{
  "id": 445095,
  "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,457,740 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-457-740-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T06:33:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-457-740-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on August 10 that Russia has suffered approximately 1,457,740 military personnel losses in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This includes 1,470 casualties from the previous day. The report also details the significant material losses Russia has incurred, with figures for tanks, armored vehicles, vehicles and fuel tanks, artillery systems, multiple launch rocket systems, air defense systems, aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned ground systems, ships, and submarines. Independent Western think-tank reports corroborate these figures, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimating the Russian casualty ratio to be roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,457,740 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-457-740-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
        "published": "2026-08-09T06:32:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Ukraine drone attacks put Russia’s Wildberries and banks under pressure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/ukraine-drone-attacks-put-russias-wildberries-and-banks-under-pressure",
        "published": "2026-08-09T07:26:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia attacks Ukraine with Kh-59/69 missile, Banderol munitions and drones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/russia-attacks-ukraine-with-kh-59-69-missile-banderol-munitions-and",
        "published": "2026-08-10T07:11:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Ukraine drone strike kills 12 in central Russia - mayor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/ukraine-drone-strike-kills-12-in-central-russia-mayor",
        "published": "2026-08-10T07:21:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "One of Kyiv's deadliest single attacks kills 12 in central Russia while five are killed in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/one-of-kyivs-deadliest-single-attacks-kills-12-in-central-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-10T07:45:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}