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General Staff: Russia has lost 196,310 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

by The Kyiv Independent news desk May 10, 2023 9:06 AM 1 min read
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The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on May 10 that Russia had lost 196,310 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 last year.

This number includes 690 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 3,736 tanks, 7,275 armored fighting vehicles, 5,974 vehicles and fuel tanks, 3,039 artillery systems, 555 multiple launch rocket systems, 308 air defense systems, 308 airplanes, 294 helicopters, 2,624 drones, and 18 boats.

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Reuters: Chinese military officers have been present behind Russian lines with Beijing’s approval.

More than 100 Chinese nationals fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine are acting as mercenaries and do not appear to have direct ties to Beijing, according to two U.S. officials cited by Reuters. However, a former intelligence official told Reuters that Chinese military officers were present behind Russian lines, with Beijing’s approval, to observe and draw tactical lessons from the war.
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