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General Staff: Russia has lost 590,920 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

by The Kyiv Independent news desk August 11, 2024 9:40 AM 1 min read
A view of a destroyed Russian tank during Russia's war against Ukraine at the Dovhenke village located between Izium and Sloviansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on June 22, 2023. (Wojciech Grzedzinski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Russia has lost 590,920 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 Aug. 11.

This number includes 1,220 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 8,447 tanks, 16,363 armored fighting vehicles, 22,524 vehicles and fuel tanks, 16,663 artillery systems, 1,143 multiple launch rocket systems, 918 air defense systems, 366 airplanes, 328 helicopters, 13,399 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.

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