450,000 to 500,000 loss of Russian troops in Ukraine war.

[applegrove]

Unbearable. Ukraine has lost a third of that. CNN

[oasis]

1. Putin's Folly!

[BigmanPigman]

2. Wow!!! That's a lot. GOOD!

[Bayard]

3. Ukraine's leader actually cares about the troops

Russian leader--troops are cannon fodder.

[ananda]

7. Russia has always treated its people as expendable...

not just the troops.

[Crunchy Frog]

4. It's Putin's Temu Great Patriotic War!

[GoCubsGo]

5. And, at least as many wounded.

Reports have total Russian casualties at 1.2-1.4 million. I'm assuming that includes the cannon fodder they got from North Korea and various African countries.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Today's losses

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 5, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) 2026-07-05T08:02:51.889Z

[applegrove]

8. That 1,409,630 number includes injuries.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. Correct

The number of fatalities is probably less than half that number