Russian casualty toll in Ukraine rises to 572,300: report

Around 572,300 Russian troops have been either killed or wounded in Ukraine since Vladimir Putin invaded the country in February 2022, according to Ukrainian military authorities.

Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer at Russian positions near the frontline city of Chasiv Yar, in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, June 30, 2024.

Photo: EPA/24TH MECHANIZED BRIGADE PRESS SERVICE via PAP

The Russians have also lost 8,320 tanks, 16,050 armored combat vehicles and 15,840 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.

One more report about Ukraine's mortarmen and how they are sending "mine rain" for russians. Read and watch more: https://t.co/dgk1TicLNj pic.twitter.com/gTqfhaBEKc

— ArmyInform 🇺🇦 (@armyinformcomua) July 25, 2024

On Thursday, Ukrainian forces killed or wounded 950 Russian soldiers, according to the ukrinform.net website.

Russia’s war losses in Ukraine up by 950 over past 24 hours https://t.co/WxkIixC7vp

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) July 26, 2024

Other Russian losses in Ukraine include 1,125 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 904 air defense systems, 361 warplanes, 326 helicopters, 28 warships, and 12,683 unmanned aerial vehicles, ukrinform.net reported.

Ukraine’s 111 Territorial Defense Brigade stopped this russian assault almost immediately after it was started. First IFV was shot left, second one was spectacularly destroyed on a minefield pic.twitter.com/twFN5TTPqe

— ArmyInform 🇺🇦 (@armyinformcomua) July 17, 2024

War update: 147 combat clashes on front lines, fighting heaviest on Pokrovsk axis https://t.co/l1vKnQxGPv

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) July 26, 2024

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II.

Friday is day 884 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The EU will today allocate 1.5 billion euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said today

The first tranche allocated to Kyiv from the proceeds of Russian assets will go to a peace fund to… pic.twitter.com/GhEIUrSq9R

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 26, 2024

The Pentagon has found accounting errors in the $2 billion worth of aid to Ukraine - Reuters

The agency writes that the country's Defense Ministry found errors in calculations of ammunition, missiles and other weapons sent to Ukraine. Such errors led to an incorrect estimate of… pic.twitter.com/Y9ikPrUEjj

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 26, 2024

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Source: ukrinform.net