It comes after Russia lost more than 2,000 soldiers in one day in November. (Image: Getty)
Russia has suffered one of its bloodiest days of the war so far, with 1,600 casualties being inflicted in one day earlier this month, according to .
The figures, released in a report by the General Staff of the show that the bloody day has taken total Russian casualties beyond 750,000, according to their estimates.
The figure means that has, on average, lost 738 soldiers every single day since their illegal invasion. However, British intelligence estimates from this year put the figure at over 1,000 killed or wounded each day.
The final quarter of this year has seen bloody days become more common for the Russians as they continue their advance in and their attempts to reclaim territory in
On Nov 12, the Russians suffered their bloodiest day of the war, so far as 1,950 soldiers were lost, only for that record to be beaten two weeks later with , wounded or captured.
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“The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.”Wolfgang Amadeus MozartThe combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to December 6, 2024.
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU)
Despite their losses, the The highly respected Institute for the Study of War states that they have been advancing at their fastest rate since the invasion in 2022.
It is believed that around 500,000 of the total personnel loss of 750,000 come as a result of being wounded, with the Ukrainians estimating that around 100,000 Russians have been killed during the war.
Precise numbers are difficult to obtain because battlefield losses are notoriously hard to measure and because neither side releases casualty data.
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Ukraine is also losing ground and soldiers as Russia continues its offensive in Kursk and Donetsk. (Image: Getty)
A joint project run by the and Mediazona, an independent Russian outlet, said on Friday that it had confirmed the deaths of 80,973 Russian soldiers since the full-scale invasion began.
Many experts believe that heavy casualties on both sides are partly due to the leadership of both armies being entrenched in Soviet-era doctrine, which relies on the concentration of forces and mass firepower.
The figures released by show that in addition to the quarter of a million soldiers killed, captured or wounded, has also lost 9,514 tanks, 19,518 armoured vehicles and 21,043 artillery systems since the beginning of the conflict.