Ukraine Successfully Eliminates 800 Russian Soldiers In One Day; 40 Tanks, Armored Vehicles Destroyed

A soldier takes a photograph of his comrade as he poses beside a destroyed Russian tank and armoured vehicles, amid Russia's invasion on Ukraine in Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2, 2022. Reuters / ZOHRA BENSEMRA

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Around 800 Russian military personnel were eliminated between Tuesday and Wednesday
Russia also lost 16 tanks and 24 AFVs, among other pieces of equipment, in the same period
The greatest losses were in the directions of cities located in Ukraine's Donetsk region

Russia lost 800 soldiers, 16 tanks and 24 armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) over the course of a single day, data provided by the Ukrainian military showed.

Russia suffered 73,270 combat losses among its personnel between the start of its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 and Wednesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in its most recent casualty report.

Losses within the period also included 2,714 tanks and 5,525 AFVs, among other pieces of military equipment.

In its previous casualty report released Tuesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that Russia had lost 72,470 personnel, 2,698 tanks and 5,501 AFVs up to that point.

Most of Russia's recent losses were sustained in the directions of Avdiivka and Lyman, two cities in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.

Russian casualties in the invasion of Ukraine have already surpassed 90,000, iStories reported on Oct. 12, citing unnamed sources from Russia's special services and the country's Federal Security Service.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced nearly a month before that the fatalities among Russian soldiers from the war numbered 5,937.

Meanwhile, Ukraine had lost more than 61,000 troops, according to Shoigu.

"Both sides are taking casualties. The war is the most intense conventional conflict in Europe since the Second World War," U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl said in August.

Russia, which announced troop mobilization in late September amid reports of high losses, claimed it was able to call up the 300,000 reservists it sought to mobilize.

No additional measures are planned, Shoigu said in a televised meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday.

About 87,000 draftees have already been sent to "areas where the special military operation is conducted," Shoigu was quoted as saying in a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The Russian government refers to the invasion of Ukraine as a "special military operation."

While all partial mobilization activities, including summons deliveries, have been suspended in Russia, Putin has not issued a presidential decree to formalize the initiative's completion.

"A decree is not needed," Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday.