Ukraine estimates record Russian losses in October

Ukraine’s General Staff estimated that Russian forces suffered 54,400 personnel losses in October, the highest monthly total it has reported since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy separately described the figure as troops killed or seriously wounded and said it set a wartime monthly record. The General Staff said its estimate included Russian personnel killed, wounded or missing in action, and was 8,170 higher than its September estimate. Zelenskyy’s account used the narrower description of killed or seriously wounded. The figures are Ukrainian estimates and could not be independently verified. Zelenskyy said the previous monthly high was 48,670, recorded in December 2024 according to General Staff figures. He also said Russian forces lost 2,250 troops on October 21, the highest single-day figure he cited, and averaged 1,755 losses a day during October. The General Staff said the rate of losses exceeded Russia’s ability to replenish its units. Separately, Ukraine’s National Guard 1st Azov Corps attributed more than 6,800 Russian troops killed, wounded or captured to fighting on the Dobropillia axis, a sector of Russia’s offensive. That...