Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Netanyahu: If Lebanese Army takes steps to disarm Hezbollah, Israel will engage in reciprocal measures, including phased reduction of Israeli military presence in Lebanon
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Photojournalist Houssam Al-Masri martyred, reporters Hatem Omar, Mohammad Ashraf Salameh injured in Israeli strike on Nasser Medical Complex.
Israeli media: Intense US efforts are being made to resolve differences, such as the issue of the Israeli presence on Mount Hermon and in southern Syria
Israeli media: The security agreement means amending the disengagement agreement, which will also address the Druze issue
Israeli media: Attempts to reach a security agreement between 'Israel' and Syria were among the topics discussed at the Paris meeting
Israeli media: Sheikh Muwaffaq Tarif rejected a US proposal to join the recent tripartite meeting between Tom Barrack, al-Shaibani, and Dermer
Saba News Agency: Two martyred, five injured in a preliminary toll of the Israeli aggression on the Yemeni Oil Company station on Al-Sitteen Street in Sanaa
Senior Yemeni military source to Al Mayadeen: We observed a state of confusion among the enemy's aircraft squadron after Yemeni air defenses intercepted the attack
Senior Yemeni military source to Al Mayadeen: The Yemeni air defense forces succeeded in neutralizing a squadron of enemy aircraft and prevented airstrikes on some governorates
Senior Yemeni military source to Al Mayadeen: Our air defenses and missile forces forced a formation of enemy aircraft to flee the airspace

Kiev's troop losses estimated at 593,410 in 2024: Reports

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 1 Jan 2025 10:43
2 Min Read

The heaviest weekly toll occurred between October 26 and November 1, with around 17,000 Ukrainian soldiers reported killed.

Listen
  • x
  • Ukraine troops along the front line near Chasiv Yar town in Donestk, Ukraine, on October 30, 2024. (AP)
    Ukraine troops along the front line near Chasiv Yar town in Donetsk, Ukraine, on October 30, 2024. (AP)

Ukrainian forces have suffered approximately 593,410 casualties in 2024, as reported by RIA Novosti citing calculations based on data from the Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday. 

The ministry's weekly reports show that in the early months of 2024, Ukraine was losing around 4,000 soldiers per week. This number increased to 7,000 by March, before slightly declining.

In March, Ukrainian forces also attempted incursions across the Russian border in Belgorod and Kursk, resulting in an additional loss of around 3,000 troops, as per the report.

Following these incidents, Ukrainian casualties continued to rise, reaching more than 10,000 per week by late May, and remained at this level or higher thereafter. After an attack on Russia’s Kursk region in August, Ukrainian losses surged further.

The heaviest weekly toll occurred between October 26 and November 1, with around 17,000 Ukrainian soldiers reported killed.

Related News

Russian forces capture four areas in DPR, report key Ukrainian losses

Kiev lost 500+ troops in past 24 hours: Russian Defense Ministry

Ukrainian troops report leadership failures amid rising desertions

Ukrainian forces are facing severe losses and an increase in desertions within the special operation zone, with soldiers voicing frustration over unreliable commanders and insufficient equipment,  Financial Times reported earlier this month.

“We arrived [in Ugledar] with just automatic rifles. They said there would be 150 tanks; there were 20 ... and nothing to cover us,” a Ukrainian officer said, as quoted by FT.

The report highlighted that hundreds of soldiers from a Ukrainian unit in Ugledar fled due to a critical lack of weapons.

Desertions in the first 10 months of this year have outpaced those of the previous two years combined, underscoring Kiev’s mounting challenges in replenishing frontline troops as Russian forces maintain steady advances.

Between January and October 2024, Ukrainian prosecutors initiated 60,000 cases against soldiers for abandoning their posts—nearly double the total from 2022 and 2023 combined.

Recently, President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Ukraine's international sponsors for failing to adequately equip the country's military brigades.

Read more: Kiev officials stole up to half of US aid: Ex-Polish deputy minister

  • Ukrainian forces
  • Russia
  • Kiev
  • Ukraine war

Most Read

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, executive director of the defense division of the Israeli National Cyber Directorate, undated (Social media)

Israeli-born US prosecutor drops Israeli officer child sex crime

  • Politics
  • 19 Aug 2025
Displaced Palestinians walk through a makeshift camp along the beach in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 (AP)

Hamas, other factions accept Egypt-Qatar ceasefire proposal: Exclusive

  • Politics
  • 18 Aug 2025
Israeli soldiers stand on the top of armoured vehicles parked on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 (AP)

Palestinian fighters target Israeli soldiers, vehicles in Gaza

  • Politics
  • 21 Aug 2025
Almost instantly after the Helsinki Accords were signed, organisations sprouted to document purported violations, whose findings were fed to overseas embassies for international amplification. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Prime minister's office in al-Quds, Occupied Palestine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Netanyahu deliberately derailing truce with Gaza occupation: Hamas

Irish President Michael Higgins arrives to deliver his speech during a 42nd World Food Day celebration at FAO headquarters in Rome, on Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Politics

Irish president renews call for UN military intervention in Gaza

US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the US Embassy in Aukar, northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 21, 2025 (AP)
Politics

US envoy, Netanyahu discuss restraining attacks on Lebanon, withdrawal

Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes in multiple areas in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Ansar Allah vow sustained Gaza support despite Israeli strikes

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS