Soldiers prepare a cannon to fire and load it with shells as Ukrainian forces with the 117th territorial defense brigade operate an artillery position in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, on June 19, 2025. (Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images)
Russia has lost 1,073,530 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. 21.
The number includes 830 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,120 tanks, 23,157 armored fighting vehicles, 59,316 vehicles and fuel tanks, 31,789 artillery systems, 1,471 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,209 air defense systems, 422 airplanes, 340 helicopters, 52,469 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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