Ukrainian soldiers fire BM-21 grad shells as Ukrainian Army conducts an operation to target trenches of Russian forces in Donetsk Oblast, on Aug. 7, 2023. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 1,093,730 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. 13.
The number includes 950 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,181 tanks, 23,267 armored fighting vehicles, 61,512 vehicles and fuel tanks, 32,707 artillery systems, 1,486 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,217 air defense systems, 422 airplanes, 341 helicopters, 58,825 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
Russian forces launched overnight drone attacks targeting critical and energy infrastructure across several Ukrainian regions early on May 2, with strikes reported in Mykolaiv, Kryvyi Rih, and Odesa Oblasts, according to regional authorities and local reports.
The Pentagon announced the troop withdrawal on May 1, following a week of sharp exchanges between U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
"The Slovak side submitted a standard request for an overflight permit, and it was issued without delay," a Czech Foreign Ministry spokesman said on May 1.
The local military administration said 36 aerial targets were detected over the city during the attack, 27 of which were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses.
A government-backed bill, still requiring parliamentary approval, would expand the Estonian military's law-enforcement role in tackling hybrid threats.
In his interview with Russian state-controlled media, Butyagin also thanked the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and other government bodies for their efforts to secure his release.
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