Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost approximately 1.3 million people, including about 350,000 killed. This was announced on February 11 by a senior NATO official during a briefing at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels.

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According to the official, in 2025 alone, the Russian army lost nearly 400,000 people killed and wounded. NATO noted the unusually high ratio of killed to wounded among Russian military personnel.

The alliance representative described the proportion of killed as "disproportionately high" and linked it to the characteristics of combat operations—widespread use of drones, low levels of medical care on the battlefield, and tactics involving significant human losses.

The official did not provide comparable data on Ukrainian army losses but noted that over 2.2 million people have been killed or wounded in the conflict overall.

According to NATO estimates, there are currently about 700,000 Russian military personnel and about 400,000 Ukrainian military personnel on the front line.

"Seven to four is certainly not the best ratio, but it is far from the traditional three to one needed for a major offensive," stated the alliance representative.

He also acknowledged that Ukraine faces challenges in mobilization and personnel retention, while Russia still has large human resources.

Another senior official reported that Russian forces took over 20 months to advance less than 50 kilometers—from Bakhmut to Pokrovsk. According to him, this amounts to less than 100 meters per day with losses of about 300,000 people killed and wounded.

NATO does not expect a collapse of the front line in the Donetsk region for at least the next year and a half. The alliance representative clarified that this does not imply a forecast of Russia capturing these territories within that timeframe but reflects the limitations of longer-term forecasting.

Source: https://kun.uz/ru/news/2026/02/12/v-nato-otsenili-poteri-rossii-v-voyne-s-ukrainoy