Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 177,110: report

Around 177,110 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Vladimir Putin invaded the country in February last year, according to Ukrainian military authorities.

A Russian Uragan multiple rocket launcher destroyed in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, April 5, 2023.

Photo: EPA/OLEG PETRASYUK

The Russians have also lost 3,633 tanks, 7,016 armoured combat vehicles and 2,722 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.

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of April 7, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/KKrfjaltBW

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 7, 2023

On Thursday alone, Ukrainian forces "eliminated" 480 Russian soldiers, according to the ukrinform.net website.

russia’s losses in manpower -480 soldiers on the Ukrainian soil for the last 24h.
Good morning.

— Ukraine Front Lines (@EuromaidanPR) April 7, 2023

Other Russian losses in Ukraine include 533 multiple launch rocket systems, 281 air defence systems, 306 warplanes, 292 helicopters, 18 warships, and 2,291 unmanned aerial vehicles, ukrinform.net reported.

#stoprussia
War update: #Bakhmut, #Avdiivka, #Marinka remain the hottest spots in eastern #Ukraine https://t.co/op6XCyVlY3

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) April 6, 2023

Defense and protection of our people, maintenance of our resilience, primarily the resilience of warriors, is the number one issue at all negotiations and meetings. Exactly defense – weapons for 🇺🇦, ammunition for 🇺🇦, new defense systems for 🇺🇦.
Glory to our warriors! pic.twitter.com/Bl9W36FwMr

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 6, 2023

📷This is what #Maryinka in the #Donetsk Region looks like today. Before the war, 9,376 people lived in the town. pic.twitter.com/ExITuFGcN3

— KyivPost (@KyivPost) April 7, 2023

Friday is day 408 of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

"Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts."
Aristotle

Total combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to April 7, 2023: pic.twitter.com/DjScNV3fj8

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) April 7, 2023

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Source: ukrinform.net