Russia suffers worst month for casualties, says UK defence chief
- Russian forces in Ukraine had their deadliest month since the invasion began, with 41,980 killed and wounded in October, as stated by the U.K.'s defense minister.
- Daily casualties for Russian forces have reached 1,500, totaling nearly 700,000 killed and wounded since February 2022, according to the U.K. army chief.
- Although Russia is gaining territory, the U.K. army chief noted that these are only "tiny increments of land" amidst significant losses.
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Russian forces suffered an average of over 1,500 casualties a day in October for 'tiny increments of land,' UK official says
The UK's Chief of Defence Staff said Russian forces suffered an average of around 1,500 killed or injured each day in October.Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty ImagesOctober saw Russia hit with its highest average daily casualties since the war in Ukraine began, a UK offical said.The UK's Chief of Defence Staff said Russia suffered around 1,500 killed or injured each day.Thousands of North Korean troops are now bolstering Russian President Vladimir Puti…
In October, Russia recorded a new negative record in terms of losses suffered on the front in Ukraine. Thus, Putin's army recorded an average of more than 1,500 soldiers killed or wounded every day, the head of the British army, Tony Radakin, said in an interview with the BBC on Sunday, Politico reports.
Russia is slowly but steadily advancing in Ukraine. The price for this is high. Moscow has never lost more soldiers in any of the months of the war. At least that is what the British say.
In October, Russia had the highest casualty figures since the war in Ukraine broke out. They tell Tony Radakin, who is the head of Britain's armed forces, to the BBC. - On average, over 1,500 people...
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