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The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Aug. 6 that Russia had lost 249,700 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 last year.
This number includes 590 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 4,237 tanks, 8,262 armored fighting vehicles, 7,441 vehicles and fuel tanks, 4,965 artillery systems, 705 multiple launch rocket systems, 466 air defense systems, 315 airplanes, 311 helicopters, 4,126 drones, and 18 boats.
From Moscow to Novorossiysk: The list of attacks on Russian soil
On the morning of Aug. 4, the residents of the Russian city of Novorossiysk woke to a 112-meter-long Navy ship being towed back to port after it was hit by a drone attack on the Black Sea overnight. While the Russian Defense Ministry claimed there were no casualties or damage,
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