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Russia’s combat losses in Ukraine reach 461K

Russia’s invasion forces have seen an estimated 461,060 soldiers and officers killed or wounded in action since the invasion, including 800 in the past day alone.

That’s according to an update by the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Ukrinform reports.

Also, Ukraine’s defense forces destroyed 7,241 enemy tanks (+5 in the past day), 13,916 (+12) armored fighting vehicles, 11,765 (+29) artillery systems, 1,046 MLR systems, 769 (+1) anti-aircraft warfare systems, 348 warplanes, 325 helicopters, 9,407 (+23) operational and tactical-level UAVs, 2,117 cruise missiles, 26 warships/cutters, a submarine, 15,845 (+33) vehicles and fuel tankers, and 1,936 (+2) units of specialized equipment.

Read also: U.S. in contact with Ukraine on content of upcoming aid package - Pentagon

The latest data on enemy losses are being updated.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, in the past 24 hours, 86 combat clashes took place. The Air Force hit two anti-aircraft missile systems and 16 manpower and weapon clusters. Missile forces damaged a Russian control point, two air defense systems, and a manpower cluster.

Columbia students on edge as police presence remains on campus after raid to clear protesters.

Columbia students on edge as police presence remains on campus after raid to clear protesters.

Police remain on Columbia University’s campus, even after clearing out student protesters and their encampment. But questions remain about how the university and the students move forward. Tina Trinh reports from New York. » Subscribe to VOA News:...

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Editor of student newspaper at UNC-Chapel Hill details ‘emotional’ year for students.

Editor of student newspaper at UNC-Chapel Hill details ‘emotional’ year for students.

The editor of the student run newspaper at UNC-Chapel Hill detailed protesters and police presence on campus as the school had their last day of classes. Lauren Rhodes said many are “emotional” after the year started with the fatal shooting of a p...

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Analysis: Is state aid for manufacturing and green tech helping China take the lead?.

Analysis: Is state aid for manufacturing and green tech helping China take the lead?.

China is providing nine times as much state aid for their manufacturers as developed economies in the OECD who are lagging behind when it comes to spending on green tech and manufacturing. The data are a critical part of the explanation for Chines...

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Prepared for War?: Is the UK's air defence ready for conflict?.

Prepared for War?: Is the UK's air defence ready for conflict?.

The next instalment of Sky News' Prepared For War? series looks at the UK’s hallowed out air defence. The RAF has nine frontline fighter squadrons compared with 30 in operation near the end of the Cold War. In the Navy, only three of the six destr...

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Birth trauma: Parents call for government action on maternity services.

Birth trauma: Parents call for government action on maternity services.

A coroner is writing to all birth centres across London following the death of a new born baby, Finn Kennedy who was injured during labour at a birthing unit. A lack of monitoring and leadership by NHS midwives was highlighted at the inquest of ba...

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Counter-protesters threw fireworks, tear gas at encampment, UCLA student says.

Counter-protesters threw fireworks, tear gas at encampment, UCLA student says.

Student journalist at UCLA, Dylan Winward, detailed the moment counter-protesters threw fireworks and tear gas at the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. Winward said counter-protesters did “not appear to be student led.”  » Subscribe to NBC New...

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