russian forces sustained 429,660 casualties (killed and wounded) in the war in 2024, a notable increase on the 252,940 casualties sustained in 2023, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reporting. Since the start of the war russia has likely sustained over 790,000 casualties, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
December 2024 was likely the most costly month of the war for russia with a total of 48,670 casualties reported by the General Staff. 45,680 russian casualties were recorded in November 2024. December was the sixth straight month that russian forces have suffered an increase in monthly total losses.
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The average daily russian casualties reached a new monthly war high during December 2024. The average daily loss rate was 1,570, the fifth straight month that russian forces have sustained new war high average daily losses. December 19, 2024, saw a new war high of 2,200 losses in a single day. Russia will highly likely continue to experience high casualty rates over January 2025 with continued dismounted infantry attacks on multiple axes.
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