Ukrainian servicemen drive a Soviet-made T-64 tank in Sumy Oblast, near the border with Russia, on Aug. 11, 2024. Photo for illustrative purposes. (Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 600,470 troops since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Aug. 19.
This number includes 1,200 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 8,513 tanks, 16,495 armored fighting vehicles, 23,047 vehicles and fuel tanks, 17,104 artillery systems, 1,165 multiple launch rocket systems, 925 air defense systems, 367 airplanes, 328 helicopters, 13,809 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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