Ukrainian soldiers fire at the positions of Russian troops in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025. (Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Russia has lost around 1,120,510 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 Oct. 10.
The number includes 1,120 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,246 tanks, 23,339 armored fighting vehicles, 63,775 vehicles and fuel tanks, 33,547 artillery systems, 1,517 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,225 air defense systems, 427 airplanes, 346 helicopters, 68,547 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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