In April 2025, Russian forces lost 36,000 soldiers and 4,800 vehicles in Ukraine. Despite these losses, Moscow continues to strengthen its device for a war that could last a long time.
A war but at what price for Putin? According to expert Konrad Muzyka, the recent victories of Moscow in Ukrainian territory cost, expensive, very expensive.
While the forces of the Kremlin master currently occupy 19 % of the 587,000 square kilometers that make up the Ukrainian territory, Forbes Underlines that Russia only won over 170 km2 in April 2025. A period during which, according to the statistics shared by the Ukrainian staff, 36,000 Russian soldiers died or injured and 4,800 vehicles were lost.
By extrapolating, our colleagues believe that if the Russian army continues to progress at the same rate as last month, it would be necessary to wait until the year 2256 to conquer Ukraine in its entirety. The war would make 101 million victims in the Russian ranks by then. Note that the current population of Russia is around 144 million inhabitants.
-Not enough to undermine Russian optimism. According to General Christopher Cavoli, commander of the United States army forces in Europe, Russia recruits 30,000 soldiers per month. Russian force in Ukraine is growing, not counting months of 600,000 soldiers, or “The highest level since the war and near the double of the initial invasion force of February 2022”.
A long -term war assumed
Record recruitments are “Stimulated by high signature bonuses and speculation on the imminent end of the war”explains Janis Kluge, deputy director of the Eastern Europe Division and Eurasie at the German Institute for International Affairs and Security.
“The Russian economy is on the war footing and will remain so in the near future”analysis Christopher Cavoli, referring to the Russian defense budget which represents “40 % of all public spending, its highest level since the Cold War”.
