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General Staff: Russia has lost 292,060 troops in Ukraine

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The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Oct. 20 that Russia had lost 292,060 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,380 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 5,047 tanks, 9,557 armored fighting vehicles, 9,370 vehicles and fuel tanks, 7,012 artillery systems, 822 multiple launch rocket systems, 548 air defense systems, 320 airplanes, 324 helicopters, 5,326 drones, 20 ships and boats, and one submarine.

The writing is on the wall: Ukrainian archivists collect Russian graffiti as evidence of war crimes
“It is not considered a war crime if you had fun,” reads graffiti left by Russian soldiers in the backroom of a bar in the village of Velyka Komyshuvakha, located in the Izium district of Kharkiv Oblast. Before being liberated, the area was occupied by Russian forces for six months
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