Ukraine’s drone forces report record Russian losses with 637 troops hit in one day
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SBS crews prepare the Heavy Shot bomber drone for takeoff (Photo: 411th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade "Yastruby" / Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine /)
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces said they hit a record 637 Russian troops, a daily figure comparable to the size of a battalion on Oct. 4.
“On average, that is more than 26 strikes per hour. Of the total number of targets hit, 301 enemy troops were killed,” Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces said.
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russian forces lost another 2,020 troops over the past day. Russia’s total combat losses since the start of its full-scale invasion stood at about 1,542,720 troops as of the morning of Oct. 5.
In September, Oleh Ivashchenko, head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, said Russia would likely exhaust its resources for the war in Ukraine by 2028 if its military losses remained at their current level.
According to Ivashchenko, Russia recruits about 1,000 to 1,200 people a day, while its forces suffer daily losses of 1,400 to 1,500 troops on the battlefield in Ukraine, with about 60% of them killed.
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