 Russia has lost more than 180,000 troops in Ukraine. Ukraine has reported more casualties on the Russian side in their ongoing war. The general staff of Ukraine's armed forces reported that Russia had lost 180,050 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on February 24th last year. According to the report, Russia has lost 3,646 tanks, 7,043 armored fighting vehicles, 5,630 vehicles and fuel tanks, 2,770 artillery systems, 535 multiple launch rocket systems, 282 air defense systems, 307 airplanes, 293 helicopters, 2,334 drones and 18 boats. Russia reportedly intensified its counterintelligence operations in several occupied Ukrainian territories due to fears of the locations of their military units being leaked. Ukraine said the most intense fighting of the war remains at the heavily contested town of Bakhmut. Colonel General Oleksandr Syrsky, the commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, said Russia is deploying its special forces and airborne assault units to sustain their offensive operations since the private Russian mercenary organization, Vargana Group, which spearheaded the assault on Bakhmut, is now exhausted. Ukraine's southern command also said that Russia currently has 11 ships in the Black Sea. Russia intends to continue using aircraft to launch guided aerial bombs the command added.