Ukraine's armed forces said on Thursday that 89,440 Russian troops had been killed since the start of the invasion.
Ukraine's armed forces said on Thursday that 540 Russian troops had been killed over the previous 24 hours, as its estimate of the death toll faced by Moscow's forces approaches 90,000.
With Ukraine's estimate that around 500 Russian troops were being killed every day, the milestone of 90,000 is expected to be reached by the weekend.has contacted the Russian defense ministry regarding Ukraine's unverified figure which is higher than other international assessments. The BBC said that the list may contain up to 60 percent fewer names of the dead than had been buried in Russia while MediaZona reported that the numbers could be in the"tens of thousands."
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