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Russia has lost 668,930 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. 13.
This number includes 1,300 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 8,971 tanks, 17,876 armored fighting vehicles, 26,584 vehicles and fuel tanks, 19,410 artillery systems, 1,231 multiple launch rocket systems, 978 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 16,992 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
Kyiv Independent’s ‘He Came Back’ documentary wins Best Film award at Prague film festival
The Kyiv Independent’s investigative documentary “He Came Back,” which uncovers sexual crimes committed during the Russian occupation of Kyiv and Kherson oblasts in early 2022, won the Best Film award at the Press Play Prague film festival on Oct. 12.
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