Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia in Sumy region, Ukraine on Aug. 14, 2024. The word written on the tank reads "Bun" (bread roll). (Roman PILIPEY / AFP via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 684,280 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. 24.
This number includes 1,240 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,090 tanks, 18,254 armored fighting vehicles, 27,286 vehicles and fuel tanks, 19,719 artillery systems, 1,236 multiple launch rocket systems, 981 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 17,597 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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The report comes amid speculation that the President's Office was allegedly preparing to retaliate against Klymenko and Arakhamia over their independent stances on a large-scale corruption scandal at state nuclear power monopoly Energoatom.
Ukraine remains ready for peace talks with Russia but will never legally recognize the Russian occupation or accept restrictions on its army size or alliances, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said.
"I think we all recognize that part of getting a final end to this war will require for Ukraine to feel that it is safe and it is never going to be invaded or attacked again," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
There are no plans for President Volodymyr Zelensky's next visit to the U.S. so far, but no options are off the table, the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington told the Kyiv Independent on Nov. 24.
Kyiv's European partners reportedly pitched the plan as a counter-proposal to a 28-point document backed by the Trump administration, which was criticized for heavily favoring Russia.
Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Kharkiv on the evening of Nov. 23, killing at least four people and injuring at least 13, regional officials said.
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