Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 66,750: report
Around 66,750 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Vladimir Putin invaded the country in late February, according to Ukrainian military authorities.
A destroyed Russian tank in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, October 7, 2022. Photo: EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV
The Russians have also lost 2,573 tanks, 5,258 armored personnel vehicles and 1,648 artillery systems, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Friday, as cited by the ukrinform.net website.
Other Russian losses in Ukraine include 372 multiple launch rocket systems, 189 anti-aircraft warfare systems, 269 warplanes, 243 helicopters, 16 warships, and 1,325 unmanned aerial vehicles, ukrinform.net reported.
A top Ukrainian official was quoted as saying in late September that dozens of Russia’s newly drafted troops had already been killed on the battlefields of Ukraine.
A US Pentagon official said in August that Russia had suffered between 70,000 and 80,000 casualties, either killed or wounded, during its invasion of Ukraine.
Friday is day 240 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Source: ukrinform.net