Destroyed Russian tanks are lying in a field near the village of Bohorodychne in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Feb. 13, 2024. (Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 743,920 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 Dec. 2.
This number includes 1,790 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,478 tanks, 19,397 armored fighting vehicles, 30,606 vehicles and fuel tanks, 20,953 artillery systems, 1,253 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,019 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 19,886 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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