Soldiers of the artillery crew of the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade named after Hetman Danylo Apostol stand by the FH70 howitzer under the falling snow in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, on Feb. 21, 2025. (Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform via Getty Images)
Russia has lost around 1,211,530 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Jan. 4.
The number includes 900 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day, the General Staff said.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,499 tanks, 23,855 armored fighting vehicles, 72,776 vehicles and fuel tanks, 35,756 artillery systems, 1,590 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,268 air defense systems, 434 airplanes, 347 helicopters, 99,860 drones, 28 ships and boats, and two submarines.
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The Energia factory in Lipetsk Oblast produces components for Russian missiles and drones, including batteries for the Iskander ballistic missile system and cruise missiles.
Kyiv is ready for "both options," Zelensky said: the diplomatic track, or ongoing active defense against Russia. "Ukraine will never surrender," he said.
Deineko has been appointed as an adviser to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. A permanent replacement to lead the State Border Guard Service will be named shortly, Zelensky said.
NIS, one of the few remaining Russian energy assets operating in Europe, was sanctioned by Washington last January as part of broader efforts to restrict Russian energy exports.
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Russian air defense systems shot down 132 Ukrainian drones overnight on Jan. 3-4, including 11 intercepted over Moscow Oblast, the Russian Defense Ministry has claimed.
Ukrainian forces downed 39 out of the 52 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Thirteen drones struck nine different locations, according to the statement.
