📊 Casualties

A Russian volunteer named Igor Gennadievich Verkiev from St. Petersburg revealed that over 1,000 men were killed in a Russian assault regiment in the Donetsk region over a 10-day period.

Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast
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Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

I was absent there for 10 days. During this time over 1,000 men have been killed.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

A Russian regiment consists of three to six battalions and typically does not exceed 2,000 men.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces advanced up to 2 km near Avdiivka since early October, costing thousands of casualties

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Tasia during her dance class at one of the few remaining facilities for children in the front-line city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, on Nov. 28, 2023.

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