Ukrainian soldiers on the front line take part in medical training in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Jan. 14, 2024. Photo for illustrative purposes. (Ignacio Marin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 397,080 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 Feb. 13.
This number includes 1,090 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 6,424 tanks, 12,004 armored fighting vehicles, 12,623 vehicles and fuel tanks, 9,500 artillery systems, 981 multiple launch rocket systems, 667 air defense systems, 332 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 7,332 drones, and 24 boats.
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Earlier on Jan. 1, Volodymyr Saldo, a Ukrainian politician turned top Russian proxy head of Russian-occupied parts of Kherson Oblast, accused Kyiv of launching three drones at a hotel and a cafe on the Black Sea coast. Saldo claimed that the alleged New Year drone strike on the village of Khorly killed 24 people, including a child, and wounded more than 50.
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Ukraine formally joined the European Union's single roaming zone on Jan. 1, allowing Ukrainian citizens to use their mobile phone service across the European bloc without incurring additional charges.
Patriot is one of the world's most advanced air defense systems, capable of intercepting aircraft as well as cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles.
