russia has likely sustained approximately 236,000 casualties (killed and wounded) in the war so far in 2025, and 1,022,460 casualties since launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to UK Defense Intelligence.
The average daily russian casualties during June 2025 was approximately 1,080, and totalled 32,000 over the course of the month, according to the General Staff of Ukraine. Russian casualty rates have moderately decreased month on month since March 2025, with June's average daily rate the lowest reported since April 2024.
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Previous years of the war have seen some moderate decreases in russian casualty rates with the onset of summer, with improving weather likely contributing to increasing casualty survivability. The moderate decreases in russian casualty rates have occurred at the same time as russian attacks across the frontline have continued at a high level and russia has made steady advances in the Donbas.
As Defense Express previously reported, on July 1, 2025, russia's former Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was convicted on charges of embezzlement and money laundering and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Prior to his arrest in April 2024, Timur Ivanov had been responsible for significant military construction and procurement projects, including rebuilding in illegally occupied Ukrainian territories.
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