Ukrainian soldiers drive a tank amid the Russia-Ukraine war on the front line of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on March 29, 2023. (Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 520,850 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 11.
This number includes 1,100 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 7,902 tanks, 15,176 armored fighting vehicles, 18,676 vehicles and fuel tanks, 13,690 artillery systems, 1,099 multiple launch rocket systems, 842 air defense systems, 359 airplanes, 326 helicopters, 11,023 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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The Kyiv Independent news desk
