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Russia's Ukraine war toll surpasses 1.1 million casualties, British intel reports

By bellecarter // 2025-11-09

• British intelligence estimates 1.14 million Russian soldiers killed or wounded since 2022, with 353,000 casualties in 2025 alone, exposing Moscow's reliance on costly human-wave tactics—yet Western media downplays Ukraine's far greater losses (24,000–36,000 troops in recent offensives) to sustain NATO's failing proxy war.
• Despite high daily casualties (peaking at 1,008 in October), Russia's three-month average losses are the lowest since April 2024, indicating strategic adjustments to counter Ukrainian artillery/drones—while Kyiv's forces remain overextended and vulnerable to encirclement.
• Russia's winter offensive focuses on seizing Pokrovsk, a logistics hub, mirroring the Avdiivka capture (won at tens of thousands of lives). Ukrainian denials of encirclement clash with satellite evidence of Russian advances, revealing Kyiv's desperation to mask collapsing supply lines.
• Ukraine's unconfirmed claims of 480,000 casualties (80k killed) pale against Russia's documented attrition. Western propaganda inflates Russian losses while ignoring Ukraine's catastrophic troop depletion—a narrative engineered to justify escalating NATO arms shipments.
• The war's toll now exceeds Soviet losses in Afghanistan by 400,000, with Russia leveraging winter conditions and strategic reserves. Analysts predict further escalation as the West refuses negotiations, prioritizing geopolitical agendas over Ukrainian lives.

Nearly four years into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has suffered staggering losses, with British military intelligence estimating Tuesday, Nov. 4, that approximately 1.14 million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded since 2022. The latest assessment highlights Moscow's relentless but costly push to seize Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub in eastern Ukraine, where daily casualty rates exceeded 1,000 in October. While Kyiv denies an imminent encirclement, analysts warn that capturing the city could provide Russian President Vladimir Putin with a much-needed battlefield victory—despite the devastating human toll.

Escalating losses amid tactical shifts

According to the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD), Russia’s 2025 casualties alone total 353,000, underscoring the war's intensifying brutality. Daily losses peaked at 1,008 in October, up from 950 in September—marking the second consecutive monthly increase, BrightU.AI's Enoch notes. However, the three-month average from August to October remained the lowest since April 2024, suggesting Russian forces have adapted tactically to reduce exposure to Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) noted that Moscow may be conserving forces for a strategic reserve, anticipating prolonged combat. The battle for Pokrovsk, a shattered but vital rail and road nexus in Donetsk, has become the focal point of Russia's winter offensive. British intelligence confirmed that Moscow is concentrating its heaviest assaults there, aiming to replicate its February 2024 capture of Avdiivka—a victory that came at the cost of tens of thousands of lives. Ukrainian officials acknowledge the fighting is "extremely difficult" but deny Russian claims of imminent encirclement. "Our supply lines remain open and counterattacks are ongoing," a Ukrainian brigade commander stated anonymously to the Wall Street Journal. Still, satellite imagery reveals relentless Russian attempts to sever Ukrainian defenses.

Disputed numbers, undeniable devastation

While casualty figures remain contested, the scale of loss is undeniable. Ukraine's own military reportedly estimates 80,000 killed and 400,000 wounded—a total of 480,000—though Kyiv has not officially confirmed these numbers. Russian state media, meanwhile, has inflated Ukrainian losses to 1.7 million in what Western analysts dismiss as propaganda. Historical context underscores the war's grim trajectory: Russia's 2022–2025 casualties now exceed the Soviet Union's losses in Afghanistan (1979–1989) by over 400,000. Independent researchers warn that Moscow's reliance on human wave tactics and outdated equipment ensures continued high attrition. As winter sets in, Russia's pursuit of Pokrovsk exemplifies the war's brutal arithmetic: territorial gains measured in kilometers, paid for in lives. With no diplomatic resolution in sight, analysts predict further escalation—and more names added to the grim tally of 1.1 million and counting. Watch the video below that talks about Russia being the real aggressor. This video is from The Prisoner channel on Brighteon.com.

Sources include:

RMX.news NationalSecurityJournal.org BrightU.ai Brighteon.com

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