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The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on April 16 that Russia has lost 182,070 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 last year.
This number includes 520 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 3,657 tanks, 7,083 armored fighting vehicles, 5,658 vehicles and fuel tanks, 2,795 artillery systems, 538 multiple launch rocket systems, 284 air defense systems, 308 airplanes, 293 helicopters, 2,339 drones, and 18 boats.
Explainer: What we learned from Pentagon leak and why it matters
A major U.S. intelligence leak exposed very detailed reports about Ukraine and its war effort. The documents detail the strength of Ukraine’s counteroffensive buildup, the U.S.’s doubt that it will go very far, Ukraine’s approaching vulnerability to air attacks, the sad state of the Russian
Igor Kossov
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