Over 12,000 Russian troops killed in war, Ukrainian government says

Published March 9, 2022 9:27am ET



More than 12,000 Russian troops have been killed in the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday.

Russia’s combat losses from Feb. 24 to March 9 include more than 12,000 personnel, 49 planes, 81 helicopters, 317 tanks, 120 artillery pieces, 1,070 armored personnel carriers, 56 multiple-launch rocket systems, two boats, 482 cars, 60 fuel tankers, seven drones, and 28 anti-aircraft systems, according to the Ukrainian government. The figures have not been independently verified and differ dramatically from the Pentagon’s latest estimate.

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