A Ukrainian infantryman keeps watch in the trenches on the front line, in the direction of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, where clashes between Russia and Ukraine continue to take place. Jan. 19, 2024. (Ignacio Marin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 376,030 troops in Ukraine since the beginningof its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Jan. 21.
This number includes 760 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 6,181 tanks, 11,466 armored fighting vehicles, 11,862 vehicles and fuel tanks, 8,875 artillery systems, 968 multiple-launch rocket systems, 655 air defense systems, 331 airplanes, 324 helicopters, 6,936 drones, 23 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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The closure came after several days of sustained attacks by drones and artillery, targeting the halls and equipment of the plant, according to regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin.
According to the military, the man refused to present his documents, acted aggressively, and eventually stabbed the officer in the groin, causing a critical bleed.
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