Rising toll: Russian casualties in Ukraine near 900 daily

The British Ministry of Defence reported that the average daily number of Russian war casualties in Ukraine, including both killed and wounded, reached 899 in April, consistent with the trend throughout 2024.

In its daily intelligence update, it was indicated that the average daily number of Russian casualties is likely to rise again in the next two months. This is related to the resumption of offensive operations in Eastern Ukraine, which took place after a slight slowdown in the past two months following the capturing of Avdiivka.

The report also noted that the total number of Russian casualties since the beginning of the brutal invasion of Ukraine now exceeds 465,000.

"It is likely that despite the tremendous cost in human lives, Russia has fully adapted its armed forces to a war of attrition, which prioritizes quantity over quality. This reliance on quantity will certainly continue throughout the entire war in Ukraine and will have a lasting impact on the Russian army in the future," it reads.