Ukrainian troops fire at Russian positions near the city of Bakhmut on Aug. 14, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Photo for illustrative purposes. (Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 809,760 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. 13.
This number includes 1,510 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,764 tanks, 20,315 armored fighting vehicles, 33,708 vehicles and fuel tanks, 21,876 artillery systems, 1,261 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,044 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 331 helicopters, 22,204 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. He studied International Relations and European Studies at Lazarski University and Coventry University and is now based in Warsaw. Tim began his journalism career in Odesa in 2022, working as a reporter at a local television channel. 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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