Swedish-made Archer howitzer, operated by Ukrainian members of the 45th Artillery Brigade, fires toward Russian positions in Donetsk Oblast on Jan. 20, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images) #foroleksii
Russia has lost 714,380 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. 13.
This number includes 1,770 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,300 tanks, 18,896 armored fighting vehicles, 28,966 vehicles and fuel tanks, 20,408 artillery systems, 1,249 multiple launch rocket systems, 996 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 18,798 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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The Financial Times identified 7 million square meters of new industrial development after tracking changes at 150 facilities across 37 companies, namely those associated with ammunition and missile production.
Ukrainian defense company Frontline partnered with Estonian manufacturer Milrem Robotics to integrate weapon systems with unmanned ground vehicles, conducting successful test firings of equipment in Ukraine, Frontline announced.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 48 Shahed-type strike drones and decoys overnight, as well as four Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, the Air Force reported.
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.
Kateryna Hodunova
