Ukrainian troops fire at Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Aug. 14, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Photo by Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 616,300 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 Sep. 1.
This number includes 1,350 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 8,592 tanks, 16,760 armored fighting vehicles, 23,881 vehicles and fuel tanks, 17,636 artillery systems, 1,176 multiple launch rocket systems, 940 air defense systems, 368 airplanes, 328 helicopters, 14,507 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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