News Feed

General Staff: Russia has lost 607,680 troops since Feb. 24, 2022

1 min read
General Staff: Russia has lost 607,680 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
Soldiers of the Adam Group operate an FPV (first-person-view) drone at front-line positions in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 3, 2023. (Photo: Francis Farrell/Kyiv Independent)

Russia has lost 607,680 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. 25.

This number includes 1,190 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 8,547 tanks, 16,631 armored fighting vehicles, 23,475 vehicles and fuel tanks, 17,396 artillery systems, 1,171 multiple launch rocket systems, 936 air defense systems, 367 airplanes, 328 helicopters, 14,095 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.

How Ukraine’s military has changed since it last paraded through the streets of Kyiv
On Aug. 24, 2021, Ukraine’s military finest paraded through the streets of Kyiv in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the country’s Independence Day. It would be the last time such an event was held, with Russia’s full-scale invasion meaning everything on display would be put to the test, with
Article image
Avatar
The Kyiv Independent news desk

We are the news team of the Kyiv Independent. We are here to make sure our readers get quick, essential updates about the events in Ukraine. Feel free to contact us via email with feedback and news alerts.

Read more
News Feed

The project would involve Romanian investment in a local factory, likely in Brasov, where Ukrainian and Romanian teams would collaborate on manufacturing drones based on Ukrainian designs developed through wartime experience.

Show More