UKRAINE, Nov. 9 — Over the past day, Ukrainian forces have killed or wounded 2,980 Russian soldiers, marking the highest daily casualty count since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, the General Staff of Ukrainian forces said.

The General Staff added that every 29 seconds, the Russian army loses one soldier.

The previous record number was 2,500 killed or wounded Russian soldiers, Ukrainian forces recorded a week ago, on Nov. 2.

Since the beginning of 2026, Russian forces have lost 400,410 soldiers, and the number of casualties crossed the 400,000 mark yesterday.

The Unmanned Systems Forces also reported the highest daily number of Russian troops killed in the past day. The total was 801 Russians, including 281 killed.

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