The figures make grim reading for Vladimir Putin(Image: 2025 Contributor#8523328)Vladimir Putin has reached a sobering landmark following Ukraine’s confirmation that Russia has suffered close to 300,000 military casualties during this year’s continued invasion attempt.
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi verified these statistics through a social media statement on Wednesday. He declared: “The Russian army’s losses since the beginning of the year have already reached almost 300 thousand (299,210) people.”
The Kremlin consistently refuses to release casualty data publicly, though intelligence suggests Russian military fatalities are approximately three times greater than Ukraine’s.
Intelligence reports indicate that since Russia’s invasion commenced in February 2022 – over three years past – Putin’s forces have suffered casualties exceeding one million personnel, with roughly 30% of these losses occurring within the previous nine months, based on Ukrainian assessments.
Western intelligence agencies have broadly corroborated these statistics, with Britain confirming the death toll exceeded seven figures by August, reports the Daily Record.
Nevertheless, despite these substantial losses, Russia maintains its determination to subjugate Ukraine, including complete dominance over regions such as Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
Recent American intelligence reports suggest Putin purportedly informed the White House of his intentions to seize Ukraine’s eastern Donbas territory before 2025 concludes – although current data indicates Russia has managed to capture less than 1% of Ukrainian territory since hostilities commenced. This follows the Russian leader’s warning that he would strike NATO forces if they were sent to Ukraine.
The threat emerges amid talks between President Donald Trump and Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’, with French President Emmanuel Macron disclosing that 26 countries had pledged soldiers in the event of a ceasefire, seeking to guarantee enduring peace.
Putin has rejected this suggestion, stressing his warning would become effective instantly should NATO troops be stationed there, though there’s no indication the alliance intends such deployment.
Russian forces(Image: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE REPUBLIC OF)A truce deal continues to prove elusive, even despite Trump’s diplomatic initiatives including discussions with Putin, Zelensky, and numerous European and NATO officials in Washington last month.
Trump vowed repeatedly throughout his campaign – on over 50 occasions – that he would conclude the Russia-Ukraine war on his inaugural day returning to the White House.
Regarding the 26 countries Macron claimed would supply forces “by land, sea or air”, none were identified, although both Britain and France have led the coalition.
The French leader emphasised any deployment would seek to prevent “any new major aggression” rather than participating in frontline fighting.
Ukraine’s Zelensky has shown appreciation for European partners’ endeavours, whilst the US keeps quiet about its degree of participation.