This aerial photograph shows a destroyed tank in a field outside the town of Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, on Jan. 27, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 689,040 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. 27.
This number includes 1,440 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,113 tanks, 18,355 armored fighting vehicles, 27,560 vehicles and fuel tanks, 19,821 artillery systems, 1,240 multiple launch rocket systems, 984 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 17,799 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) drones on Aug. 11 struck the Orenburg Helium Plant, a key Russian facility lying some 1,200 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent.
"There is no sign that the Russians have received signals to prepare for the post-war situation ... On the contrary, they are moving their troops and forces in such a way as to launch new offensive operations."
The refinery, owned by Rosneft, was damaged in a drone attack on Aug. 10. It is the third Russian refinery this month to suspend production due to Ukrainian strikes.
Russian forces advanced toward the Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway in Donetsk Oblast, seizing positions in nearby settlements to support further offensive operations.
The National Prosecution Authority in Helsinki indicted the captain and two first officers of the Eagle S, a Cook Islands-registered tanker believed to be part of a "shadow fleet" transporting Russian oil in violation of international sanctions.
According to a statement released by the Canadian Prime Minister's Office, the discussion concluded that Ukraine's allies must maintain pressure on Russia to end its aggression and that any peace deal requires a "robust and credible" security guarantee.
The 17-point document affirms mutual recognition of each country’s borders, and both countries agree not to deploy third-party forces along their shared borders.
Olena Goncharova
