Finland’s President Says Russia Is Losing 8 Soldiers for Every Ukrainian Killed

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Ukraine’s military position now looks stronger than at any point since Russia launched its full-scale war, pointing to a sharply unfavorable casualty ratio for Moscow, Finnish broadcaster Yle reported on May 24.

According to Stubb, Ukraine’s war effort has moved through distinct phases: survival at the beginning, resilience in the following years, and now a phase where battlefield attrition is increasingly working in Kyiv’s favor.

“The first year of this war was a struggle for survival for Ukraine. Then came three years of resilience. Now it is pure mathematics,” Stubb said.

The Finnish president said Russia is currently losing eight soldiers for every one Ukrainian soldier killed.

According to Stubb, that ratio, combined with declining public support for the war inside Russia, means Ukraine now holds the advantage.

“In addition, the popularity of the war in Russia is declining, which means Ukraine currently has the upper hand,” he said.

Stubb’s comments come as Ukraine continues to inflict heavy losses on Russian forces across the front while Moscow relies on repeated infantry assaults, artillery, drones, and glide bombs to sustain pressure in eastern and southern Ukraine.

Stubb previously said Russia suffered significantly higher battlefield losses than Ukraine in recent months, with casualty figures reportedly running at roughly four times those of Ukrainian forces.

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