A Ukrainian serviceman of the 56th Motorized Brigade fires a grenade launcher during training on Oct. 22, 2024 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Yevhenii Vasyliev/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 875,610 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. 28.
This number includes 1,060 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,233 tanks, 21,249 armored fighting vehicles, 39,101 vehicles and fuel tanks, 23,908 artillery systems, 1,304 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,088 air defense systems, 370 airplanes, 331 helicopters, 27,402 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
Natalia Yermak is a staff writer for the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a fixer-producer and contributing reporter for the New York Times since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. Previously, she worked in film production and documentary.
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