January becomes Russia's worst month of losses after December 2024 – UK intelligence
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Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:01:01 +0200
UK Defence Intelligence has stated that January 2025 was Russias secondworst month in terms of personnel losses after December, and the Russians are expected to continue losing an average of more than 1,000 people a day.
Source UK Defence Intelligence update dated 2 February on X Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details UK Defence Intelligence, based on figures provided by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated that January 2025 was the second worst month for Russians in terms of personnel losses 48,240 killed and wounded, almost matching the record figures for December 2024 48,640 killed and wounded.
On average, the Russians lost 1,556 people a day, based on statistics provided by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in December, 1,570.
At this time, the losses of the Russian military since the beginning of the year are likely to have exceeded 50,000 people, and since the beginning of the Russian fullscale invasion of Ukraine 837,000.
Quote Russias casualty rate will likely continue to average above 1,000 a day in February 2025, reflecting the high tempo of Russian operations and offensives.
Background In a previous review, UK Defence Intelligence drew attention to Russias widespread practice of sending wounded soldiers back into combat prematurely.
Meanwhile, Norwegian intelligence services warn of possible Russian sabotage in 2025.
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