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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,062,290 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,062,290 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Ukrainian tank crew members service a captured T-80 tank following battles with Russian forces in the Kostiantynivka district, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on April 27, 2025. (Jose Colon / Anadolu via Getty Images)

Russia has lost around 1,062,290 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Aug. 9.

The number includes 940 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,088 tanks, 23,103 armored fighting vehicles, 57,856 vehicles and fuel tanks, 31,273 artillery systems, 1,456 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,204 air defense systems, 421 airplanes, 340 helicopters, 50,315 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a sweeping proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine during a meeting with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, offering a halt in hostilities in exchange for Ukraine’s eastern regions, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Aug. 8, citing European and Ukrainian officials.
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