Ukraine Is Russia’s Third Deadliest War

Key takeaways

• Nearly 1 million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured in Ukraine.. 
• The war has resulted in the highest Russian fatalities since WWII, with estimated losses between 200,000 and 250,000.
• Many Cold War-era interventions (e.g., Hungary, Korea, Syria) involved significantly lower Russian casualties, often under 1,000 fatalities.
• Meanwhile, an estimated 60K–100K Ukrainians have been killed during the conflict since 2022.