Ukrainian paratrooper Andriy (L), 47, and comrades wait for transport along the road in Chasiv Yar on January 28, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 475,300 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 May 6.
This number includes 1,040 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 7,380 tanks, 14,213 armored fighting vehicles, 16,477 vehicles and fuel tanks, 12,250 artillery systems, 1,057 multiple launch rocket systems, 791 air defense systems, 349 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 9,683 drones, 26 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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Alexander Khrebet
