Recent figures from Kyiv proceed to color a grim image of the toll taken on Russian forces amid their invasion of Ukraine, with every day casualty numbers exceeding 1,000 on most days over the previous week and almost 6,000 whole losses over the past 5 days alone.

According to Ukraine's defence ministry's newest replace on Wednesday, Russia incurred 1,120 personnel casualties within the final 24 hours, marking the fifth consecutive day that casualty numbers have surpassed 1,000.

The escalating casualties for Russia embrace 1,250 losses on Tuesday, 1,320 on Monday, and 1,096 and 1,124 within the two days prior, totalling 5,910 over the previous 5 days. In the final week, the whole reached 7,980, averaging 1,140 casualties per day.

Russian losses surged within the latter half of April amid intensified combating within the Donetsk area following Moscow's seize of Avdiivka in February.

Kyiv is anticipating the delivery of military assistance not too long ago greenlit by the US Congress.

The Ukrainian Defence Ministry describes the figures as "approximate" and inclusive of each killed and injured personnel.

Meanwhile, Russia has not up to date its casualty figures since September 2022, making it difficult to gauge the complete extent of personnel losses in Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion.

British Secretary of State for the Armed Forces Leo Docherty acknowledged on April 27 that Moscow's personnel losses had reached 450,000, aligning with the Ukrainian estimate, which incorporates killed or wounded people.

Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with BBC Russian, reported that 51,679 Russian troopers had been killed within the struggle as of their final replace in mid-April, with over 3,400 officers amongst them.

However, the shops warning that the precise determine is probably going increased, on condition that the tally relies solely on publicly out there sources.

Amid these mounting losses, Ukrainian General Staff famous that Russian forces had not made any confirmed advances within the Avdiivka space on Tuesday.

Ukrainian authorities have cautioned that Vladimir Putin seeks to seize Chasiv Yar earlier than the Victory Day celebrations on May 9.