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Russia has lost 419,020 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 5.
This number includes 1,070 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 6,657 tanks, 12,688 armored fighting vehicles, 13,423 vehicles and fuel tanks, 10,258 artillery systems, 1,007 multiple launch rocket systems, 700 air defense systems, 347 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 7,863 drones, 25 ships and boats, and one submarine.
Ukraine destroyed 13 Russian military aircraft in 2 weeks. How?
Ukraine reported the downing of 13 Russian warplanes within the last two weeks, among the highest Russian Air Force losses since the early days of the full-scale invasion. This list includes 10 Su-34 fighter bombers, two Su-35 fighter jets, and one more rare A-50 military spy plane. Another A-50 ai…
Kateryna Denisova
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