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General Staff: Russia has lost 296,310 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

by Nate Ostiller October 26, 2023 8:16 AM 1 min read
Destroyed Russian main battle tanks and armored vehicles laying beside a road on May 25, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Oct. 26 that Russia has lost 297,120 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 last year.

This number includes 810 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 5,141 tanks, 9,715 armored fighting vehicles, 9,507 vehicles and fuel tanks, 7,155 artillery systems, 834 multiple launch rocket systems, 556 air defense systems, 320 airplanes, 324 helicopters, 5,389 drones, and 20 boats.

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