Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin's losses up to 834,000 as Moscow claims capture of town in Donetsk
Russia has now lost more than 834,000 troops in its invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian military officials.
The General Staff of the Ukraine Armed Forces said today that Russia had seen a total of 834,670 troops killed or injured, and of these 1,670 casualties were reported in the past 24 hours.
On the battlefield, the Russian defence ministry claimed its troops had taken control of the village of Novoielyzavetivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. The Ukrainian military has not confirmed Russia’s claims yet.
Earlier, Ukrainian investigators opened a criminal corruption case involving defence minister Rustem Umerov, a move likely to deepen a standoff in his ministry over arms procurement that could strain Kyiv’s ties with important Western allies.
In Ukraine, at least one person was killed in a Russian drone attack on a multi-storey apartment building in the northeastern city of Sumy.Three others were also injured in the drone strike, regional governor Volodymyr Artyukh said earlier today.
