The Kremlin lost 500,000 troops: how much is it compared to other wars of the Russian Federation

The focus compared them with other wars that Russia began, as well as gathered the latest data from the US, the United Kingdom, France and the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense. According to official data of the General Staff, the Russian army lost 500 080 personnel. Earlier in Ukraine it was reported that this was about the number of dead.

However, in February 2024, a spokesman for the General Staff Lieutenant Andriy Kovalev explained that it was not only about the dead, but also about the wounded, deserters and other categories of losses. It is unknown whether the proxies of "L/DNR" and mercenaries in the type of PEC "Wagner" are included in the statistics. Below we compare the total losses of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the USSR in Afghanistan and Chechen campaigns.

The US Army Commander in Europe and the NATO Supreme Commander in Europe, General Christopher Cavoli said that the Russian army had lost about 315,000 people killed and wounded (as of April 2024). However, the Russian Federation is restored faster than expected in the Alliance. All the Russian group involved in Ukraine was about 470 thousand people. In early May, French Foreign Minister Stefan Sezhurne stated that the total losses of occupiers in Ukraine were 500,000, of which 150,000 were killed.

The Minister of Armed Forces of the United Kingdom Leo has said that the total losses of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine are about 450 thousand people. Tens of thousands became deserters and were injured. The information is relevant as of April 27, 2024. The Soviet Union conducted many different operations and participated in proxy. One of the known cases is the invasion of Afghanistan, which lasted from 1979 to 1989.

The fighting became one of the main conflicts in the Cold War. The USSR supported the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, and the Mujahides - the USA, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, China, Iran and Arab states. In the course of hostilities, civilians were most affected - about 3 million people, another millions became refugees.

Thus, during the fighting, the Soviet Army, according to analysts, Lester Grau and Ali Ahmad Jalai, lost 14,453 persons permanently: however, there is also an estimate of 26,000 dead. In addition to the dead, about 53 753 Soviet soldiers were injured, 264 were considered missing. The total losses are 55 470 with 14 453 irreversible losses or 80 017, provided that the deaths of the deaths were evaluated. The First Chechen War lasted from December 11 to August 31, 1996.

It was won by Ichkera, and the Russian Federation did not count again with losses. The official assessment of Russians in the first Chechen War is 6,000 dead and missing and almost 18,000 wounded. At the same time, the Russian Committee of Soldiers' Mothers provides other data: more than 11,000 killed and missing persons and up to 25,000 wounded. Russia did not accept the loss of Ichkeria, so in 1999-2000 it conducted a punitive operation and destroyed statehood.

The fighting costs more than 6,000 dead according to official data. Independent grades, in particular Janes, believe that the Russian Federation lost 9-11 thousand killed between 1999 and 2002. The overall assessment of the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers on the loss of the Russian army in both wars is 14,000 killed. In October 2022, the Ukrainian Parliament declared war in Chechnya genocide of the Chechen people. Ichkeria itself is recognized as temporarily occupied by Russia.