Throughout November 2023, Russian casualties, as reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are running at a daily average of 931 per day, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
Previously, the deadliest reported month for russia was March 2023 with an average of 776 losses per day, at the height of russia’s assault on Bakhmut.
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Although the Defense Intelligence cannot verify the methodology, taken as a total including both killed and wounded, the figures are plausible.
The last six weeks have likely seen some of the highest russian casualty rates of the war so far. The heavy losses have largely been caused by russia’s offensive against the town of Avdiivka.
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