Artillery units of the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Army while they fire at Russian positions with 'Mini Grad' multi-barrel rocket launcher systems stationed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine on Nov. 7, 2023. (Ozge Elif Kizil/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 780,860 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. 26.
This number includes 1,540 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,630 tanks, 19,933 armored fighting vehicles, 32,180 vehicles and fuel tanks, 21,357 artillery systems, 1,256 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,031 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 20,971 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
Tim Zadorozhnyy is the reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in foreign policy, U.S.-Ukraine relations, and political developments across Europe and Russia. Based in Warsaw, he is pursuing studies in International Relations and the European Studies program at Lazarski University, offered in partnership with Coventry University. Tim began his career at a local television channel in Odesa in 2022. After relocating to Warsaw, he spent a year and a half with the Belarusian independent media outlet NEXTA, initially as a news anchor and later as managing editor. Tim is fluent in English, Ukrainian, and Russian.
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