Ukraine claims 27,400 Russian troops killed since start of war

By Merve Berker

KYIV, Ukraine (AA) – Some 27,400 Russian soldiers have so far been killed during the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian military claimed on Sunday.

At least 200 more Russian troops were killed over the past day, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.

It said Ukrainian forces have destroyed 200 Russian aircraft, 164 helicopters, 416 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1,220 tanks and 2,958 armored vehicles since the war began on Feb. 24.

Russia has also lost 195 multiple rocket launcher systems, 2,087 vehicles, 95 cruise missiles, 89 anti-aircraft systems, and 13 boats, it added.

At least 3,573 people have been killed and 3,816 injured since Russia launched the war on Ukraine, according to UN estimates. The true toll is feared to be much higher.

Over 6 million people have fled to other countries, with some 7.7 million people internally displaced, according to the UN refugee agency.