Artillerymen of the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces prepare to fire a French-made Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions at an undisclosed location in Donetsk Oblast on Jan. 6, 2025. (Genya Savilov/AFP)
Russia has lost 847,860 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 Feb. 8.
This number includes 1,210 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 9,981 tanks, 20,777 armored fighting vehicles, 36,402 vehicles and fuel tanks, 22,820 artillery systems, 1,273 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,056 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 331 helicopters, 24,403 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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The attack comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ukrainians should brace for mass Russian missile and drone strikes over the Christmas period.
Ukraine's General Staff previously said that the plant produces drone components, composite materials, body parts, seals, and insulation for various types of Russian military equipment.
According to preliminary information, on Dec. 18, Russian forces illegally detained about 50 civilians — residents of the village of Hrabovske — holding them without access to communication or adequate conditions. On Dec. 20, they were forcibly taken to Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking at an event in Palm Beach, Florida on Dec. 22, said talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine are ongoing, but offered few specifics on progress, next steps, or deadlines.
"In principle, the ammunition initiative has certainly been a good thing; the question is whether it has occurred without corruption," Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said.
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Drone debris hit a pipeline at a terminal in Volna, a village in the region's Temryuk district, the Krasnodar Krai Emergency Headquarters said. A fire broke out as a result of the attack.
"I think that we've made progress, but sitting here today, I wouldn't say with confidence that we're going to get to a peaceful resolution," U.S. Vice President JD Vance said.
The attack targeted an airfield near the city of Lipetsk, about 340 kilometers (210 miles) from the Ukrainian border, and caused two military aircraft to catch fire.
