# Ukraine lost 10,000 troops and mercenaries in past week, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/95926

- TASS, 2026-10-12 06:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2200661

> Military expert Andrey Marochko said about 10,135 Ukrainian service members and foreign mercenaries were killed or wounded over the past week, citing Russian Defense Ministry data. He said Battlegroup Center inflicted the heaviest manpower losses; Russian forces also destroyed various Ukrainian equipment.

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