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Ukraine Says Russian Forces Have Suffered Massive Losses as Drone Strikes Kill Civilians and Sailor

The General Staff framed the tallies as evidence of grinding attrition and called for international action following strikes that killed a woman in Zaporizhzhia and a merchant seaman.

Overview

  • Citing a General Staff operational update published Monday, Ukraine put cumulative Russian personnel losses at about 1,393,140 and reported 1,190 killed in the past day.
  • The same report described intense fighting with 246 clashes, three ballistic strikes, 84 air strikes, 2,015 tactical UAVs lost, and the use of 9,629 kamikaze drones across multiple front-line directions.
  • A Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia on Monday morning killed a woman and wounded three others, including an 11-year-old boy, according to regional authorities.
  • Ukrainian naval and government officials said enemy drones struck two merchant vessels en route to Ukrainian ports overnight, causing a large fire aboard the Panamanian‑flagged VICTRESS and killing a 58‑year‑old Egyptian crewman during an evacuation.
  • Analysts note major gaps between Kyiv’s published tallies, independent investigators’ end‑2025 lists and British intelligence estimates, and they say Moscow has not updated official casualty figures since September 2022, a divergence that shapes calls for accountability and wider international response.