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27 lives per kilometre: How Russia suffered record losses in Ukraine in 2024

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At least 45,287 people were killed last year , three times more than in the first year of the war.

At least 27 lives per kilometre for every kilometre of Ukrainian territory captured, says BBC Russian Service .

In 2024 , there was no period showing a significant fall in casualties.

20 February 2024 was the deadliest day for Russian forces.

From September to November 2024 , Russian forces captured 2,356 square kilometres of Ukraine .

The cost of this advance was at least 11,678 Russian military deaths.

Volunteers have become the fastest-growing category of casualties in our calculations, making up a quarter of those we have identified.

Russia has found ways of replenishing its depleted forces.

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