A Russian tank is lying destroyed in a field near the village of Bohorodychne in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Feb. 13, 2024. (Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 796,490 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 Jan. 5.
This number includes 1,730 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,686 tanks, 20,119 armored fighting vehicles, 32,940 vehicles and fuel tanks, 21,603 artillery systems, 1,257 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,032 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 331 helicopters, 21,447 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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