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Russia has lost 470,870 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 2.
This number includes 1,030 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 7,332 tanks, 14,096 armored fighting vehicles, 16,224 vehicles and fuel tanks, 12,044 artillery systems, 1,053 multiple launch rocket systems, 784 air defense systems, 348 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 9,561 drones, 26 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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