The average daily russian casualties (killed and wounded) in Ukraine has increased in August 2024 to 1187 per day, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reporting. Since the start of the full-scale invasion russia has likely suffered over 610,000 casualties., the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
The August 2024 increase in casualty rate is almost certainly due to Ukraine’s Kursk operation and continued pressure on the Pokrovsk axis. Russia continues to rely on mass to mitigate their lack of personnel and equipment capability.
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Although russian pressure on the whole frontline will continue over the next month, their capability constraints will likely continue to reduce their ability to exploit any tactical successes into wider operational gains. Russia’s casualty rate will likely continue to average above 1,000 a day throughout September 2024 as russia continues operations on a wide front from Kursk in the north to Robotyne in the south.
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