion. This was in addition to significant numbers who are missing in action.
Ukrainian losses were not disclosed by the General Staff, which said this was not possible due to operational secrecy, the Kyiv Independent reported. Think tank CSIS estimated that Ukraine had likely suffered between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties up to December 2025, of which between 100,000 and 140,000 are thought to have been killed, Newsweek reports.
This comes amid reports Britain is preparing to host Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky for a state visit in 2027.
The event would aim to project solidarity with Ukraine in what will be the fifth year of its war against Russia.
According to the Financial Times, which first reported that the Government is considering the visit, the timing is yet to be decided.
But it would likely not coincide with the G20 summit in Manchester next November, to which Mr Zelensky is also invited. Government officials said the visit was not yet finalised, but is expected to take place.
