Russia’s mobilization is not keeping up with its battlefield losses - Ukraine's army chief
Photo: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi (Getty Images)
Russian military losses in the full-scale war exceed the pace of mobilization in Russia, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi stated this in an interview with The Times.
"Our main objective is to ensure that the enemy loses more than 1,000 personnel killed or wounded every day, losses so great that they exceed the enemy’s ability to replenish its forces," Syrskyi said.
He stated that the current ratio of killed to wounded Russians on the front line is 3:1. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also noted that, according to Russian data intercepted by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), 62% of Russian losses are killed, and 38% are wounded.
Analyst Janis Kluge calculated that the Kremlin’s military expenditures in the first quarter of 2026 set a new record. In particular, they increased by roughly one-third compared to 2025 and reached about $83.2 billion.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia is losing 30,000–35,000 personnel per month on the front. In some areas of the front, the loss ratio between Ukrainian and Russian forces reaches 1 to 8 in Ukraine’s favor.
British intelligence reported that since the beginning of the war, Russia has lost nearly 500,000 soldiers. In addition, the Russian leadership is suffering setbacks and is being forced to retreat in certain operational directions.
