Kyiv reveals updated number of Russia's casualties in Ukraine

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has published an updated report on the losses of the Russian Armed Forces, Report informs.

According to the General Staff, 17,200 Russian servicemen have been neutralized so far.

Besides, 597 tanks, 1,710 armored combat vehicles, 303 artillery systems, 96 jet systems of volley fire, 54 air defense systems, 127 military aircraft, 129 helicopters, 1,178 vehicles, 7 ships / boats, 73 fuel tanks, 71 drones, 21 special equipment and 4 operational-tactical missile systemsof the Russian Army have been destroyed by the Ukrainian forces.

Russia annexed the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukraine in March 2014. After that, military operations began in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Fighting broke out between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and militants from the Russian-backed Donetsk and Luhansk republics. Moscow has denied involvement in the conflict.

On February 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he signed a decree recognizing the two self-proclaimed republics created in the Donbas region.

On February 24, the Russian Armed Forces attacked Ukraine under the pretext of protecting the population of the self-proclaimed republics.

The International Criminal Court in the Hague has launched an investigation into Russia's crimes against humanity during its military actions in Ukraine.

The absolute majority of UN members, including Azerbaijan, recognize the Crimean peninsula and the Donbas as Ukrainian sovereign territory.