General Staff: Russia has lost 705,880 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,580 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
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General Staff: Russia has lost 704,300 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,400 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Paramedic, ambulance driver injured in Russian shelling of Kherson Oblast village, governor says
Russian troops shelled the village of Bilozerka in Kherson Oblast, wounding a paramedic and an ambulance driver, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Nov. 3.
General Staff: Russia has lost 699,090 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has also reportedly lost 9,182 tanks, 18,523 troop-carrying armored fighting vehicles, 28,160 vehicles and fuel tanks, 20,086 artillery systems, 1,244 multiple launch rocket systems, 994 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 329 helicopters, 18,187 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
650,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in war against Ukraine, Zelensky says
"Russia itself has killed a lot of Russians. A lot of mobilized Russian soldiers were killed by the Russian army itself because they were afraid to attack, to perish under the bullets, or to be wounded. So, they retreated and then were killed by their army," President Volodymyr Zelensky told Times of India.
General Staff: Russia has lost 687,600 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,690 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Satellite images show expansion at Soviet-era bioweapons lab in Russia
Sergiyev Posad-6, a military site northeast of Moscow, was a biological weapons research center during the Cold War. A major renovation began at the site shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Washington Post reports.
Russian losses in Ukraine for October could hit 40,000, Estonian intelligence suggests
"Russia's losses are quite high. And this month seems to be one of the biggest in terms of losses for Russia," said Janek Kesselmann, the deputy commander of the Estonian Military Intelligence Center.
General Staff: Russia has lost 685,910 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,630 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
General Staff: Russia has lost 683,040 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,460 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
General Staff: Russia has lost 668,930 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 668,930 troops since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Oct. 13.
General Staff: Russia has lost 667,630 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 667,630 troops since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Oct. 12.
Russia attacking Kursk Oblast settlements with no Ukrainian troops present, Kyiv's military claims
"The local population doesn't understand why they are being hit (by Russian forces) because the (Ukrainian) military is not even nearby," Vadym Mysnyk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Operational Tactical Group Siversk, said.
Russian proxies in occupied Kherson Oblast announce forced conscription of Ukrainians
From Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, men aged 18 to 30 living in occupied Kherson Oblast will be subject to conscription into the Russian military for a period of 12 months.
Putin signs law allowing criminal defendants to join the military
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Oct. 2 that exempts defendants from criminal liability if they join the Russian army, according to Russia's legal information portal.
Ukraine war latest: Fighting for Vovchansk continues, Kyiv restores control over aggregate plant
Key developments on Sept. 24: * Ukraine regains control of Vovchansk aggregate plant, military intelligence says * Russia attacks Kharkiv's densely populated districts, killing 3, injuring 34 * Russia to maintain record high defense spending in 2025, Bloomberg reports * Around 60% of foreign parts in Russian weapons come via China, Ukraine says * 'Temporary'
General Staff: Russia has lost 640,920 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has also reportedly lost 8,746 tanks, 17,170 armored fighting vehicles, 24,966 vehicles and fuel tanks, 18,270 artillery systems, 1,193 multiple launch rocket systems, 949 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 328 helicopters, 15,561 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
African POWs on how they ended up fighting for Russia
In this exclusive interview, the Kyiv Independent interviews Somali and Sierra Leonean prisoners of war who fought for Russia in its war against Ukraine.
‘A wave of lawlessness’ – returning from war in Ukraine, Russian convicts commit crimes at home
Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions. Several months after Russian Sergei Kozlov, an assault fighter of the infamous Wagner Group, returned home from the war in Ukraine, he violently killed his 18-year-old partner Daria, who was pregnant with his child. She was beaten to death, suffering a traumatic
Putin signs decree increasing number of military personnel, staff to 2.38 million
The decree will take effect on Dec. 1, 2024, and will increase the total number of Russian troops by 180,000.
Russia launches counteroffensive in Kursk – can it push Ukraine off its own turf?
More than a month after Ukraine launched an unprecedented incursion into Russian territory, Russian forces have begun counterattacking in Kursk Oblast, aiming to eventually drive Ukrainian troops out of the partially occupied border region. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed reports about the Kursk counteroffensive at a press conference on Sept. 12,
Ukraine's Kursk incursion prevented another Russian offensive, says Syrskyi
Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, revealed that Russia had planned an offensive from the Kursk region before Ukrainian forces launched operations there.
General Staff: Russia has lost 618,960 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,360 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
General Staff: Russia has lost 612,390 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,200 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
General Staff: Russia has lost 610,100 troops since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,280 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russia issues information security alert in regions bordering Ukraine amid Kursk incursion
The Russian Interior Ministry issued a memo on information security for residents and law enforcement residing in the country's Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts, which border Ukraine.
Russia partially deploying its forces to Kursk Oblast, exact number is unknown, White House says
Kirby declined to assess the Ukrainian operation in Kursk Oblast but said that the U.S. was monitoring Russia's reaction and the redeployment of its troops.
General Staff: Russia has lost 589,700 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has also reportedly lost 8,441 tanks, 16,350 armored fighting vehicles, 22,453 vehicles and fuel tanks, 16,605 artillery systems, 1,143 multiple launch rocket systems, 918 air defense systems, 366 airplanes, 327 helicopters, 13,372 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
Director of Russia's 'Patriot Park' arrested on corruption charges
According to the Investigative Committee, Vyacheslav Akhmedov and Major General Vadim Shesterov, along with "other accomplices," are accused of embezzling government funds intended for the park.
Russian soldiers depart Yerevan airport, ending 32-year presence
The process of their withdrawal was completed with a formal ceremony, during which Edgar Hunanian, the newly appointed head of Armenia's border guard, thanked the Russian detachment for their service.
Russian man imprisoned for alleged links to Freedom of Russia legion, attempted enlistment office arson
A man in Russia has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for attempting to set fire to an enlistment office and for links to the Freedom of Russia Legion, Russia's Southern District Military Court said on July 30.
General Staff: Russia has lost 574,690 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has also reportedly lost 8,344 tanks, 16,095 armored fighting vehicles, 21,572 vehicles and fuel tanks, 15,936 artillery systems, 1,127 multiple launch rocket systems, 906 air defense systems, 363 airplanes, 326 helicopters, 12,766 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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