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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 193,210: report

05.05.2023 09:00
Around 193,210 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Vladimir Putin invaded the country in February last year, according to Ukrainian military authorities.
A Russian tank destroyed by Ukrainian troops, March 7, 2022.
A Russian tank destroyed by Ukrainian troops, March 7, 2022.Photo: Mvs.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Russians have also lost 3,710 tanks, 7,224 armoured combat vehicles and 2,978 artillery systems during their military campaign in Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Friday, as cited by state news agency Ukrinform.

On Thursday alone, Ukrainian forces killed 620 Russian soldiers, according to the ukrinform.net website.

Other Russian losses in Ukraine include 550 multiple launch rocket systems, 304 air defence systems, 308 warplanes, 294 helicopters, 18 warships, and 2,540 unmanned aerial vehicles, ukrinform.net reported.

The White House has estimated that Russia has lost around 100,000 soldiers to death or injury during the last five months in fighting in the Bakhmut region and other areas of Ukraine.

Friday is day 436 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: ukrinform.net