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The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on July 8 that Russia has lost 233,440 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 last year.
This number includes 630 casualties Russian forces sustained just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 4,074 tanks, 7,953 armored fighting vehicles, 6,914 vehicles and fuel tanks, 4,346 artillery systems, 661 multiple launch rocket systems, 410 air defense systems, 315 airplanes, 309 helicopters, 3,666 drones, and 18 boats.
‘It’s a lottery’: How Ukraine’s assault brigade counterattacks near Bakhmut
Editor’s note: The Kyiv Independent spent a day with soldiers from the 80th Separate Assault Brigade in June, and the story is comprised of interviews with them about their experience near Bakhmut. The soldiers are identified by their names or callsigns, and their deployment locations are not reveal…
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