A Russian battle tank T-72 drives outside the Russian town of Sudzha on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo for illustrative purposes. (Anatoliy Zhdanov/Kommersant Photo/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 645,150 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. 24.
This number includes 1,400 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 8,800 tanks, 17,292 armored fighting vehicles, 25,175 vehicles and fuel tanks, 18,475 artillery systems, 1,198 multiple launch rocket systems, 952 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 328 helicopters, 15,764 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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Asami Terajima
