One Million Casualties: Russia’s Losses on the Battlefield

June 13, 2025 • 11:00 – 11:30 am EDT

Russian military forces have failed to effectively advance along multiple axes in Ukraine, seized limited territory, lost substantial quantities of equipment relative to Ukraine, and suffered remarkably high rates of fatalities and casualties. 

In this video, CSIS experts Dr. Seth Jones and Riley McCabe breakdown the data and argue that Russia's poor battlefield performance presents several vulnerabilities the U.S. could better exploit.

This event is made possible through the general support of CSIS.

Contact Information

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Seth G. Jones
President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
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Riley McCabe
Associate Fellow, Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program