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General Staff: Russia has lost 980,850 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

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General Staff: Russia has lost 980,850 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
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Russia has lost around 980,850 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 May 25.

The number includes 1,020 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,854 tanks, 22,633 armored fighting vehicles, 49,751 vehicles and fuel tanks, 28,269 artillery systems, 1,396 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,169 air defense systems, 372 airplanes, 336 helicopters, 37,367 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.

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