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General Staff: Russia has lost 119,300 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24

by The Kyiv Independent news desk January 20, 2023 9:21 AM 1 min read
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Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Jan. 20 that Russia had also lost 3,139 tanks, 6,241 armored fighting vehicles, 4,903 vehicles and fuel tanks, 2,129 artillery systems, 442 multiple launch rocket systems, 220 air defense systems, 287 airplanes, 277 helicopters, 1,886 drones, and 17 boats.

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