Russian casualty toll in Ukraine rises to 657,940: report

Around 657,940 Russian troops have been either killed or wounded in Ukraine since Vladimir Putin invaded the country in February 2022, according to Ukrainian military authorities.

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The Russians have also lost 8,908 tanks, 17,627 armored fighting vehicles and 18,965 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.

Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,230 in past day https://t.co/kkKjZKZnZA

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) October 4, 2024

On Thursday, Ukrainian forces killed or wounded 1,230 Russian soldiers, according to the ukrinform.net website.

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Oct. 4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/1vaGgcqTzf

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 4, 2024

Other Russian losses in Ukraine include 1,212 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 965 air defence systems, 368 warplanes, 328 helicopters, 28 warships, and 16,494 unmanned aerial vehicles, ukrinform.net reported.

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

War update: 142 combat clashes on frontlines over past day, most attacks in Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors https://t.co/d7XkFI5uUo

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) October 4, 2024

Friday is day 955 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: ukrinform.net