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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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported explosions and urged residents to take shelter as Russia launched groups of drones at the capital late in the evening of May 2.
Relatives of allegedly trafficked individuals reported that their loved ones received misleading job offers along with promises of financial rewards. But once in Russia, they were forced into combat operations.
The Pentagon announced the troop withdrawal on May 1, following a week of sharp exchanges between U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
In Kharkiv, an overnight Russian drone attack hit an apartment block, injuring two men and a woman, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Synehubov reported on May 2.
Several sources told the Financial Times that the United States has informed the United Kingdom, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia that there will be long delays, with two sources also mentioning possible delays to Asia.
Russian forces launched overnight drone attacks targeting critical and energy infrastructure across several Ukrainian regions early on May 2, with strikes reported in Mykolaiv, Kryvyi Rih, and Odesa Oblasts, according to regional authorities and local reports.
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