Russian troops just recently suffered their worst month for casualties since the countrys war with Ukraine started nearly three years back, the head of Britains militaries said on Sunday.An average of around 1,500 Russian soldiers were killed or hurt each day in October, U.K.
Chief of the Defense Staff Tony Radakin told the BBC.Russia does not expose the number of its war dead, but Radakin stated last months toll was the heaviest given that Moscow introduced the full-scale invasion of its next-door neighbor in February 2022.
Russia will suffer 700,000 individuals killed or injured the enormous discomfort and suffering that the Russian country is having to bear due to the fact that of [President Vladimir] Putins aspiration, he added.The armed forces chief acknowledged that Russia was territorial making gains, but said the losses were for small increments of land.
He stated the Russian federal government was investing more than 40% of public expense on defense and security, putting a massive stress on the state.The U.K.
has been one of Ukraines strongest backers in its battle against Russian aggression, offering Kyiv with billions of pounds in military aid, as well as weapons and troop training.Prime Minister Keir Starmer has restated Britains ironclad support for Ukraine, after Donald Trumps U.S.
governmental election win raised concerns about Western nations future commitment to backing Kyivs war effort.Radakin duplicated that the U.K.
would support Ukraine for as long as it takes.
Thats the message President Putin needs to soak up and the reassurance for [Ukrainian] President [Volodymyr] Zelensky, he said.