Heavy defeats! Russian Army Loses More Than 50 Soldiers Per Square Kilometer On Ukrainian Front

In the fall of 2024, the Russian army lost about 53 soldiers per square kilometer in its advance on Ukrainian territories. This is what analysts from the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) claim, reports the publication "Ukrainian Pravda".

"The Kremlin continues to suffer significant manpower losses as it tries to make tactical gains in the western part of Donetsk Oblast at the expense of Russia's ongoing military effort and the medium-term viability of the Russian economy,” the analysts said.

Experts note that the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom, citing data from the Ukrainian General Staff, indicates that in November 2024, average daily Russian casualties reached a new historical peak of 1,523 deaths per day.

ISW has already reported that Russian forces suffered heavy losses in September and October, and that Russian losses amounted to approximately 80,110 troops, at the expense of approximately 1,517 square kilometers of captured territory in Ukraine and Kursk Oblast during those two months.

According to the calculations of ISW experts, Russian troops lost (killed, wounded, missing – ed.) approximately 125,800 people during the intensive offensive operations in September, October and November 2024, capturing 2,356 square kilometers of territory .

The report notes that for every square kilometer of Ukrainian territory occupied at the time, approximately 53 Russian soldiers died.

Experts point out that Russians can either fight in Ukraine or work for Russia's domestic economy, but they cannot do both at the same time.

"In the near future, Moscow is unlikely to be able to sufficiently satisfy its manpower needs both in the army and in the domestic economy. Additional months of intensive offensive operations in Ukraine in 2025 and beyond will only exacerbate the challenges for the Russian Federation, ISW adds.