Russia lost 248,964 troops on the battlefield in Ukraine from January through August, President Zelensky says.

Russia lost 248,964 troops on the battlefield in Ukraine from January through August, President Zelensky says. He said Ukraine has video evidence documenting each Russian loss and an archive of drone footage showing thousands of Russian troops being killed in combat zones.Zelensky added Russia seized just over 1,000 km² of Ukrainian territory this year and that Ukraine has already liberated much of it. He also said Russia has launched more than 2,000 missiles of various types and 63,000 attack drones against Ukraine since the beginning of the year. Separately, Zelensky announced that Ukraine has successfully tested four new drone interceptors but warned that the coming winter could be very difficult.