500K RUSSIAN TROOPS KILLED: Ukraine War Reaches Staggering Milestone...

Britain's defense secretary claimed more than 500,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since the invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, according to UK military intelligence assessments. The figure represents a staggering toll on Moscow's forces across nearly three years of fighting and underscores the grinding attrition both sides have endured. Western analysts have consistently reported far higher Russian casualty rates than Ukraine's, though independent verification remains difficult given the fog of war and competing interests in casualty reporting.