Russian daily casualties highest since war began
British intelligence said the toll was the highest reported in a single day since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, with fighting still intense across the front.
- On Thursday, October 1, 2026, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that total Russian personnel losses since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022, reached approximately 1,535,870.
- Russian forces recently suffered record-high casualties, with 2,090 troops killed or wounded over a 24-hour period ending September 28, marking the highest daily total since the invasion began, according to UK Defence Intelligence.
- The latest figures from October 1 indicate Russia has lost 541,383 operational-tactical UAVs, 155,887 vehicles and fuel tankers, and 5,126 cruise missiles since the war began.
- Documents obtained by Cyber-ATESH detail widespread unauthorized absences, suicides, and disciplinary issues within Russia's 127th Motor Rifle Division, suggesting official casualty records may significantly lag behind actual front-line losses.
- The Danish Defense Intelligence Service noted the Russian economy is on the brink of "a major crisis," though it saw "no indications" of an imminent invasion of a NATO country.
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In the 24-hour period, the casualties of the Ukrainian armed forces in the fighting with the North group of Russian troops amounted to more than 250, while the North group continued to advance deep in the Soum region, reported the northern channel "North Veter" in Max; the Russian aircraft, artillery and drone calculations attacked the stocks of human forces and equipment of the HSU in the areas of Sum, Boyaro Lježač, Big Fish, Vakalovska, Nicos…
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Russian daily casualties highest since war began
The Ukrainian General Staff recorded 2,090 Russian casualties, killed and wounded, in the twenty-four hours to 28 September, the highest daily total it has reported since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. The post Russian daily casualties highest since war began first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
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197 combat engagements at front in past day, most in Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka – General Staff
Since the beginning of the day, Russian troops have attacked the positions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine 197 times, with Russians being most active in Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported 1,690 killed and wounded Russian servicemen over the past 24 hours. Thus, the total losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the full-scale war are estimated at about 1,528,970 people, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported. The Ukrainian side also reports more than 600 destroyed units of Russian equipment, not including unmanned aerial vehicles. Among the losses mentioned are eight tanks, seven armored combat …
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