Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 163,320: report

Around 163,320 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Vladimir Putin invaded the country in February last year, according to Ukrainian military authorities.

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PAP/Vladyslav Karpovych

The Russians have also lost 3,506 tanks, 6,823 armoured personnel vehicles and 2,552 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.

#UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineHeroes #AFU #UkraineWillWin #GloryToUkraine russian military death toll in Ukraine climbs to 163,320 https://t.co/5HVQ4AQf0O

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) March 17, 2023

On Thursday alone, Ukrainian forces "eliminated" 760 Russian soldiers, according to the ukrinform.net website.

OSCE reports 30,000 killed Russian occupiers near Bakhmut

Since May, the Russian regular army and the private military company "Wagner" have lost between 20,000 - 30,000 soldiers killed and wounded in their attempts to capture #Bakhmut, said Ian Stubbs, senior military adviser… https://t.co/KjhyQc6YlF pic.twitter.com/1sOtBuXvSm

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 17, 2023

Other Russian losses in Ukraine include 504 multiple launch rocket systems, 265 anti-aircraft warfare systems, 305 warplanes, 290 helicopters, 18 warships, and 2,145 unmanned aerial vehicles, ukrinform.net reported.

Artillerymen from Ternopil.

Art by Yurii Klapoukh pic.twitter.com/9nrv9ySJLs

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) March 16, 2023

Friday is day 387 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: ukrinform.net