Russia says 498 of its soldiers killed, 1,597 injured during Ukraine invasion
Russia says 498 of its soldiers killed, 1,597 injured during Ukraine invasion
Russia's defence ministry says 498 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine, in the first official death toll released by Moscow since its assault on Kyiv last Thursday.
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Russia say 1,597 of its soldiers have been wounded since the beginning of its offensive on Kyiv [Getty]
Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that 498 Russian soldiers had died in Ukraine and another 1,597 had been wounded since the beginning of Moscow's invasion of Kyiv, according to Russia's RIA news agency.
It was the first time that Moscow had put a figure on its casualties.
The ministry also said that more than 2,870 Ukrainian soldiers and "nationalists" had been killed and about 3,700 wounded, according to Interfax. The numbers could not be independently verified and there was no immediate comment from Ukraine.
(Reuters)
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