Ukrainian soldiers launch an attack from their artillery position in the direction of Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on 31 Aug. 2025. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Russia has lost around 1,094,610 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. 14.
The number includes 880 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,184 tanks, 23,267 armored fighting vehicles, 61,614 vehicles and fuel tanks, 32,749 artillery systems, 1,487 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,217 air defense systems, 422 airplanes, 341 helicopters, 59,086 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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