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General Staff: Russia has lost 426,870 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

by The Kyiv Independent news desk March 13, 2024 8:02 AM 1 min read
A Ukrainian soldier of the 35th Marine Brigade next to a destroyed Russian tank in the counteroffensive in the direction of Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast, July 13, 2023. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Russia has lost 426,870 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 13.

This number includes 980 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 6,752 tanks, 12,921 armored fighting vehicles, 13,932 vehicles and fuel tanks, 10,554 artillery systems, 1,017 multiple launch rocket systems, 715 air defense systems, 347 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 8,205 drones, 26 ships and boats, and one submarine.

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