Such data was provided by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (GUR MO) on Thursday, 18 August.
As noted, a labor shortage already exists at Russian enterprises, and the number of students at vocational education institutions has decreased.
“The most depressing demographic trends are recorded in the Far Eastern regions of the aggressor state, from where Moscow has scooped up most of the men and sent them for disposal in the criminal war against Ukraine,” the GUR emphasized.
The intelligence community emphasised that the Russian occupation forces lost over a million soldiers killed and wounded on the battlefield. Most of them were young men aged 20 to 35.
In an attempt to slow down the demographic and economic crisis, Russian officials are calling for a more active involvement of migrant workers. They are also being actively recruited to participate in the war against Ukraine, the GUR said.
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According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of the morning of 18 September, Russian troops lost 930 occupiers over the past 24 hours.
Total enemy combat losses from 24 February 2022 to 16 September 2025 are about 1,098,380 people.
On 12 August, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the total losses of the Russian army in manpower were three times higher than those of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
On 31 August, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky stated that since the beginning of 2025, Russian troops have lost more than 290,000 killed and seriously wounded along the entire front line.
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