{
  "id": 6720841,
  "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,503,880 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-503-880-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T06:30:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-503-880-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has sustained an estimated 1,503,880 casualties in Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. This figure encompasses 1,490 Russian forces casualties from the previous day, as well as significant losses in military hardware and systems. The report details the destruction of 12,441 tanks, 25,312 armored combat vehicles, 147,211 vehicles and fuel tanks, 49,516 artillery systems, 2,109 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,622 air defense systems, 441 aircraft, 356 helicopters, 2,573 unmanned ground systems, 510,130 aerial drones, 5,103 cruise missiles, 35 ships, boats, and two submarines. Ukrainian officials have provided varying casualty estimates, with President Volodymyr Zelensky stating at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since the invasion began.",
  "key_points": [],
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      },
      {
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        "title": "Russia launches 161 drones and missile at Ukraine; strikes hit Kyiv high-rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/russia-launches-161-drones-and-missile-at-ukraine-strikes-hit-kyiv",
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      {
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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."
}