Since February 24, more than half a thousand servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine have died as a result of the military operations of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the operational department of the headquarters of the Main Directorate of NSU Alexei Nadtochiy at a briefing, writes Suspіlne.

“Unfortunately, during the execution of tasks for this period, the losses of the personnel of the National Guard are 1,697 military personnel, and 501 military personnel are irretrievable,” Nadtochy said..

Recall, on April 16, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky for the last time named the approximate number of Ukrainian defenders who died as a result of Russian aggression.. Then it was about the loss of two and a half to three thousand military personnel.. On that day, the president also reported on the number of wounded Ukrainian soldiers..

At the same time, according to the General Staff, the Russian Federation has lost about 26,350 of its soldiers since the start of a full-scale invasion of our country..