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The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Aug. 13 that Russia had lost 253,850 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 last year.
This number includes 560 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 4,298 tanks, 8,335 armored fighting vehicles, 7,543 vehicles and fuel tanks, 5,072 artillery systems, 713 multiple launch rocket systems, 477 air defense systems, 315 airplanes, 313 helicopters, 4,204 drones, and 18 boats.
‘That’s it, it’s death, guys.’ What we know about Russia’s killing of 2 Ukrainian teenagers in occupied Berdiansk
On the evening of June 24, 16-year-olds Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov went for a walk in their hometown of Berdiansk, a Russian-occupied city in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The two got some street food, saw some friends, and discussed how they would celebrate Khanhanov’s 17…
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