Almost 100,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine
Invading troops have also lost a total of over 19,000 units of equipment (Photo:Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Facebook)
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the enemy has lost about 99,740 of its troops, including 510 in the past day, Ukraine’s General Staff said in an update posted on Facebook on Dec. 21.
The invading troops have also lost a total of over 19,000 units of equipment, among them (loss over past day in parentheses):
- Tanks - 3,002 ( +7)
- Armored combat vehicles - 5,979 ( +5)
- Artillery systems - 1,972 ( +12)
- Multiple launch rocket systems - 412 ( +2)
- Air defense systems - 212 ( +0)
- Warplanes - 281 ( +1)
- Helicopters - 267 ( +1)
- Unmanned aerial vehicles of operational and tactical level - 1688( +8)
- Cruise missiles - 653 ( +0)
- Warships / military boats - 16 ( +0)
- Motor vehicles and fuel tankers - 4,408 (+9)
- Special equipment - 178 ( +8)
Russia attacked Ukraine on Feb. 24. Dec. 21 marks the 301st day of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Invading Russian forces initially tried to advance from the north, east and south, attacking peaceful cities throughout Ukraine. Civilian targets across Ukrainian cities remain under sporadic Russian air strikes, while settlements along the Russian border are regularly shelled. Since October, the enemy has also been hitting Ukrainian cities with Iranian-made kamikaze drones.
During this time, the Kremlin has changed the war goals in Ukraine several times. After the failed operation to seize Kyiv, Russian troops retreated from Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy oblasts to concentrate on fighting for the parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts that were under Ukrainian control before the full-scale invasion.
Invading Russian forces currently occupy parts of Kherson, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhya oblasts.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have launched a counter-offensive in the south and east of Ukraine, striking at Russian ammunition depots and manpower clusters.
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