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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,063,240 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost around 1,063,240 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 Aug. 10. The number includes 950 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,089 tanks, 23,107 armored fighting vehicles, 57,982 vehicles and fuel tanks, 31,343 artillery systems, 1,460 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,204 air defense systems, 421 airplanes, 34
Drones strike Saratov oil refinery in Russia
Drones attacked an oil refinery in Saratov on Aug. 10, sparking a large fire and explosions, according to local reports.
Sunday, August 10
White House considering inviting Zelensky to peace talks in Alaska, media reports
The White House is considering inviting President Volodymyr Zelensky to peace talks in Alaska on Aug. 15, the same day U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet.
Russia, Belarus attempting to institute renewed EU migrant crisis with help from Libyan warlord, Telegraph reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko appear to have renewed their efforts to institute a migrant crisis within the EU with the assistance of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, the Telegraph reported on Aug. 9.
'We stand firm on clear Ukrainian positions' — Zelensky warns Russia will reinvade if ceasefire favors Moscow, ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
President Volodymyr Zelensky in his evening address on Aug. 9 rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for Kyiv to cede Ukrainian territory to end Russia's war, warning that a lack of a "genuine peace" may give Russia the opportunity to reinvade.
'Future of Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukrainians' — EU leaders react to Russia's ceasefire proposal ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
European leaders reiterated their support for Ukraine's territorial integrity on Aug. 9 after Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to the U.S. a ceasefire plan that involves halting hostilities in exchange for Kyiv ceding its eastern territories to Russia.
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