The purpose of this fake is to demoralize Ukrainians, convince the world of the «exhaustion and inefficiency of the Armed Forces of Ukraine» and weaken its international support.
About this reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation.
"Kremlin-controlled propaganda resources are spreading claims that Russian hackers allegedly hacked the database of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and obtained information about «1.7 million killed and missing Ukrainian soldiers» during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In reality, this is an absolutely absurd fake, as Ukraine has never had a regular army of 1.7 million people in the years of its independence. As of January 2025, according to the words of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the size of the Ukrainian army was 880,000 personnel.
Also, the President of Ukraine reported that the losses of Russian servicemen are three times higher than the losses of Ukrainian soldiers.
According to the data of the General Staff, as of 20.08.2025, Russians have lost 1,072,700 personnel killed and wounded since 24.02.2022, which nullifies the fabricated figures of Russian propagandists regarding Ukraine’s losses," the CCD statement reads.