Russia endures record military losses in Ukraine
The average daily Russian casualties (killed and wounded) in Ukraine rose to 1,262 in May and 1,163 in June, marking the highest figures recorded since Russia's war against Ukraine began, the UK Defense Ministry reported on X on July 12.
Russia has likely lost over 70,000 soldiers over the past two months, with the uptick in losses attributed to the new Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast and active assaults across other fronts.
"Russia's casualty rate will likely continue to average above 1,000 a day over the next two months as Russia continues to try to overmatch Ukrainian positions with mass," the report said.
Ukraine's General Staff reported on July 12 that the Russian military lost approximately 1,030 soldiers in the past 24 hours, pushing the total estimated losses since the start of the full-scale invasion to around 556,650 soldiers.
UK Minister of State for the Armed Forces Leo Docherty said on April 27 that approximately 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since the onset of the war in Ukraine, according to UK estimates.
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Sejourne stated on May 3 that, according to his country's estimates, Russia has already lost 500,000 soldiers in the war against Ukraine.
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