Ukraine freed more territory in October than it lost, says Volody Zelenskyy.
Russia is losing. We are maintaining our positions, releasing territories and ensuring that every day of the war cost the aggressor as much as possible, Zelensky said on Sunday, they write foreign media, sends out Telegrafi.
And according to Zelensky, in October Ukraine freed 96.2 square miles [96.2 sq km] of land.
This is 10.4 square kilometers more than Russia managed during the same period.
Zelensky added: To end these mad losses, Russia simply has to choose ceasefire and diplomacy.
Meanwhile, October was the bloodiest month for Russia since the start of the large-scale invasion, the Ukrainian Army says, writes foreign media, records Telegrafi.
Russian forces suffered 54,400 losses (killed and wounded) in October, the highest figure in a single month since the beginning of the invasion in 2022, the Ukrainian Army reported.
As reported in recent months, the pace with which Russian soldiers are killed and injured is faster than the pace Moscow can recruit replacements.
Every month of war is becoming more and more expensive for the Russian Armed Forces, the Ukrainian Army declared.
Neither Russia nor Ukraine regularly publish official figures for their losses.
According to Kiev, since the start of the large – scale invasion, Russia has suffered more than 1.5 million losses (killed and wounded).
Earlier, the month with the biggest losses for Russia had been December 2024 according to the Ukrainian Army when 48,670 Russian losses were registered.
It was also a record month for Ukrainian drones, the commander of the pilot-free system forces said Sunday.
Robert ‘%Medyar Browvd said that, during the month of October, a target was targeted every 41 seconds.
Every 159 seconds, an enemy soldier was eliminated.
In total, its drone units killed 16,796 Russian soldiers last month an increase of almost 25% compared to September. /Telegraph/