Russian forces suffered almost 10,000 casualties in the first week of November, according to figures sourced from Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
Moscow lost 1,270 on November 1, 1,410 on the second, 1,300 on the third, 1,260 on the fourth, 1,250 on the fifth, 1,400 on the sixth, and 1,580 on the seventh, for a total of 9,470.
This figure is slightly higher than the last two months, which saw 8,960 Russian casualties in September and 8,540 in October, according to Kyiv.
Russia does not frequently publicize its losses, and analysts are skeptical of reports from both sides. Gauging the true number of casualties on either side is notoriously difficult, with numbers from Russia, Ukraine, and independent analyses differing.
Newsweek was unable to independently verify the figures and contacted the Russian and Ukrainian Defense Ministries for comment on Saturday, as well as an independent think tank.
On Saturday, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claimed that Vladimir Putin‘s forces lost 1,660 military personnel in the space of 24 hours, which it said brought Russia’s total casualties since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine to 707,540.
The report, posted to the ministry’s official X, formerly Twitter page, also said five tanks, 23 artillery systems, and 49 drones had been destroyed over the same period.
“Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.”John Milton
The combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to November 9, 2024. pic.twitter.com/tu5q1mhLng
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) November 9, 2024
This latest reporting comes as figures indicated Russian losses have been hitting grim milestones.
Data analyzed by independent Russian outlet Agentstvo found that more equipment had been destroyed in October than in any month over the last two years of the full-scale invasion.
Among the lost equipment were 253 infantry fighting vehicles, 103 tanks and 41 armored personnel carriers. There were also four aircraft, comprising of two Sukhoi Su-25 and Su-34 fighter and bomber planes, along with a Mi-28 helicopter.
Russia also reached its third-highest number of losses within a single day on October 25 after losing 1,630 personnel.
On Thursday, Newsweek reported that Russian losses in terms of tanks, armored patrol vehicles (APVs), and vehicles and fuel tanks were reaching new heights as the war neared its thousandth day.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said that morning that Moscow’s total losses for tanks were nearing 10,000, APVs were approaching 20,000, and fuel tanks were almost 30,000.
Despite heavy losses, Russian troops have made several advances along the front line in the Donetsk region, southeast of Kupiansk and northwest of Kreminna on Tuesday.
These follow North Korea’s deployment of soldiers to fight alongside the Russian forces on the front line, with an estimated 8,000 to 12,000 soldiers present.
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