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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,496,440 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Ukraine has now downed more than half a million aerial drones since the full-scale invasion began, according to the General Staff.

US envoys Witkoff, Kushner conclude over 3-hour talks with Putin on ending Russia’s war
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner concluded more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sept. 5. No immediate details on the outcome of the talks were announced.

Ukrainian drones reportedly target Ryazan oil refinery, cities across Russia
Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Ryazan and targeted other cities across Russia overnight on Sept. 6, monitoring channels and authorities reported.

Russia continues arrests of banned pro-peace Yabloko party members
Russia has continued arresting members of the Yabloko opposition party, detaining two candidates on Sept. 4 as parliamentary elections approach, the party announced.

Russian pro-Kremlin fund executive killed in occupied Crimea
According to the fund, the 58-year-old sustained blast injuries near the village of Skvortsovo in Crimea’s Simferopol district.

Russian attacks kill 3, injure over 20 across Ukraine as Putin meets US envoys in Moscow
Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said the strike killed nearly an entire family: a 19-year-old woman, an 11-year-old boy, and a 45-year-old man.

About Russian losses
The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russian military losses. Ukraine's General Staff publishes daily reports on Russian military casualties, equipment destruction, and material losses since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Independent verification of casualty figures remains challenging due to the ongoing nature of the war, though open-source intelligence analysts and Western defense officials provide periodic assessments of Russian losses.
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