Russia suffers ‘record’ soldier casualties as Ukraine ups drone production
Al Jazeera
Russian casualties are mounting, its recruitment is falling and its territorial acquisitions are dwindling, recently released figures suggest.
The casualty rate for Russian soldiers in Ukraine increased to a new monthly high in March, according to Ukraine’s armed forces. They say drone production enabled a record number of strikes.
Ukraine tallied Russian casualties at 35,351 last month, with drones causing 96 per cent of them while artillery and small arms fire accounted for the rest. That casualty rate was a 29 per cent increase on February, said Ukraine’s commander in chief.
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