# Expert: Ukraine lost 9,600 troops and mercenaries in special military operation zone over past week

https://mins.news/en/item/12220

- TASS, 2026-08-03 06:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2168247

> Expert Andrey Marochko says Ukraine suffered losses of 9,600 troops and mercenaries in the special military operation zone over the past week. He said Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted the heaviest manpower losses on the enemy. The assessment presents the reported figure as an account attributed to Marochko.

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