General Staff: Russia has lost 926,310 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

Russia has lost 926,310 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on April 8. This number includes 1,290 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,572 tanks, 22,011 armored fighting vehicles, 43,227 vehicles and fuel tanks, 25,860 artillery...

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Ukraine to increase drone, robotics production, Zelensky says

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on April 7 that Ukraine is ramping up drone production to the "maximum." In his nightly address, Zelensky said that Ukraine will increase production for the "full range of drones: from Mavics to long-range drones." "We’re also expanding our domestic capacity to produce ground-based robotic systems. What we need is constant, stable growth in the production and...

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Ukraine calls UN Security Council meeting after Russia's strike on Kryvyi Rih

Ukraine has initiated an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council and a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council following Russia's deadly attack on Kryvyi Rih, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X on April 7. Russia attacked Kryvyi Rih on April 4, killing 20 people and injuring 75. Despite Russia's claims that it was attacking military targets, recently released security footage shows...

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Number of injured in Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih rises to 75, official says

The number of people injured in Russia's April 4 missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has risen to 75 from 74, Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city's military administration, said on April 6. Russia launched the missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, located in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, in the evening on April 4, killing 19 people, including nine children, according to Vilkul. Four children...

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General Staff: Russia has lost 919,570 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

Russia has lost 919,570 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on April 3. This number includes 1,330 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,554 tanks, 21,972 armored fighting vehicles, 43,050 vehicles and fuel tanks, 25,786 artillery...

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Zelensky: Russia must be held accountable for everything it has done

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address “that Russia must be held accountable for everything it has done.” The statement comes after Russia's missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on April 4 killed 19 people, including nine children, according to local authorities. Seventy four were reportedly injured. “Russian ballistics down a street in an ordinary city, into a residential...

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Zelensky welcomes French, British army chiefs in Kyiv, talks troop deployment

President Volodymyr Zelensky had met on April 5 with British Admiral Antony Radakin and French General Thierry Burkhard who head the Defence Staff of their respective countries. "There is tangible progress and initial details on how the partner security contingent might be deployed," Zelensky said. Zelensky also thanked the "U.K. and France for their leadership" in bringing together countries that...

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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 6, injure 46 over past day

Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least six civilians and injured at least 46 others over the past day, regional authorities reported on April 4. Russian forces launched 78 drones from the Russian cities of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force. Ukraine's air defense shot down 42 drones over Kharkiv, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia,...

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Ukraine's navy responds to reports US was 'angry' at sinking of Russia's Moskva Black Sea flagship

Ukraine's navy has refused to confirm that there was "anger," "surprise," and "panic" among the administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden after Ukraine sunk the Mosvka, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in April 2022. Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said he "cannot confirm this information in any way," insisting there were multiple factors other than U.S. intelligence...

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General Staff: Russia has lost 920,950 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

Russia has lost 920,950 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on April 4. This number includes 1,380 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,528 tanks, 21,932 armored fighting vehicles, 42,841 vehicles and fuel tanks, 25,663 artillery...

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Russian drone attack against Kharkiv kills 2, injures at least 32

Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia launched a drone attack against the city of Kharkiv late at night on April 3, killing at least two civilians and injuring at least 32 others, including children, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported. A Russian drone struck an apartment building in the city's Novobavarskyi district, Terekhov reported. A large fire broke out at the site...

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Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces launching women's unit

The Unmanned Systems Forces have begun recruiting members for its new women's unit called the Harpies, the branch announced on April 2. The Harpies also include male personnel, but the "role of pilots who deliver the final blows will be performed exclusively by women," the unit said on Telegram. Ukraine has pioneered drone technology during its full-scale war with Russia, introducing various ground-,...

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Trump's pick for top US general backs military support for Ukraine

Retired Lieutenant General Dan Caine, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscored the importance of U.S. military support for Ukraine in a Senate confirmation hearing on April 1. Caine told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Washington "should focus on what unique capabilities only the U.S. can provide," while European countries should...

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General Staff: Russia has lost 918,180 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

Russia has lost 918,180 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on April 2. This number includes 1,410 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,515 tanks, 21,880 armored fighting vehicles, 42,687 vehicles and fuel tanks, 25,576 artillery...

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2 killed, 21 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least two civilians and injured at least 21 over the past day, regional authorities reported on April 1. Ukrainian air defenses shot down two Kh-59/69 guided aerial missiles launched by Russia against Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Air Force repored. Russian forces did not carry out a mass drone strike against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure overnight, marking...

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