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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,531,060 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 2,090 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,531,060 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that Russia has suffered around 1,531,060 casualties since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 2,090 casualties from the previous day. The losses extend to a wide range of military equipment, with Russia losing 12,385 tanks, 25,450 armored combat vehicles, 154,735 vehicles and fuel tanks, and various artillery and air defense systems.

Additionally, the report details the loss of 443 aircraft, 356 helicopters, and 2,774 unmanned ground vehicles. Russia's casualty count is significantly higher than Ukraine's, with Western think-tank estimates suggesting a ratio of approximately 2.5:1 or 2:1. Ukrainian officials have not disclosed their own losses, citing operational secrecy.

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