Ukrainian servicemen fire 'Grad' multiple rocket launcher toward Russian positions, in the Kharkiv Oblast, on May 15, 2024. (Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia has lost around 1,105,490 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. 25.
The number includes 940 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,201 tanks, 23,287 armored fighting vehicles, 62,736 vehicles and fuel tanks, 33,133 artillery systems, 1,501 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,222 air defense systems, 427 airplanes, 345 helicopters, 63,235 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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