Ukrainian soldiers of the 43rd Brigade work on a Soviet-era Pion self-propelled howitzer in the direction of Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on Jan. 27, 2025. (Wolfgang Schwan / Anadolu / Getty Images)
Russia has lost 854,280 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. 13.
This number includes 1,250 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,040 tanks, 20,894 armored fighting vehicles, 37,096 vehicles and fuel tanks, 23,034 artillery systems, 1,278 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,063 air defense systems, 370 airplanes, 331 helicopters, 25,072 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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The attack seriously damaged the mooring point two (SMP-2), prompting port authorities to halt all loading operations and order tankers out of the water area.
The operation targeted ships that, according to the source, could have transported nearly $70 million worth of oil and helped Moscow bypass international sanctions.
A Russian military victory in Ukraine would cost Europe twice as much as a Ukrainian victory, according to a new study by Corisk and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs published on Nov. 25.
Orban reiterated his readiness to hold the peace talks on Ukraine in Hungary, even as plans for a summit in Budapest between Putin and Trump have been scrapped.
Vasyl Verameichyk, a Belarusian soldier who previously served as a volunteer fighter for Ukraine, was sentenced to 13 years in prison in Belarus, independent outlet Belsat reported on Nov. 28.
Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office, submitted his resignation following searches by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) at his premises earlier on Nov. 28, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
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