Ukrainian soldiers of the 71th Brigade fire shells in the direction of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on Feb. 18, 2024. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 416,800 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 March 3.
This number includes 1,160 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 6,640 tanks, 12,639 armored fighting vehicles, 13,332 vehicles and fuel tanks, 10,188 artillery systems, 1,003 multiple launch rocket systems, 696 air defense systems, 347 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 7,843 drones, 25 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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The committee was created by order of Lidia Izovitova, head of the association. Izovitova has faced criticism for allegedly being a protégé of pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk. Izovitova's tenure as head of the association ended in 2022, and she has been accused of holding her position illegally.
