 Russia lost 413 tanks and 533 artillery systems in a month. Russia lost more than 400 tanks, 533 artillery systems and nearly 30,000 soldiers in December, according to new figures from Ukraine's military as the grueling war nears the two-year mark. Moscow's troops have lost more than 369,000 soldiers since launching its full-scale invasion of the country on February 24, 2022, Ukraine's armed forces said. Russia has also lost 413 tanks and 533 artillery systems throughout December, according to Kyiv. The Kremlin does not provide a running total of reported Ukrainian losses. It is very difficult to determine casualties in an ongoing conflict since both sides will try to keep the data secret and inflate the number of adversary casualties. Marina Miran, a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, UK, told Newsweek. Ukraine is trying to make life unlivable for Russian soldiers, ensuring there are no safe places for Moscow's troops. Daniel Rice, former Special Advisor to Ukraine's lead commander general Valery Saluzny, told. Ukraine's wielding of cluster munitions and the targeting of Russian vessels with long-range western weapons is racking up the Russian casualty count, he said, while Russian units are being wiped out. Significant Russian vehicle losses are unlikely to slow as Moscow pushes on with its onslaught around the Dnetsk Oblast Industrial Town of Avdivka. Russia has thrown resources into encircling the town since early October, inching around Avdivka, but at a steep human cost.