Russia has experienced its highest monthly casualty rate since the beginning of the Ukraine war, the UK’s Chief of Defence Staff has revealed to the BBC.
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin reported that Russian forces sustained an average of around 1,500 dead and wounded each day in October, pushing total losses to 700,000 since the conflict began in February 2022.
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While Russia does not publicly release its war casualty figures, Western defence officials have indicated that October’s losses mark the heaviest toll to date.
Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on BBC One, Sir Tony described the “extraordinary price” that the Russian people are paying for President Putin’s invasion.
“Russia is about to suffer 700,000 people killed or wounded – the enormous pain and suffering that the Russian nation is having to bear because of Putin’s ambition,” said Sir Tony.
He said the losses were for “for tiny increments of land”.
“There is no doubt that Russia is making tactical, territorial gains and that is putting pressure on Ukraine,” he said.
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