Russia’s casualty and weapons losses in the war with Ukraine are piling up, according to a message posted Thursday on X, formerly known as Twitter, by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
The new message, listing Russian losses from February 24, 2022 to October 17, 2024, reveals that Russia lost 1,420 soldiers, 133 vehicles and 51 artillery pieces in one day.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published this information alongside the quote: “Change before you have to,” Jack Welch. »
In addition to the losses listed in the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s message on , according to Ukrainian Armed Forces Figures.
While Ukrainian authorities frequently release updates on Russian losses, Russia does not make its military losses public. News week contacted the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for comments by email.
Since Monday, Russia has reportedly lost 5,340 troops, 100 artillery systems, 112 drones and more.
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Russian artillery losses this year amounted to $8 billion, and the total cost of Russian equipment lost in Ukraine is more than $73 billion.
Despite these losses, Russia recovered almost a quarter of the previously lost Kursk Oblast territory by October 15.
Additionally, Russia has reportedly gained strength as thousands of North Korean troops have joined the front lines in Ukraine, as relations between Russia and North Korea strengthen, and it is ‘very likely’ that they deploy more.
While Russia enjoys growing support from North Korea, Ukraine has received weapons from Australia, with the country providing 49 M1A1 Abram tanks, military aid valued at $245 million.
This aid package follows a $375 million U.S. military aid package to Ukraine in late September, which included medium-range cluster bombs, an array of rockets, artillery, vehicles armored vehicles and ammunition for the high mobility artillery rocket system.
The latest US aid package is part of a larger $2.4 billion long-term aid package for Ukraine announced on September 26.
As the war continues, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented his “victory plan” to end the war to world leaders from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and the Germany, hoping to gain more support from Western allies. .
Zelensky’s “victory plan” includes military, political, diplomatic and economic strategies that will help Ukraine improve its future negotiations with Moscow.
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