Maya Mehrara is a Newsweek journalist founded on London, the United Kingdom, whose concentrate is in foreign news. Ukraine, Russia, immigration problems and the revolution in Iran have covered. Maya joined Newsweek in 2024 from Londoners and had written in the past for MyLondon, The Camden New Journal, Bust Magazine and Washington Square News. He graduated from the University of New York and obtained his NCTJ of News Associates. Languages: English. You can touch Maya by sending an email to m. mehrara@newsweek. com.
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Russia’s hard work losses in Ukraine have exceeded the dark step because the tension between the war countries has been greater in recent months, according to the figures of the Ukraine Armed Forces.
Moscow has lost nearly 2,000 soldiers per day and more than 800,000 men since the war began. Ukraine’s tally of losses includes both those killed or wounded.
Russia has made significant progress on several parts of the frontline through the end of 2024, however, the territorial gains are painful, with Putin’s forces breaking their own records of casualties per month for 3 consecutive months of October, November, and December.
Newsweek contacted the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to comment by email.
The body of the Army of Workers of Russia, the losses of workers who pass shady milestones in terms of counting and the general casualties are significant, since Moscow recently faces a shortage of hard work, which can undermine their ability to continue this war. In addition to the addition, the lack of troops combined with combined troops Russia losses of the main devices can weaken the defensive functions of Russia and pave the way for additional counterattacks through Ukraine.
In its daily Russian loss reports, the Ukrainian armed forces indicated that Russia had lost 1,970 infantrymen today, achieving new heights while the number of infantrymen lost along Moscow, consistent with Day’s in the past, from 1,000 to 1,500. The speed of Russia’s month-to-month losses began to accumulate since September 2023, reaching a peak in December 2024.
Moscow has not only seen increased losses in its own troops but has also begun losing high numbers of North Korean soldiers fighting alongside the Russians on the frontlines in Kursk. While an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) soldiers were deployed to Kursk, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky recently said that they lost “up to a battalion of infantry” over two days while fighting in one village in the southern part of the region. The Pentagon has previously estimated that North Korea has lost approximately 1,000 soldiers in Kursk so far.
In his daily address to Ukrainian citizens, Zelensky said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that in the five months since Ukraine launched an incursion into Kursk, Russia has lost more than “38,000 soldiers in this single direction alone, with approximately 15,000 of them irrecoverable losses.” The 15,000 losses the Ukrainian president noted are those who are dead or incapacitated and cannot return to war.
Although Ukraine does not disseminate data on its own losses of the army in the war of approximately four years, Zelensky said in December 2024 that the body of the losses of kyiv’s army workers has increased to 43,000 since the war began, with 370,000 Infantry cases wounded and about 50 % of the injured who later returned to the service. The Ukrainian leader said that Kyiv’s losses were presented in 31,000 in February 2024, according to BBC News.
Many hold Zelensky’s statements about Ukrainian losses as an underestimate and have hypothesized that Kyiv’s losses may be in the many thousands. The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine also estimated that since the start of the war, 11,743 civilians have been killed and 24,614 injured in the conflict.
In their post about daily and overall losses for Russia since the war began today, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine wrote: “‘There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.’ Louis XIV.”
Referencing’s Kyiv’s latest Russian loss figures, the British Defense Intelligence in its daily update on X on January 7 said: “Russian forces sustained 429,660 casualties (killed and wounded) in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2024, a notable increase on the 252,940 casualties sustained in 2023, according to Ukrainian General Staff reporting. Since the start of the conflict Russia has likely sustained over 790,000 casualties.
“Russian forces sustained 429,660 casualties (killed and wounded) in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2024, a notable increase on the 252,940 casualties sustained in 2023, according to Ukrainian General Staff reporting. Since the start of the conflict Russia has likely sustained over 790,000 casualties.”
Russia will likely continue to experience increasing manpower losses as fighting escalates in Kursk, following Ukraine’s launch of a new offensive in southern Kursk last weekend. The fighting continues amid speculation that the incoming Trump administration will push for a swift ceasefire and seek to bring both sides to the negotiating table.
Maya Mehrara is a London-based Newsweek reporter whose focus is on foreign news. He has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues, and the revolution in Iran. Maya joined Newsweek in 2024 from Londoners and had written in the past for Mylondon, The Camden New Journal, Bust Magazine and Washington Square News. She graduated from New York University and earned her NCTJ from News Associates. Languages: English. You can tap Maya by sending an email to m. mehrara@newsweek. com.
Maya Mehrara is a Newsweek journalist in London in the United Kingdom, her purpose is to inform about foreign news. She covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration disorders and the revolution in Iran. Maya joined Newsweek in 2024 of the Londoners and had already written for Mylondon, The Camden New Journal, Bust Magazine and Washington Square News. He graduated from the University of New York and received his NCTJ in News Associates. Languages: English. You can touch Maya by sending an email to Mr. mehrara@newsweek. com.