Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery in the direction of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, on March 27, 2023. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 519,750 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 June 10.
This number includes 1,190 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 7,879 tanks, 15,144 armored fighting vehicles, 18,618 vehicles and fuel tanks, 13,644 artillery systems, 1,098 multiple launch rocket systems, 837 air defense systems, 358 airplanes, 326 helicopters, 11,010 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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A survey by the Rating Group, conducted on Aug. 21-23, 2025, found that the majority of Ukrainians polled want peace and are open to certain concessions, but only on the condition that their country receives international security guarantees.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in an interview on Aug. 31 that he expects Russia's war in Ukraine to last a long time, as most wars end in military defeat or economic collapse — a scenario he does not foresee for Russia or Ukraine.
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Daria Shulzhenko
