Russian military losses surge past 434,000 in 2024 conflict
Russia's losses in the war against Ukraine in 2024 amount to more than 434,000 people (killed and wounded), surpassing the total figures from 2022 and 2023, stated the Chief Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi.
The Chief Commander of the Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, appeared on Ukrainian television TSN. He mentioned that Russia's losses in 2024 alone exceeded the total figures from 2022 and 2023.
- By our calculations, total [Russian – ed.] losses amounted to over 434,000 personnel, of whom approximately 150,000 were killed in 2024 alone. This year of combat has cost them more than the previous two years of the war combined - said Syrskyi.
When asked about the ratio of losses between the Ukrainian and Russian forces, Syrskyi replied: - (Russian losses are - editor's note) In many times, let's put it this way.
Putin enlarges the army
In mid-September 2024, Vladimir Putin issued his third decree increasing the size of the army since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. From 1 December, the number of active soldiers will rise to 1.5 million, and the total number of soldiers in the armed forces will be 2,389,000.
On 1 January 2024, Russia raised the upper age limit for military conscription. However, the new rules do not apply to those who turned 27 before the end of 2023 or those who turned 28 or 29 earlier in the same year and are already in reserves.
It should be noted that the new autumn draft is the first in which the age has been raised to 30 years.
