Ukrainian soldiers service their tanks in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, on Aug. 8, 2025. (Fermin Torrano/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 1,089,060 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 Sept. 8.
The number includes 910 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,168 tanks, 23,258 armored fighting vehicles, 61,135 vehicles and fuel tanks, 32,545 artillery systems, 1,481 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,217 air defense systems, 422 airplanes, 341 helicopters, 57,278 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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