Ukrainian soldiers operate a 2S1 Gvozdika ("Carnation") self-propelled howitzer in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, on April 27, 2024. Photo for illustrative purposes. (Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 666,340 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 Oct. 11.
This number includes 1,140 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 8,953 tanks, 17,800 armored fighting vehicles, 26,398 vehicles and fuel tanks, 19,322 artillery systems, 1,229 multiple launch rocket systems, 976 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 16,837 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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Ukraine and Greece have agreed on a new route for gas supplies, among other deals on financing gas imports, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Nov. 16.
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As a result of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, the two sides have agreed to move forward with the Istanbul agreements and carry out the release of 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov said on Telegram on Nov. 15.
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