A soldier from Ukraine's 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade is standing on the outskirts of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southeastern Ukraine, on Feb. 21, 2024. (Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 477,430 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 8.
This number includes 970 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 7,418 tanks, 14,246 armored fighting vehicles, 16,549 vehicles and fuel tanks, 12,317 artillery systems, 1,057 multiple launch rocket systems, 792 air defense systems, 349 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 9,728 drones, 26 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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Search and rescue operations in the western Ukrainian city have entered the third day, with 16 people still missing after a Russian attack, local officials reported on Nov. 21.
The draft reportedly originally proposed an audit of all international aid to Ukraine, but the language was later changed to offer "full amnesty for actions during the war" to all parties involved.
Former Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko is being investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) as part of the Energoatom case, the biggest corruption investigation during Zelensky's presidency.
Ukraine's chief anti-corruption prosecutor Oleksandr Klymenko said on Nov. 13 that his office was investigating allegations that Andriy Synyuk, the deputy chief anti-corruption prosecutor, had leaked information in the Energoatom case.
Washington is pushing Kyiv to approve the framework of the deal by Nov. 27, coinciding with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, one of the sources told Reuters.
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