Okay I gotta be honest with you. 15:1 ratio? No way
I'm from Russia and therefore been following this conflict pretty much from the very beginning. Over the past years I've relied on many sources in regards to how this war in unfolding, some of them were strictly pro-RU, some leaning to pro-UA, over past time many sources proved to be unreliable or straightforward spreading misinformation. But some other proved to be sincere and as truthful as possible. Those include war coverage by people who fought on Donbass even back in 2014.
None of the sources ever claimed 15:1 ratio. The most honest estimation by reliable people is accounted for approx. 1:1
Some globalist-funded organizations such as Mediazona counted I think around 125k KIA Russians by 2025 confirmed by names, by that ratio that would be around 1800k KIA Ukrainians? I mean that is just crazy number, Ukrainian army would just collapse with that sort of casualties.
And I didn't even mentioned Shoigu clique corruption drama, which included massive military funding syphoning which resulted in poor preparations for the war. That and also money stolen in Kursk and Belgorod area, money that were dedicated for defense construction (governor shot himself recently).
The only way 15:1 would be possible if Ru army carpet bombed civilians like IDF in Gaza, which doesn't seems to be happening.
Please don't take it as personal attack or whatever, this is just my honest reaction
I tried to ask AI to give me some numbers about estimated KIA Russin soldiers since the start of the specialm military operation in Ukraine, and this is what the result is:r maybe the Russian losses are lower than that, which would also mean that Ukrainian losses are lower, even at a 1:15 ratio of KIA.
Russia has only said that 6000 of its soldiers were killed by September 2022. If this number of KIA in half a year is multiplied by 7, you would get about 40,000 KIA for Russia until now. The actual number may be lower if the first six months were more deadly and less organized than the following years.
40,000 multiplied by 15 corresponds to about 600,000 Ukrainian KIA, or possibly less if the Russian KIA are less.
This seems to be close to what Russia said in December 2024 that Ukraine had about 1 million killed and wounded soldiers.
Verified and Open-Source Estimates (KIA only)
- BBC / Mediazona (independent OSINT): By early 2025, they had verified over 95,000 Russian military deaths (i.e., killed in action), excluding militia from DPR/LPR BBCThe Kyiv IndependentThe Moscow Times. Factoring in underreporting, they estimate the real death toll lies between 138,500 and 200,000, with an additional 21,000–23,500 killed from DPR/LPR militias The Moscow TimesThe InsiderВикипедија.
Ukrainian Government and Western Intelligence (Killed + Wounded)
These figures include not just killed, but also wounded, missing, or captured—not strictly KIA.
- Ukraine’s General Staff: As of January 2025, reported a total of ~818,740 Russian casualties (killed, wounded, captured, missing) The Kyiv Independent.
- UK Ministry of Defence / Western Intelligence: Estimate around 1,000,000 total Russian casualties, with approximately 250,000 killed or missing UK Defence JournalAP NewsGuardian.
- Ukraine General Staff (May 2025 update): Nearly 1,000,000 Russian casualties total euronews.
- New Voice of Ukraine (Aug 2025): Russia suffered about 1,050,000 casualties (killed + wounded) since 2022, including about 260,000 in 2025 alone english.nv.ua.
- Wikipedia summary: Reports estimates of 191,000–269,000 Russian killed by late May 2025 (arrived at through BBC Russia analysis); total killed and wounded estimated at 1,076,070+, with 60,000 missing, according to Ukrainian MoD Википедија+1.
Other Noteworthy Estimates
- Insider / Meduza (Feb 2025): Estimated over 160,000 Russian soldiers killed since February 2022, based on inheritance registry and OSINT data The Insider.
- CSIS / NDTV (June 2025): Projects 250,000 killed, 950,000 total casualties (killed + wounded) www.ndtv.com.
Summary Table
Source / Method Estimated Killed in Action (KIA) Estimate Includes Wounded / Missing? BBC / Mediazona (OSINT) 95,000 verified; likely 138,500–200,000 No, KIA only (plus DPR/LPR militia) Insider / Meduza 160,000+ KIA only Ukrainian General Staff (Jan 2025) — 818,740 total casualties UK MoD / Western Intelligence ~250,000 killed/missing 1,000,000 total casualties Ukraine General Staff (May 2025) — ~1,000,000 total casualties NV Ukraine / UK Intelligence (Aug 2025) — 1,050,000 total casualties CSIS / NDTV (June 2025) 250,000 KIA 950,000 total casualties Wikipedia global summary 191,000–269,000 KIA estimate 1,076,070+ total casualties Takeaway
If you're strictly interested in Russian soldiers killed (KIA):
But if you're including all casualties:
- Conservative verified count: ~95,000 (OSINT)
- Broader independent estimates: 138,500–200,000 KIA
- More expansive projections: 160,000–269,000 KIA (depending on source and method)
- Total Russian losses (killed + wounded + missing) may be approaching or exceeding 1 million, with killed likely around 250,000.
We can’t know the exact number, but based on the figures above, it seems the real count is likely between 100,000 and 200,000.
If we take a midpoint—say 150,000—and apply a 15:1 ratio, that would suggest the Ukrainian side has suffered around 2,250,000 losses, which is an enormous figure. This number probably also includes foreign fighters and mercenaries involved in the conflict.
If any of these numbers are even close to the real numbers, it is a huge loss of lives.