Ukraine reveals updated number of Russia's casualties in Ukraine

The number of troops lost by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine has been announced, Report informs, citing the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

To date, more than 13,800 servicemen of the Russian army have been neutralized..

At the same time, 430 tanks, 1,375 armored combat vehicles, 190 artillery systems, 70 rocket launchers, 43 air defense systems, 84 military aircraft, 108 helicopters, 819 vehicles, three ships/boats, 60 fuel tanks, 11 drones, 10 special equipment of the Russian army were destroyed in Ukraine.

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.