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The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on July 23 that Russia has lost 241,960 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24 last year.
This number includes 630 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 4,151 tanks, 8,105 armored fighting vehicles, 7,172 vehicles and fuel tanks, 4,658 artillery systems, 697 multiple launch rocket systems, 451 air defense systems, 315 airplanes, 310 helicopters, 3,958 drones, and 18 boats.
How Russian soldiers shared evidence of their own war crime
Editor’s note: This story is the first account of the Kyiv Independent’s contributor, Anthony Bartaway, who witnessed Russian shelling targeting volunteers during relief efforts following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam and the ensuing devastating flooding in Kherson Oblast. After Russian force…


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