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Ukraine Loses Up to 495 Soldiers to Russia's Vostok Battlegroup in Past Day
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost up to 495 soldiers in combat against Russia's Vostok battlegroup over the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
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The Eastern Herald
Β· Jul 5, 2026
Ukraine Loses Over 470 Soldiers Against Russiaβs Vostok Battlegroup in Single Day, Moscow Says
Russia's Defense Ministry reported more than 470 Ukrainian casualties to the Vostok battlegroup in a single day, with total losses across all six Russian battlegroups exceeding 1,470 personnel Sunday. Independent verification of the figures is not possible under current conflict conditions.
Knewz
Β· Jul 8, 2026
How African soldiers ended up on the front lines of the Ukraine war
While Russia has not disclosed the true scale of its military losses, some estimates put its casualties in the war against Ukraine at around 1.5 million, including roughly 500,000 troops killed since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. As the Kremlin struggles to replenish its ranks, it has increasingly turned to foreign recruits. Among those...
Intel Slava
Β· Jun 26, 2026
[Photo] π·πΊβπΊπ¦ β Russian Defence Ministry daily briefing, Top News Today.160 Russian serviceme [...]
β Russian Defence Ministry daily briefing, Top News Today.160 Russian servicemen returned from Kiev-controlled territory in a prisoner exchange.Overnight high-precision strike hit a military recruitment center and weapons storage in Kiev, and a refinery in Kremenchug, Poltava region.In Konstantinovka, Russian forces liberated 763 buildings between June 20β26, continuing to clear Ukrainian groups in the southwest.In Krasny Liman, assault units captured 50 strongholds and liberated 327 buildings over the same period.Russian Aerospace Forces launched a series of FAB-500 aerial bomb raids on Ukrainian positions across the operation zone.ββββββββββββββββ@IntelSlava
B92.net
Β· Jul 3, 2026
Over two million casualties?
Russia has lost around 450,000 soldiers in the war against Ukraine, while total number of casualties β including those killed, wounded, and missing on both sides β exceeds two million, according to a new study by the U.S. think tank CSIS.
Kyiv Post
Β· Jul 5, 2026
War Update: 295 Combat Clashes on Frontline Over Past Day
On July 4, Ukrainian Defense Forces recorded 295 combat clashes along the frontline. Russian forces launched intense bombardments, deploying over 8,700 kamikaze drones and 252 guided aerial bombs. The heaviest ground assaults occurred in the Huliaipole (38 attacks), Pokrovsk (31 attacks), and Sloviansk (25 attacks) directions. Ukrainian aviation and artillery responded by striking multiple Russian command posts and troop concentrations.
Off The Press
Β· Jul 2, 2026
Russia reportedly losing 8 troops for every 1 Ukrainian soldier killed
Russia is now losing eight troops for every one Ukrainian soldier killed in the battlefield, with Moscowβs army suffering 1.4 million casualties since the launch of the invasion in 2022, according to a new report. While much of the war saw the Russia-Ukraine casualty ratio at around 2:1, Moscowβs losses have ballooned in 2026 largely []...Click to read more
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