A view of destroyed Russian armored vehicles and tanks after Russian forces withdrew from the town of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Oct. 5, 2022. (Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 699,090 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 Nov. 3.
This number includes 1,410 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,182 tanks, 18,523 troop-carrying armored fighting vehicles, 28,160 vehicles and fuel tanks, 20,086 artillery systems, 1,244 multiple launch rocket systems, 994 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 18,187 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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Martin Fornusek
