Russia loses 3,000 soldiers in just three days as Putin's losses rapidly grow
Russia loses 3,000 soldiers in just three days as Putin's losses rapidly grow
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Vladimir Putin's forces suffered from a massive blow as Russia has lost 3,010 soldiers as well as 32 tanks in just three days.
Kyiv said Russia suffered 1,120 casualties on December 7, 990 on December 8 and 900 on December 9 but it didn't specify the amount of wounded and the amount dead.
Unverified numbers were posted to Facebook by Ukraine's General Staff who vowed to "beat the occupier!".
The majority of losses took place in Avdiivka which Moscow has been attempting to storm since mid-October.
A lot of the losses have taken place in the city of Avdiivka
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The city in eastern Donetsk has become a focal point of the fighting with Russia launching massive human wave attacks.
However, the attacks on the city have been unsuccessful with Russian forces failing to capture significant amounts of territory.
Defence Forces of the Tavria region Oleksandr Shtupun said: "The enemy continues to try to advance. Almost all of his activity is concentrated in the Avdiivka and Maryinka areas.
"More than 90 percent of the clashes of the past day took place there."
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Avdiivka has seen heavy losses since the start of the conflict
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The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on December 7 and 8 that Russian forces had made advances in the area.
A ISW spokesperson said: "Geolocation footage released on December 8 shows that Russian troops have advanced to the treatment facilities south of Krasnohorivka (5 km northwest of Avdiivka)."
"Russian and Ukrainian officials have reported that Russian crypto-mobilisation efforts produce roughly 20,000 to 40,000 personnel a month, a rate that could be lower than Russia's current casualty rate in Ukraine.
"Ukrainian officials have reported that the Russian force grouping along the Kharkiv-Luhansk Oblast front has roughly not changed since summer 2023, suggesting that the commitment of new personnel to the area is offsetting Russian losses but not increasing the strength of that grouping."
It comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Putin on Sunday and voiced displeasure with "anti-Israel positions" taken by Moscow's envoys at the United Nations.
Russia backed a UN Security Council resolution for a Gaza truce, which was vetoed by the United States on Friday.
The Kremlin said Russia was ready to give all possible assistance to alleviate the suffering of civilians and de-escalate the conflict.
A Kremlin spokesperson said: "Vladimir Putin reaffirmed the principle position of rejecting and condemning terrorism in all its forms. At the same time, it is extremely important that countering terrorist threats does not lead to such grave consequences for the civilian population."
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