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Russia has lost 496,370 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 22.
This number includes 1,300 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 7,611 tanks, 14,721 armored fighting vehicles,17,442vehicles and fuel tanks, 12,820 artillery systems, 1,077 multiple launch rocket systems, 812 air defense systems, 354 airplanes, 326 helicopters, 10,346 drones, 27 ships and boats, and one submarine.
12 never-before-seen photos from Azovstal defense
The defense of the Azovstal steel plant, Ukraine’s last stronghold during the Russian siege of Mariupol in the spring of 2022, remains one of the most heroic operations carried out by the Ukrainian soldiers to date. The plant was under constant Russian bombardment for nearly two months, and those s…
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