Russian casualty toll in Ukraine rises to 586,370: report

Around 586,370 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 8,429 tanks, 16,323 armored combat vehicles and 16,451 artillery systems during their military campaign in Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Wednesday, as cited by state news agency Ukrinform.

Ukraine's air defenders down 14 kamikaze drones in Mykolaiv region https://t.co/LExFxTCOwD

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) August 7, 2024

Ukraine downs Russian ballistic missile over Sumy region https://t.co/cDjxTfzKzD

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) August 7, 2024

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

Russia’s war losses up by 1,230 in past 24 hours https://t.co/auww6zoN7E

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) August 7, 2024

Other Russian losses in Ukraine include 1,138 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 910 air defense systems, 365 warplanes, 326 helicopters, 28 warships, and 13,212 unmanned aerial vehicles, ukrinform.net reported.

The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine special forces landed at night on the Tendrovskaya Spit near occupied Crimea

The soldiers destroyed armored vehicles of the occupiers and also destroyed fortifications.

In the course of the battle, the Russians suffered casualties… pic.twitter.com/vlBV22uYnW

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 7, 2024

A video of the alleged shooting down of a Russian Mi-28 helicopter in the Kursk region by an FPV drone has been published online

Yesterday it was reported that Russian Ka-52 helicopter was shot down in the region.

Z-propagandist Sladkov confirmed that Russia has already lost… pic.twitter.com/vHPp3dSMvh

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 7, 2024

Footage of an allegedly destroyed Russian Su-34 at the Morozovsk military airfield in Rostov Region has appeared on social networks

Recall, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the airfield on the night of August 3. At that time, an ammunition depot was probably destroyed. pic.twitter.com/KETNEkJpto

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 7, 2024

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

One killed, 15 wounded as Russians shell nine settlements in Kherson region on Aug 6 #russiaisaterroriststatehttps://t.co/JstBt1nNmj

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) August 7, 2024

Wednesday is day 896 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

War update: 136 combat clashes on front lines in past 24 hours https://t.co/YjW76n7E1O

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) August 7, 2024

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Source: ukrinform.net