The Russians have also lost 8,953 tanks, 17,800 armored fighting vehicles and 19,322 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 1,140 Russian soldiers, according to the ukrinform.net website.
Other Russian losses in Ukraine include 1,229 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 976 air defence systems, 369 warplanes, 329 helicopters, 28 warships, and 16,494 unmanned aerial vehicles, ukrinform.net reported.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II.
Friday is day 961 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.