# Kiev lost 9,600 troops and mercenaries in special operation zone last week, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/38257

- TASS, 2026-08-31 06:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2179683

> Military expert Andrey Marochko said Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries suffered about 9,610 medical and irreparable losses in the special military operation zone over the past week. He said Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted the heaviest manpower losses, while Russian forces also destroyed nearly 6,000 UAVs and other military equipment.

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