Pentagon Puts Russian Casualties in Ukraine War at 600,000

The latest estimates come as Russian forces advanced on towns in the eastern Donetsk region.

Russian army soldiers march during an action in support for the soldiers involved in the military operation in Ukraine, at the Mamaev Kurgan, a World War II memorial in Volgograd, Russia, on July 11, 2022. Alexandr Kulikov/AP Photo

Russia has suffered more than 600,000 casualties since its military forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, according to a senior Defense Department official.

The latest figure was provided by one of at least two U.S. officials granted anonymity to brief reporters on Oct. 9 at the Pentagon on the course of the war.