Pentagon: Russia suffered more casualties in Ukraine than all other conflicts since WWII combined

The Pentagon on Thursday revealed that Russia has experienced more casualties in its two-year war with Ukraine than it has in all other conflicts since World War II combined.

United States defense officials claimed September was the deadliest month in the war, and Russia has now suffered approximately 600,000 casualties during the two-year span. It has also lost two-thirds of its pre-war tank inventory so far, and 32 naval vessels, according to Fox News.

"Russian losses, both killed and wounded in action, in just the first year of the war exceeded the total of all Soviet losses in any conflict since World War II combined," a U.S. official told reporters in a phone call. "It’s kind of the Russian way of war where they continue to throw mass into the problem, and I think we’ll continue to see high losses."

The unnamed official said Russian President Vladimir Putin has resisted the urge to draft more soldiers into the conflict, because of the consequences it could have on the Russian population. North Korea is also reportedly sending some of its forces to fight the war with Russia, according to South Korea.

"At this point, [Putin] has been able to significantly increase the pay of these voluntary soldiers, and he has been able to continue to field those forces without doing a major mobilization," the official said. "And I think we’re just watching very closely how long that stance can actually be one that he can maintain, and I think it’s an important one for all of us to watch very closely."

The news comes after Ukraine announced it struck a base on Wednesday in Russia that housed almost 400 strike drones. But Russia has made minor gains in the Donetsk region earlier this month.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.