How many soldiers did the Russian army lose in 2024 — data from American analysts
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Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:01:00 +0200
Russia paid a heavy price for the captured territories of UkraineThe American Institute for the Study of War draws attention to the fact that over the past year, the Russian army lost an average of 102 occupiers for every square kilometer of captured territory.What is important to understand is that the largest enemy advance was recorded between September and November 2024.During this time, the aggressor country gained 56.5 of its territorial gains, paying for it with the lives of 125,800 of its soldiers.
Analysts emphasize that the Kremlin dared to suffer record personnel losses from September to November 2024, seeking to capture as much territory as possible.
However, it remains unclear whether the Russian military command will continue to tolerate such losses if the pace of Russian troop advance slows as the occupation forces continue to advance on betterdefended settlements, such as Pokrovsk.
The Russian armys offensive has already slowed dowAmerican analysts point out that over the past month, the Russian occupiers have indeed slowed down the pace of their offensive on the battlefield.It is worth noting that they only gained 593 square kilometers, which is 18.1 square kilometers per day.
Despite this, daily losses of the Russian army remained high.
This is an average of about 1,585 people per day, which was the fourth historical maximum for Russia.
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on December 24 that 440,000 new recruits have signed military service contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2024, indicating that Russia is likely recruiting just enough military personnel to replace recent high onetoone casualty rates, the ISW team warns.
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