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General Staff: Russia has lost 618,960 troops since Feb. 24, 2022

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General Staff: Russia has lost 618,960 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
Ukrainian troops fire at Russian positions near the city of Bakhmut on Aug. 14, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Photo for illustrative purposes. (Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Russia has lost 618,960 troops since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Sep. 3.

This number includes 1,360 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 8,611 tanks, 16,821 armored fighting vehicles, 23,972 vehicles and fuel tanks, 17,664 artillery systems, 1,177 multiple launch rocket systems, 940 air defense systems, 368 airplanes, 328 helicopters, 14,573 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.

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