Overall, Russia’s losses since the start of the full-scale invasion are approaching 204,000 military personnel.

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According to the General Staff, as of May 22, the losses of Russia are as follows:

• Personnel: 203,880 (+720) eliminated,

• Tanks: 3,785 (+2),

• Combat armored vehicles: 7,407 (+9),

• Artillery systems: 3,278 (+20),

• Multiple rocket launchers: 565 (+1),

• Air defense systems: 327 (+0),

• Aircraft: 309 (+1),

• Helicopters: 294 (+0),

• Tactical-level UAVs: 2,830 (+8),

• Cruise missiles: 1,011 (+0),

• Ships/boats: 18 (+0),

• Automotive equipment and tankers: 6,129 (+14),

• Specialized equipment: 427 (+2).

Read also: Russian air defenses shot down Russian aircraft over Bryansk Oblast, Ukraine’s Air Force says

On the evening of May 21, it was reported that Ukrainian air defense forces had destroyed a Russian Su-35 aircraft. The Su-35 is a Russian fourth-generation multi-role fighter developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau in 2008, and serves as one of the main fighter-bombers in the Russian Air Force.

Chief Press Officer of the Defense Forces of Kherson, Dmytro Pletenchuk, shared this information on Facebook, stating, “The spectacle of the downed analog Su-35 was incredible. Air defense is a force! The evening became more interesting.”

Earlier reports on social media indicated that a Russian Su-35, launched to carry out air strikes in southern Ukraine, had been shot down over the Black Sea.

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Ukraine’s Defense Minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, previously highlighted Russia’s shortage of professional military personnel, high-tech weapons, and ammunition.

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