Russia has endured staggering troop losses. (Image: Getty)
has suffered another embarassing blow after reportedly lost over 1,000 troops on the first day of 2025.
‘s military authorities said that endured a staggering 1,370 casualties on January 1, consisting of both
The official announcement was posted on social media platform X alongside a quote from science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke: “The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.”
Following this latest count, now asserts that total Russian casualties since the onslaught began on February 24, 2022, have reached a harrowing 792,170.
While verification remains complex, Kyiv’s numbers than those provided by other sources, with both sides rarely disclosing exact figures.
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It’s hard to verify troop losses on either side as they don’t often publish figures. (Image: Getty)
, in a rare disclosure of his own in December, acknowledged that about 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers had fallen, with some 370,000 instances of injury reported. This figure includes repeat injuries for some individuals.
Marking the new year, heralded its record of purported Russian troop casualties in 2024 at 430,790, a considerable climb from 253,290 in the prior year.
Further analysis by the Institute for the Study of War estimates ‘s losses to be lower,
This suggests nearly 102 Russian casualties for each one of the 1,609 square miles of Ukrainian territory seized.
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Moscow is reportedly in the ongoing full-scale invasion. The eastern front appears to be particularly hard-hit, with making slow but steady progress.
Despite the Kremlin’s assurances of replenishing its forces, the high casualty rate could pose a significant challenge for due to its military and economic implications.
This could potentially serve as a bargaining chip in negotiations to bring an end to the conflict.