Medics evacuate a wounded soldier who tripped a petal mine as evacuation takes place in darkness in the middle of a damaged forest on Jan. 27, 2024 around Kupiansk, Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)
Russia has lost 422,310 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 8.
This number includes 880 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 6,706 tanks, 12,798 armored fighting vehicles, 13,598 vehicles and fuel tanks, 10,375 artillery systems, 1,011 multiple launch rocket systems, 704 air defense systems, 347 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 7,963 drones, 26 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Ukraine continues to work "very closely" with U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk's team on the next "important steps."
Ukrainian forces downed 76 out of the 90 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Fourteen drones struck nine different locations, according to the statement.
Polish authorities temporarily closed the airspace along the northern part of Poland's border with Belarus overnight on Jan. 30-31 after unidentified objects — believed to be Belarusian smuggling balloons — were detected in the region.
Russian Envoy Kirill Dmitriev held "productive and constructive meetings" with U.S. officials in Miami, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Jan. 31.
Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin's threat comes a few days after Ukrainian, Russian, and U.S. officials held the latest round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 23-24.
The Air Force said on Jan. 31 that Russia launched 85 drones against Ukraine overnight, of which 55 were Shahed-type drones. It said that it had downed 64 drones in the north, south, and east of the country.
Ukraine says it is working with SpaceX to stop Russian drones from using Starlink, after reports that satellite-connected UAVs are extending their range to strike deeper into Ukrainian territory.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary traveled to Russia on Jan. 30 for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington.
Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev will meet with members of the Trump administration in Florida on Jan. 31, a White House official confirmed to the Kyiv Independent on Jan. 30.
