Russian casualty toll in Ukraine rises to 685,910: report

Around 685,910 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 9,097 tanks, 18,287 armoured fighting vehicles and 19,753 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, Ukrainian forces killed or wounded 1,630 Russian soldiers, according to the ukrinform.net website.

Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,630 in past day https://t.co/FM3T44S2OD

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) October 25, 2024

Other Russian losses in Ukraine include 1,238 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 982 air defence systems, 369 warplanes, 329 helicopters, 28 warships, and 17,670 unmanned aerial vehicles, ukrinform.net reported.

ISW: Ukrainian forces advanced in Kursk Oblast, near Toretsk and Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces, meanwhile, have been focusing their efforts on securing Selydove, southeast of Pokrovsk. https://t.co/HjONQj8Apw

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) October 25, 2024

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

War update: 187 combat clashes along frontlines over past day https://t.co/Ay5sjrXAsz

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) October 25, 2024

Friday is day 975 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: ukrinform.net