A serviceman of the 48th Separate Artillery Brigade fires the Ukrainian-made 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled artillery system used for combat missions in the Kharkiv direction in Ukraine on February 9, 2026. (Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform/NurPhoto)
Russia has lost around 1,249,380 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 Feb. 11.
The number includes 820 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,661 tanks, 24,020 armored fighting vehicles, 77,734 vehicles and fuel tanks, 37,148 artillery systems, 1,638 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,298 air defense systems, 435 airplanes, 347 helicopters, 130,711 drones, 28 ships and boats, and two submarines.
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The committee was created by order of Lidia Izovitova, head of the association. Izovitova has faced criticism for allegedly being a protégé of pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk. Izovitova's tenure as head of the association ended in 2022, and she has been accused of holding her position illegally.
The International Paralympic Committee barred Ukraine’s Paralympic team from wearing their ceremonial uniform for the upcoming Winter Games, saying the design featuring a map of Ukraine was political, according to National Paralympic Committee President Valerii Sushkevych.
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Speaking at the L’Île Longue naval base in northwestern France — home to the country’s ballistic missile submarines — Macron argued that Europe must assume a more autonomous role in its own defense amid Russia’s war against Ukraine and shifting U.S. strategic priorities.
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Zelensky said Ukraine has seen no signs of a PAC-3 interceptor shortage so far, but warned that a prolonged Middle East war and intense fighting could strain air defense supplies.
