Putin's losses in the Ukraine war: Explosive secret document provides concrete figures
Stand:12.10.2025, 11:30 a.m. (Translated from German)
By: Laura May
Secret documents reveal: Putin loses 281,550 soldiers in eight months of Ukraine war – Russia's losses higher than previously assumed.
Moscow – Secret Russian military documents paint a dramatic picture of the losses Moscow is suffering in the Ukraine war. The Ukrainian project "I want to live" published for the first time internal Russian figures on military losses in 2025, which the government in Moscow tried to hide on October 6. The leaked documents reveal frightening statistics: In just 243 days – about eight months – Russia lost a total of 281,550 soldiers. This number includes the killed, wounded, missing and prisoners.
In detail, the data shows that 86,744 Russian soldiers lost their lives, including 1583 officers. Particularly striking: 8633 of those killed were prisoners recruited from penal colonies. Another 33,966 soldiers are missing, with more than a third of them – 11,427 to be exact – also from the prison system.
Losses Russia: Documents document massive losses of Putin's forces
The number of wounded is 158,529, including 6,356 officers and 16,489 former prisoners. In addition, 2311 Russian soldiers were taken prisoner by Ukraine. In addition to the personnel losses, the documents also document massive losses in military equipment: 13,145 pieces of equipment were irretrievably destroyed, while 48,458 are damaged but potentially repairable.
The monthly balance is equally alarming: on average, Russia loses 35,193 soldiers and 7700 pieces of equipment every month, of which 1643 are completely destroyed. These figures provide a detailed insight into the true extent of Russian losses for the first time – information that the Moscow leadership has so far kept strictly under wraps. According to United 24 Media, a striking ratio underlines the lack of medical support on the battlefield: for every Russian soldier killed, there are only 1.3 wounded. Modern armies usually have significantly higher survival rates. |
