The operation, code-named "Veles," involved an underground advance of more than 15 kilometers (9 miles), according to Zelensky.

The operation, code-named "Veles," involved an underground advance of more than 15 kilometers (9 miles), according to Zelensky.

Russia has lost 1,581,840 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Oct. 27.

The number includes 1,400 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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