Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that the number of casualties is greater than the previous 2 years combined
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said Russia suffered 434,000 casualties in 2024, including more than 150,000 deaths. The number is higher than the previous 2 years combined. Ukraine’s general staff also disclosed that around 819,000 Russian soldiers have been killed, wounded or captured since the start of the war.
In December 2024, Kiev stated that 2,200 Russian soldiers died in 24 hours, the worst number in this period of time since the start of the conflict between the countries. The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spoke in an interview published by the newspaper The Kiev Independent not Sunday (Jan 19, 2025).
On the same day, Ukraine shot down 43 of 61 drones launched by Russia, according to the country’s air force. On the same day, the Russian news agency Interfax disclosed that, according to the Ministry of Defense, Russian troops captured the village of Vozdvyzhenka, in the Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine.
Russia has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Ukraine killed civilians in the Kursk region. The Russian Investigative Committee, responsible for investigating serious crimes, claimed that Ukrainian troops “committed the murder of at least seven civilians, who were sheltering in the basement of a residential house” na aldeia de Russkoe Porechnoye, a 20 km da fronteira.
After a surprise attack in the Kursk region, Ukraine dominated several regions close to the border between the countries. The country says around 2,000 civilians live in the occupied areas. Russian state media outlets published a video, provided by the army, that showed Russian troops discovering several dead bodies in a dark basement. The news agency AFP claimed it was unable to verify the video’s claims.
A Russian missile attack on Kiev killed three people on Saturday (Jan 18), Ukrainian leaders said, calling the attack a “heinous”while Moscow described it as “retaliation”. Ukrainian officials said 3 other people were killed in Russian strikes in other parts of the country.
