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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,606,400 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 2,290 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,606,400 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The Kyiv Independent reports that Russia has suffered 1,606,400 casualties in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, as per the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This figure includes 2,290 casualties from the past day alone. In addition to these losses, Russia has sustained significant damage to its military equipment, with losses in tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems, and various other assets.

Ukrainian officials have not disclosed their own casualties, citing operational secrecy, but independent Western estimates suggest that Russia's losses are significantly higher than Ukraine's, with a ratio of approximately 2.5:1 or 2:1.

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