Russian daily casualties highest since war began
UK intelligence said the toll topped three earlier 2024 peaks, as fighting stayed intense in the fortress belt and around Dobropillia.
- On September 29, UK Defence Intelligence reported that Russian forces suffered 2,090 casualties in a single 24-hour period, marking the highest daily total since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
- Ukraine's General Staff estimates that total Russian military losses now exceed approximately 1.5 million personnel, a figure reportedly 125 times higher than Russia's officially acknowledged losses in the Chechen wars.
- Cumulative equipment losses reached 12,388 tanks and 50,498 artillery systems as of late September, according to General Staff figures documenting the sustained destruction rate.
- Documents obtained by Cyber-ATESH reveal widespread unauthorized absences and disciplinary issues within Russia's 127th Motor Rifle Division, complicating the military's ability to sustain "heavy losses for marginal territorial gains."
- The Danish Defense Intelligence Service warns that Russia faces "a major crisis" driven by defense spending and sanctions, though it sees "no indications" of a looming NATO invasion.
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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 …
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, Ukraine's defense forces have wounded and eliminated 1,527,280 Russian occupiers.
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