Russian army suffers record losses in Ukraine as land gains slip

Ukrainian soldiers fire an MRLS BM-21 "Grad" rocket toward Russian positions at an undisclosed location near Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Sunday. | 93RD KHOLODNYI YAR SEPARATE MECHANIZED BRIGADE / VIA AFP-JIJI

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Nov 3, 2026

The Russian military suffered record casualties in Ukraine last month while also ceding some territory to Kyiv’s forces, according to Western intelligence data and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

More than 54,000 Russian troops were killed and heavily wounded in October, the most since the full-scale invasion began almost five years ago, the Ukrainian leader said Sunday.

Ukraine uses drone footage to document casualty numbers, which have now exceeded Russia’s monthly recruitment rate.

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