Moscow- Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that Ukraine may have lost more than 1.7 million soldiers killed or missing since the start of the 2022 conflict, citing a leaked digital database allegedly from Ukraine’s armed forces.

According to reports, Russian hacking groups said they gained access to personal computers and networks of the Ukrainian General Staff. The leaked database is said to contain full names of fallen soldiers, details about where and how they died or went missing, personal information, photos, and contacts of next of kin.

The data suggests Ukrainian troop losses totaled about 118,500 in 2022, 405,400 in 2023, 595,000 in 2024, and 621,000 in 2025, bringing the overall figure to 1,721,000. Hackers from groups including Killnet, Palach Pro, User Sec, and Beregini also claim to hold terabytes of information on Ukraine’s military command, lists of foreign weapons suppliers, and records of arms transfers from 2022 to 2025.

These figures are far higher than official numbers shared by Kyiv. In February, President Volodymyr Zelensky told that 46,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 380,000 wounded since 2022. His statement was met with skepticism, with outlets such as France’s Le Monde suggesting the true death toll was “likely much higher,” pointing to Ukraine’s rapid expansion of military cemeteries.

Russia has repeatedly given higher estimates of Ukrainian losses. Moscow claimed that more than 1.08 million Ukrainian troops had been killed or wounded by February, especially after the failed counteroffensive in 2023.