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General Staff: Russia has lost 355,750 troops in Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion

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General Staff: Russia has lost 355,750 troops in Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion
Ukrainian soldiers firing artillery in the direction of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, on Nov. 1, 2023. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Russia has lost 355,750 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Dec. 27.

This number includes 790 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 5,913 tanks, 10,973 armored fighting vehicles, 11,1140 vehicles and fuel tanks, 8,376 artillery systems, 934 multiple-launch rocket systems, 616 air defense systems, 329 airplanes, 324 helicopters, 6,471 drones, 23 ships and boats, and one submarine.

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