A group of Ukrainian military engineers and army tankmen prepare and maintain a T80 tank, captured in the fighting between Ukraine and Russia, by placing it in a new position near Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on April 27, 2025. (Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Russia has lost 950,860 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 April 29.
The number includes 1,060 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,728 tanks, 22,352 armored fighting vehicles, 46,432 vehicles and fuel tanks, 27,080 artillery systems, 1,373 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,146 air defense systems, 370 airplanes, 335 helicopters, 34,177 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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