Ukrainian forces liberated 96.2 square kilometres of territory in October 2026, 10.4 square kilometres more than Russian forces captured over the same period, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on November 1.
“Russia is losing”
“In October, our Defense Forces of Ukraine inflicted record losses on the enemy and regained more territory than the Russian occupiers were able to capture,” Zelenskyy said in his monthly assessment. “Russia is losing,” he added.
Record losses
According to Zelenskyy, Russia suffered 54,400 personnel killed and severely wounded in October, the highest monthly toll since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Daily Russian casualties peaked at 2,250 on October 21. Drone units under Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi accounted for 16,796 of those casualties, nearly 31 percent.
Ceasefire offer
Zelenskyy said Moscow needed only to agree to an immediate ceasefire and genuine diplomacy to stop its losses.
Battlefield context
The figures followed successful Ukrainian operations including Vivaldi in the Lyman direction, while Russia concentrated its offensive efforts near Dobropillia and sought to compensate for battlefield setbacks with mass missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities.
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