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A Ukrainian serviceman drives a self-propelled howitzer 2S1 Gvozdika in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on Aug. 13, 2024. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP) (Photo by ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russia has lost 955,470 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 3.

The number includes 1,170 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,745 tanks, 22,369 armored fighting vehicles, 47,003 vehicles and fuel tanks, 27,234 artillery systems, 1,375 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,153 air defense systems, 370 airplanes, 335 helicopters, and 34,665 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.

US prepares sanctions against Russia, unclear if Trump will approve, Reuters reports
The sanctions will target Russia’s energy sector, including state-owned energy giant Gazprom. Major entities in the natural resources and banking sectors will also be targeted.

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2:36 PM  (Updated: )

Zelensky meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican.

Zelensky presented the pope with a special icon, "Mother of God with Child," painted on a fragment of a box that held heavy artillery in the war-torn town of Izium.
7:03 PM

Trump growing impatient with Russia, Finnish president says.

"If you put it together, you could say that Zelensky is patient and President Trump is getting impatient, but in the right direction, which is towards Russia," Finnish President Alexander Stubb said after holding separate talks with both Trump and Zelensky this weekend.
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