Russian daily casualties highest since war began
British Defence Intelligence said the toll was the highest single-day total since the invasion began, with 3 previous daily counts above 2,000 in 2024.
- Russian forces sustained 2,090 casualties on September 28, the highest daily total since the 2022 invasion began, according to UK Defence Intelligence, bringing total estimated personnel losses to approximately 1,531,060.
- The 'fortress belt' of fortified towns—Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkivka, and Kostiantynivka—remains Russia's primary focus, where British Defence Intelligence assesses Moscow accepts heavy losses for marginal territorial gains.
- Beyond personnel casualties, Russia has lost 12,384 tanks and 50,428 artillery systems since February 2022, while Cyber-ATESH documents reveal the 127th Motor Rifle Division faces widespread unauthorized absences and disciplinary issues.
- A Danish Defense Intelligence Service report warns the Russian economy faces 'a major crisis' due to defense spending and sanctions, while Russia intensifies cyberattacks against the West.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attributes shifting Russian belligerence to 'long-range sanctions'—successful deep strikes on critical infrastructure—as 229 combat engagements were reported across the front.
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Russian daily casualties highest since war began
The Ukrainian General Staff recorded 2,090 Russian casualties, killed and wounded, in the twenty-four hours to 28 September, the highest daily total it has reported since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. The post Russian daily casualties highest since war began first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
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197 combat engagements at front in past day, most in Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka – General Staff
Since the beginning of the day, Russian troops have attacked the positions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine 197 times, with Russians being most active in Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported 1,690 killed and wounded Russian servicemen over the past 24 hours. Thus, the total losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the full-scale war are estimated at about 1,528,970 people, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported. The Ukrainian side also reports more than 600 destroyed units of Russian equipment, not including unmanned aerial vehicles. Among the losses mentioned are eight tanks, seven armored combat …
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, Ukraine's defense forces have wounded and eliminated 1,527,280 Russian occupiers.
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