
General Staff: Russia has lost 987,330 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,250 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
The number includes 1,250 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
The military described the Kursk campaign as an "unexpected and asymmetric" move that helped fill the so-called "exchange fund" — Ukrainian terminology for captured Russian soldiers who can be traded for Ukrainian POWs.
Russia has lost around 980,850 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 25.
The number includes 1,130 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Ukraine’s military has once again been rocked by a scandal around its leadership culture, with another high-profile commander speaking out against the country’s top brass over bad orders leading to excess losses. On May 16, well-renowned officer Oleksandr Shyrshyn, callsign “Genius,” announced his resignation from his position as
"The statements by representatives of (Russia) about the alleged end of combat operations in Kursk Oblast do not reflect the actual situation," Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement.
The move follows the resignation of Oleksandr Shyrshyn, commander of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
The number includes 1,130 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
"I have never received more stupid tasks than in the current direction," Oleksandr Shyrshyn wrote in a blunt Facebook post announcing his decision on May 16. "Someday I will tell you the details, but the stupid loss of people, trembling in front of a stupid generals, leads to nothing but failures."
Zelensky on May 12 removed Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk from the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the top command and control body for all branches of Ukraine's defense apparatus.
The number includes 1,170 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The number includes 1,310 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russia has lost 963,270 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 9. The number includes 1,300 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. According to the report, Russia has
Despite the Kremlin’s announcement of a May 8–11 truce, heavy fighting continued in multiple regions throughout the day.
The number includes 1,270 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The number includes 1,340 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The number includes 1,170 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The number includes 1,110 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The number includes 1,230 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
“According to available data, the explosion occurred as a result of the detonation of a homemade explosive device,” the Investigative Committee of Russia said.
The number includes 1,530 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The number includes 1,230 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The number includes 1,050 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
This number includes 1,350 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
The missiles were reportedly intended for three planned strikes in March and April.
Russian media claimed that Ukrainian forces had struck the key gas transit facility, which plays a crucial role in Russian gas exports to Europe.
Key developments on March 15-16: * Ukraine confirms withdrawal from Sudzha in Russia's Kursk Oblast * Ukraine appoints Andrii Hnatov as new chief of General Staff * Russia readying to attack Sumy as Donbas front stabilizes, Zelensky says * Trump-Putin phone call expected this week, US hopes for ceasefire within weeks, envoy says * UK
Hnatov, who was formerly appointed as the deputy chief of the General Staff in February, will be replacing Anatolii Barhylevych, who took the role in February 2024.
This number includes 1,300 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
The facility was reportedly used for planning attacks, including launching first-person-view (FPV) drones at Ukrainian positions. The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify these claims.
The joint operation targeted the Saky and Kacha military airfields in occupied Crimea and Russia's Tuapse oil refinery, the military claimed on Feb. 26.
President Vladimir Putin told Russian media on Feb. 18 that Russian forces had crossed into Ukrainian territory from Kursk Oblast, a claim General Staff spokesperson Dmytro Lykhovyi has dismissed as part of a disinformation campaign.