Over the past three years, Russia has seized only 1.45% of Ukraine's territory, while its personnel losses far exceed any claimed gains. Preliminary estimates indicate that up to 1% of Russia's prewar male population of fighting age may have been lost,

President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders said was Russia's full capture of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory, but the Ukrainian military said its forces still held the northern part of the city.

The total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to December 7, 2025, amount to approximately 1,180,870 people, including 1,080 people over the past day.

Ukrainian troops fighting in eastern Ukraine are expressing doubts that a peace proposal currently being negotiated will prevent Russia from attacking their country again.

Col. Gen. Vladimir Chirkin said Moscow's leadership was "unprepared" and misled into thinking 70% of Ukrainians supported Russia.

More than 70,000 women served in Ukraine’s military in 2025, a 20% increase compared with 2022, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 launched more than a military conflict; it thrust Ukraine’s rich and vibrant culture into focus.