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Ukraine war briefing: Russia suffered record casualties in 2024, claims Ukrainian commander in chief

Oleksandr Syrskyi claims in interview that 150,000 Russian soldiers died last year; Ukraine shoots down 43 Russian drones. What we know on day 1,062.See all our Ukraine war coverageRussia suffered 434,000 casualties in 2024, the commander in chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has claimed, saying it was more than the previous two years combined. Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview broadcast on Sunday evening that the figure included 150,000 deaths. Syrskyi did not give a figure for Ukrainian casualties. Ukraine’s General Staff also reported over the weekend that almost 819,000 Russian soldiers had been killed, captured or wounded since the start of the war. In December 2024, Kyiv said 2,200 Russian soldiers died in the space of 24 hours, its worst toll since the start of the war. Western tallies for Russian casualties are lower, with an assessment in October last year stating up to 115,000 had been killed and 500,000 wounded since the start of the full-scale invasion.Moscow has...

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