Artillerymen of the 15th National Guard Brigade operate a Msta-B towed howitzer on Sept. 9, 2024, near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. (Francis Farrell/The Kyiv Independent)
Russia has lost 705,880 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. 8.
This number includes 1,580 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,233 tanks, 18,661 armored fighting vehicles, 28,495 vehicles and fuel tanks, 20,226 artillery systems, 1,245 multiple launch rocket systems, 996 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 18,526 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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The bill follows Zelensky's decision on July 22 to sign a bill that effectively destroyed the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO).
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"We see what people expect from state institutions — ensured justice and the effective functioning of each institution," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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