(KYIV) – Russian forces have suffered approximately 1,256,080 personnel losses since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, according to the latest figures released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On 17 February 2026, the Russian military lost 740 soldiers and 1,851 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a single day of fighting. This high rate of attrition follows reports from January indicating that Russian monthly casualties, exceeding 31,700, have begun to outpace the Kremlin’s…