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October Was Russia's Deadliest Month Yet. Here's Why.

November 6, 2026 · 22 min

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Russia suffered approximately fifty-four thousand casualties in October 2026 alone, with an unusually high killed-to-wounded ratio suggesting thirty thousand deaths. Despite these staggering losses, territorial gains remain minimal as Ukraine's improved defences and drone warfare create increasingly deadly conditions for poorly-trained Russian infantry conducting futile infiltration assaults across the Donbas.

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