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In 2024, the Russian invasion forces lost more soldiers killed or wounded than in the previous two years of the big war.
That’s according to Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, who spoke in an interview with war correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko, aired on national television, Ukrinform reports.
“Their manpower loss, as per our estimates, stands at over 434,000, of which approximately 150,000 were killed in 2024. Over this year (2024 – ed.) of hostilities, they’ve lost more than in the previous two years of the war,” Syrskyi said.
At the same time, over the past year, Russia has increased the number of its armed forces by 140,000.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi stated this in an interview with war correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko, Ukrinform reports.
“The enemy is constantly increasing the number of its divisions. Over the past year alone, the enemy’s grouping has increased by 140,000,” Syrskyi said.
As the top commander noted, this is about the grouping of the Russian armed forces, without taking into account the number of North Korean troops, national guardsmen, and other components employed in offensive operations.
As reported earlier, Russia saw their artillery munitions utilization rate halve as a result of Ukraine’s strikes targeting Russian defense industrial facilities.
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