According to Kyiv, the Russian forces suffered their second-deadliest day since the beginning of the full scale invasion of Ukraine on October 17.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces has reported 1,530 Russian casualties in the past day. This is a number that has only been exceeded once in over two-and-a half years of fighting.
The bloodiest day in the history of Moscow’s forces occurred on May 13 when they suffered 1,740 reported casualties.
The figures do include dead, wounded and missing people, but the consensus is that they include all of them.
Russia, facing a shortage of men and the pressing need to maintain the grinding progress in eastern Ukraine, has reportedly sent some of its best-trained troops into mass infantry assaults, at great cost.
The number of Russian casualties has risen in recent months.
According to Ragnar Gudmundsson’s analysis of the Ukrainian figures, two of the ten most bloody days for Moscow since the full-scale invasion took place this month – 1,530 on October 17, and 1,450 Oct. 16.
Three other incidents occurred last month: Sept. 22 with 1,500 casualties; Sept. 28 with 1,470; and Sept. 21 with 1,440.
According to a U.K. report published on September 23, “The past four month have proven the most costly for Russian forces since war began in 2022.”
The report stated that Russian casualties (both killed and injured) were over 1,000 per day. They were 1,262 in may, 1,163 June, 1,140 July, and 1,187 August. It added that the total number of casualties since the start was “likely” over 610,000.
Steven Wolff, Professor of International Security from the University of Birmingham told the Kyiv Independent in the Kyiv Independent, last month, that Russia’s massive losses are indicative of an old-fashioned Russian military mindset.
He said that the Russian military doctrine was based on Soviet style and relied on Russia’s depth and resources, including its manpower.
“The way (Russian President Vladimir Putin) Putin just threw thousands of people at Nazis in the 40s is not very different from what (Soviet Leader Joseph) Stalin does in this terrible aggression war against Ukraine.”
To maintain this pool of manpower Putin signed a decree earlier this month increasing the number of Russian military personnel by 180,000 to just under 2,4 million.
Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s head of military intelligence, said that the first group of 2,600 troops will be deployed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. This is where Ukraine began its cross-border incision last August and still controls significant territory.
According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, which tracks international aid for Ukraine (IfW Kiel), Germany and the Netherlands allocated 15 billion euro ($16.2 billion) and 6.9 billion euros ($6.9billion), respectively.
The National Intelligence Service of South Korea believes that North Korea will deploy four brigades, totaling 12,000 soldiers, including special forces to the war in Ukraine.
The European Council reiterated that it would adhere to “the security and defense policy” (of “certain member states”) regarding the use generated from the frozen assets. It added that it would continue “to address all relevant legal and monetary aspects.”
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that in addition to the 80 drones shot down throughout the country, 44 more were “lost.”
“We cannot stop. We must continue to support the cause. “I believe we must continue until Ukraine achieves a just and lasting peace in accordance with the U.N. Charter,” said U.S. president Joe Biden.
This includes 1,530 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
The Krakow District Court began the trial of two Russians, Andrei G. & AlekseiT. They were allegedly hired to distribute flyers to Krakow, Poland, encouraging people to join this organization.
Denys Shmyhal, the Ukrainian Prime Minister, addressed the annual Ukraine Mine Action Conference held in Switzerland on October 17, and urged the international community for increased support to demining efforts.
According to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway has increased its overall support for Ukraine’s Energy Sector to 3 billion Kroner (around 274.2 million dollars) as part of a broader aid program.
Viktor Orban, the Hungarian Prime Minster, wrote that “what (Zelensky), outlined yesterday in Ukraine’s parliament is more than frightening,” and urged EU leaders to begin talks with Moscow as soon as possible.
In an interview with The Washington Post on October 17, Trump blamed the U.S., Ukraine and other leaders for the war. He did not mention Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We refute the insinuations made by unnamed sources, in the Bild magazine, regarding Ukraine’s alleged plan to develop weapons or mass destruction.”
The change could delay the Ukrainian squadron’s readiness for the battlefield by several months.
“We never talked about…that we were preparing to create nukes or something like that,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukrainska Pravda, citing reliable sources, reported that the person in question was Iryna Alakhverdiieva, from the Servant of the People Party of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department said that the two Chinese companies, Limbach and Redlepus, have been working together with IEMZ Kupol – a subsidiary of Almaz-Antey – a Kremlin-owned arms company – to create drones.
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, wrote on X that Greece is ready to continue to meet Ukraine’s most urgent defence needs.
“Either Ukraine has nuclear weapons that will protect it, or they must be a part of an alliance.” “We do not know any other alliance that is as effective as NATO,” Volodymyr Zelensky told Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The legislation approved by the parliament in December was pushed through under pressure from Western partners as well as Ukrainian business associations. The reform is a necessary step towards Kyiv’s EU accession.
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