Russia has suffered the third-greatest single day of losses of troops in Ukraine since Russia began its full-scale invasion in February 2022, according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
The ministry’s post on X, formerly known as Twitter, says Russia lost 1,630 personnel on October 25, amounting to a total of 685,910 Russian soldiers lost since the beginning of the war.
The Ministry of Defense’s post, with information about additional losses of weapons and vehicles, was accompanied by the quote, “Out of difficulties grow miracles,” by Jean de la Bruyère.
Russian soldiers patrolling in a village in the Kursk region on October 24. Russia is said to have suffered high losses of troops this week.
Russian soldiers patrolling in a village in the Kursk region on October 24. Russia is said to have suffered high losses of troops this week.
Uncredited, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/Associated Press
Newsweek reached out to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for comment via email outside of business hours.
The highest number of soldiers Russia has lost in a single day was 1,740 on May 12.
The previous second-highest number of Russian troops lost earlier this month was 1,530 men in one day.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine’s post on X, Russia also lost 33 armored fighting vehicles, 34 artillery systems, seven tanks, one air defense system, 73 UAVs, 79 vehicles and fuel tanks, and 22 pieces of special equipment today.
Since Monday, Russia has lost 7,390 troops in Ukraine, according to Armed Forces of Ukraine’s figures.
Russia has also lost 188 artillery systems, 383 UAVs, 176 armored fighting vehicles, and more since Monday.
Moscow also had rising losses of UAVs and artillery systems through last month, and they have only fallen this past month.
In addition to high losses of Russian troops, Moscow’s artillery losses amounted to $8 billion in 2024 alone.
These Russian losses come after the US confirmed that Pyongyang had deployed troops to Russia after similar reports were made by South Korea and Ukraine.
White House spokesperson John Kirby said that he believes 3,000 North Korean soldiers are being trained in Russia, after South Korean intelligence released satellite photos of North Korean soldiers training in Russia’s Far East.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to confirm the presence of North Korean soldiers in Russia as he told foreign journalists, “Images are a serious thing; if there are images, they reflect something,” regarding the South Korean satellite images.
Putin also noted the newly signed security treaty between Russia and North Korea, which has a mutual defense clause.
The South Korean spy agency also estimated that North Korea will send up to 12,000 soldiers to Russia by December.
The deployment of North Korean soldiers to fight in Ukraine marks the country’s first foreign war in its history.
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