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General Staff: Russia has lost 643,750 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

by The Kyiv Independent news desk September 23, 2024 8:07 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 643,750 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 Sept. 23.

This number includes 1,330 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 8,784 tanks, 17,252 armored fighting vehicles, 25,102 vehicles and fuel tanks, 18,414 artillery systems, 1,197 multiple launch rocket systems, 949 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 328 helicopters, 15,699 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.

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