Russian forces suffered its highest daily losses on 8 November – Ukraine's General Staff

Ukraine's defence forces killed and severely wounded nearly 3,000 Russian troops on 8 November, setting a new record for Russian forces' daily losses since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook

Quote: "Over the past day, Russian occupying forces lost 2,980 personnel killed or severely wounded. This is more than the personnel of six crews of the cruiser Moskva and the highest daily losses for Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion.

The previous figure, 2,500 personnel, was recorded a week ago, on 2 November."

Details: The General Staff said that Russian forces had lost 400,410 personnel since the beginning of 2026.

Russian losses passed the 400,000 mark on 9 November.

Background: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously reported that Russian forces lost 54,400 troops killed or severely wounded in October – the highest monthly figure since the start of the full-scale war.

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