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Russia has lost 612,390 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. 29.
This number includes 1,200 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 8,571 tanks, 16,699 armored fighting vehicles, 23,706 vehicles and fuel tanks, 17,549 artillery systems, 1,174 multiple launch rocket systems, 939 air defense systems, 368 airplanes, 328 helicopters, 14,369 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
‘The goal should be strategic defeat of Russia’ – Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds
Editor’s note: The transcript of this interview has been edited for clarity. Latvia has been one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters since the start of the all-out war. Sharing a border with both Russia and its ally Belarus, the small Baltic country understands Ukraine’s struggle all too well. As
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